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Subject: [TR] Oil leakage
From: tony at tonydrews.com (Tony Drews)
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:07:58 -0500
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Probably head gasket, but could be something cracked (like the head or block).

Tony

At 02:36 PM 7/17/2011, Kaz Kotlow wrote:
>I have a '63 TR4 that has been off the road for a few years.  When it was
>running I had some oil seepage into the cooling system.  As a result the
>engine would start to overheat after sustained use.  I'm interested in two
>things.
>1.  Just what is the likely problem?
>2.  How much?  Is it worth trying to fix this type of problem or should I be
>looking for a replacement engine?  The car is not totally original so I'm not
>overly concerned about having matching numbers so another TR4 engine wouldn't
>bother me.
>Thanks.
>Kaz

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