> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dominic [mailto:dbt93@aber.ac.uk]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 4:35 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Oil leak
>
>
>
> Hi
>
> This is my first mail to the list, so I hope I have the right address!
> Anyway, my problem is with my '76 Spitfire 1500. Recently it's been
> losing oil, and it's been getting gradually worse. It has now
> reached the
> stage where I can see visually where it's coming from - the
> oil pressure
> warning sensor. I tried tightening the nut around it, but it
> seems to be
> as tight as it will go. My guess is the actual sensor
> structure may have
> failed (the warning light has never come on as long as I've
> had the car,
> and it's been quite low on oil occasionally).
>
Listers,
Any one else catch the reference to the nut around the
warning sensor? I have been scratching my head trying to
determine what nut. It sounds as if the DPO has applied a
bodge to a previous problem.
Dominic,
Get thee hence to a parts store and get a new sensor.
Cheers,
Doug Mitchell
Mailto:dbmitchell@bigfoot.com
'73 Spitfire 1500
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