To keep you from overtightening and stripping the
threads in the plate.
Craig, make sure the oil leak is not from the dipstick
tube. Remove the dipstick, block the hole (a sharpened
pencil wrapped with a piece of paper towel, whatever),
then use engine cleaner to get rid of the existing oil
from the leak. If that stops the leak, you probably
have pressure in the crankcase, likely from emissions
control hardware, (hoses, PCV, etc.).
Let us know, other list memebers have solutions that
I'm sure they will share. (I cheated on mine, and just
made up a leakproof dipstick)
Carter
--- Patrick Bowen <pabowen@mediaone.net> wrote:
>
> I don't see why they used the screws anyhow. Anyone
> have a reason? Is
> there any reason why you just couldn't replace them
> with bolts?
>
> Patrick Bowen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
> To: 'Spit list' <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 9:33 PM
> Subject: Oil Leak
>
>
> >
> > Today was a red letter day !
> >
> > After 4 years of working on my Spit I drove around
> my town LEGAL !
> > I got my Tags, Insurance and Registration late
> Friday in the middle of a
> > thunderstorm.
> >
> > Saturday SUCKED for weather, rain and cold.
> > Today, mid 70's, I drove over 150 miles, not
> going anywhere, went over
> the
> > same area a couple of times, I drove to the stupid
> gas station three times
> !
> >
> > The reason ?
> >
> > My first stop, someone said "Nice Car" !
> >
> > All those nights, all those days, the frustration
> of trying to figure out
> > Lucas wiring all were put into that one stranger
> saying "nice car" !
> >
> > But I have a problem, not a big one on the whole
> scheme of things but a
> > serious problem
> >
> > I have a major oil leak on the carb side of the
> engine.
> > Even after a rebuild the engine leaked two small
> puddles right in front of
> > the cross member.
> > After my drive today this stuff has blown all the
> way back to the
> firewall.
> > I think it's coming from the timing chain cover.
> > There are three SCREWS on this side, I am thinking
> that I don't have a
> good
> > seal here.
> >
> > My questions is, has anyone through drilled these
> three "Screws" and
> through
> > bolted them ?
> >
> > I can wipe oil everyday if needed just to be able
> to boogey down the road
> !
> >
> > All the work, all the busted knuckles, all the
> questions to this list,
> have
> > been erased by that one fellow saying "nice car"
> >
> >
>
>
>
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