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>[Nory@webtv.net (Nory)]]
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> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 09:12:56 -0400
> From: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
> Subject: oil leaks
>
>OK, there's nothing on the Spridgets list yet. I assume because nobody
>has started a thread yet, so I have decided to go first:
>
>Is there any way to, at least temporarily fix the obligatory Spridget
>oil leaks without pulling the engine? I'm guessing I'd have to pull the
>engine and replace all the gaskets/seals. But, if I do that, I'll end
>up rebuilding, detailing, etc (all the "while I'm at it"s) - Something I
>don't really have time for and the car will be laid up for 6 months.
>Anybody have any easy tips that might work (smearing silicone all over,
>maybe?)?
>
>-NORY
Nory,
I had some success replacing by the oil pan paper gasket with a home made
cork gasket using the paper as a pattern. I bought some thin cork shhet at
an wuto parts store. This worked well - until the engine died and then it
didn't matter.
Dick
76 Midget with a true Spitfire motor
Richard Eckard
GTE Laboratories, Inc. email: reckard@gte.com
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