Denise related:
>At a recent San Diego MG Club meeting, Mike Haines (sp?) and his nepwhew
>from across the pond, described driving a TC from San Diego to New York
>and back again. He said it leaked three quarts of oil on the way there
>and then they figured out what the problem was and it didn't need any oil
>on the way back.
Only a quart per thousand miles in a TC!! I wouldn't even mention it. My
seal-less B dumps twice that.
>I don't understand his explanation and I don't know if
>it relates to an early MGB, but Mike said that the oil slinger on the crank
>(front? back?) would sling oil if the car was turned off immediately after
>stopping. Once they started letting it idle for a minute (maybe two?) it
>stopped slinging oil entirely.
I can imagine the slinger working *better* at crusing rpm than at idle but
the "on or off" behavior of the leak rate you describe seems odd.
>See what you miss by not going to meetings,
>Russ? First Donald Healeeeeey, and now oil slinger tips.
Whaaat....have you been promoted to membership chairperson now?
Russ Wilson (at least I did pay my club dues on time this year)
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