> Hi Mike,
>
> Sure enough, you really should center the cover with the pulley! Didn't
>really
> need to tell you that, did I?
>
> The tappet side covers have better gaskets available than the cork ones.
>Sort of
> a rubberized materiel. They work super. Another bit is, don't overtighten
>the
> side covers. Distorts them and they want to leak.
>
> With the exhaust pipe against the manifold, when you fit up a new clamp, all
> mating surfaces of pipe, manifold and the clamp should be oiled with motor
>oil.
> When you tighten the clamp, you want it to slip on the pipe so it doesn't
>pinch
> the pipe and leave little pucker areas on each side of the clamp so exhaust
> sneaks past.
>
> Look closely at the timing chain cover and make sure it is sealing well to the
> engine mounting plate. Pretty easy to overtighten it, distort the sealing
>edge,
> and make it leak.
>
> Good Luck, Paul A
> Mike MacLean wrote:
>
> > Put the Bugeye up on jack stands today to try to determine the cause of
> > the oil leak. I mean large oil leak. Who doesn't have some kind of an
> > oil leak? I had suspected the transmission thinking the worse, but as
> > usual the problem stems from something I had my stubby inexperienced
> > fingers on in the past. The wettest area proved to be at the front of
> > the engine around the timing cover pulley seal. I had replaced this
> > seal when I installed the supercharger piggyback pulley on the crank
> > pulley. It was leaking then and seemed like a good time to fix this
> > problem. My mistake was not listening to the collective wisdom of the
> > list. I was lazy and did not want to remove the timing cover and center
> > it to the pulley and seal. Duhhh! Whaddya know, same problem returns!
> > Also noticed the block was wet from oil below the two tappet side
> > covers. Funny how things work out, but I am waiting for a thermostat
> > from Norman Nock that is supposed to be like the original with a sleeve
> > to block off the bypass hole that sends some of the hot water back to
> > the head instead of to the radiator. Just another way to try to resolve
> > this overheating problem on hot days. I will have to drain the radiator
> > to install the thermostat. Might as well remove the radiator and fix
> > the oil seal properly this time. While I'm at it and have access
> > re-seal the side covers and I can also try to seal the less than perfect
> > fit of the exhaust manifold to exhaust pipe with Permatex Ultra Copper
> > Silicone Gasket Sealer. The 948 exhaust pipe is just a funnel shape on
> > the end of the pipe that mates to the exhaust manifold and is clamped in
> > place. Never a perfect seal. My apologies to the ladies for what I am
> > about to say, but I'm closer to naming my car now because I know it is
> > female. It must be because it craves so much attention!
> > Mike MacLean Supercharged Leaking Female 60 Sprite
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