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Re: 80 MGB Question

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Subject: Re: 80 MGB Question
From: "John A. Walker" <john@rmartin.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:12:20 -0800
I do not know the exact years that they were used, so I can not be sure, 
but I would assume that she has a vented oil cap and you do not.
maybe one of our fellow listers can verify this for me.

-JW


At 04:07 PM 11/22/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>I was doing a bit of work on a friend's 80 MGB
>today (replaced valve cover gasket, adjusted rear
>brakes).
>
>Her car has a different oil filler cap from my 76
>(it's really the same looking, just much taller -
>they're both the variety that lists names of oils
>in a circle).
>
>The problem: there is smoke coming from around the
>filler cap.  I know that vapors move around inside
>the valve cover, but I've never seen them seep out
>on my B.  Anyone know what causes this and how to
>fix it?
>
>Thanks.


        John Walker
     john@rmartin.net
     drone@d23.com
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