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RE: oil pan leakage

To: ckigar@sound.net, spitfires@autox.team.net,
Subject: RE: oil pan leakage
From: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:52:31 -0500
Is it possible?  No leaks??...have you checked under the passenger seat?

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> From:         Ryan Smith[SMTP:shmitty990@yahoo.com]
> Reply To:     Ryan Smith
> Sent:         Saturday, March 18, 2000 8:31 PM
> To:   ckigar@sound.net; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject:      re: oil pan leakage
> 
> 
> digest lurk mode off:
> 
> I dropped my pan back in January to check my thrust
> washers.  All looked good when I put the pan back on, but a
> 30 min drive made a small stream of hot oil pour out of the
> block.  I had to go back to school so i left the car like
> that until this week (spring break).  Crawled back under
> there to see that the pan was leaking from the back near
> the bell housing.  Fear of stripping the block had
> prevented me from tightening down all the bolts enough. 
> Gave them all a good turn and no more leak.  In fact it
> doesn't leak at ALL anymore.  I'm amazed and wondering if
> my car is still British.  I kept looking all week but no
> drops of oil on the floor. I guess that's a good thing but
> now I think the Spit is hiding something from me.
> 
> Ryan Smith
> 72 Emerald Green Spitfire doing a Honda impersonation
> 
> digest lurk mode on
> 

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