On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Charles Y. Farwell wrote:
> If your TR-4 is anything like mine, there is so little pressure
> under the valve cover I suspect the only lube the rocker shaft gets
> is when I change oil! I doubt a leaky valve cover would be anywhere
> near capable of causing oil to "shoot" out. The head gasket might be
> another matter....
I concur... He may want to check his compression if he's
experiencing significant blow-by in the cylinders this would
pressurize the crankcase to the point that oil would be forced out
of any weak point along the gasket. he may want to check his breather
too I have encountered oil being forced out of the lower breather
pipe when the upper breather was blocked. He may have a warped valve
cover (not at all uncommon). Among his fix choices are either a
neoprene valve cover gasket (available from British Frame & Engine)
or an aluminum valve cover (with the neoprene gasket)... it
worked for me for a while... Eventually I did an engine rebuild.
> On Jun 20, 8:52am, CAMHI ALAN wrote:
> > runs rough(like its missing). It also at this point continues to back
> > fire upon acceleration.
THIS may be a totally unrelated symptom... check out your
distributor... CAREFULLY (especially the little fuzzy wire on the
advance plate
> > I recently replaced a valve cover gasket and it appears that oil is being
> > shot out of an area just above the # 3 cylinder and is also coating the
> >
> > Is there a tightening specification for valve cover screws?
> >
Oddly enough yes... a whopping 2 ft lbs ( thinks thats just past
finger tight)
Greg Petrolati
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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