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>I appear to have a bit of a problem with a A series engine with the oil
>getting pumped up into the rocker cover and then not draining back into the
>sump. The top face of the cylinder head is wet with oil even though the
>rocker cover (a fairly stiff alloy one) is tightly screwed down. There are
>spots of oil around the inlet manifold, carb and heater piping as though
>it's squirting out under pressure. OK it's a race engine and so is
>subjected to high revs and higher than usual levels of cornering and
>braking forces but that shouldn't make a difference to the draining of oil.
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>I am aware that this is not an uncommon problem in V8 engines but has
>anyone else had it occur in an A or B series?
Had a similiar problem with a "B" engine years ago. Seems that
a plugged PCV valve was causing positive pressure in the crankcase.
Blew oil out of every seam and the dipstick hole. If you have a
PCV system on your race engine, you might want to check it out.
jim
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