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Yes, it was!
On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 10:16=E2=80=AFPM Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net> w=
rote:
> Wayne - you are a star !
> I got lucky and think that I have found it.
> Started by removing the center tappet side cover.
> Just like your experience - mine is below the center cover mounting boss;
> there is a ridge there just above the distributor drive.
> Was this where the one you worked on was ?
> Actually looks someone tried to repair it before. Have no idea what they
> used, but is a soft white putty like substance and the oozing got worse
> when I removed it. Had the coolant under pressure.
> So now have to clean up and think about a repair technique.
> Thank you for responding .
> rg
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net>
> Date: Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 8:15=E2=80=AFAM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Glycol in oil
> To: Wayne Schultz <waschu2@gmail.com>
> Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
>
>
> Wayne,
> Thank you. That sounds very similar to my situation. Not quite sure that =
I
> understand what you mean by the boss that goes down to the sump ? Is this
> the oil return path - interesting. Yes, my plan is to get the pan off and
> pressurize the coolant with some dye in it and hopefully locate it.
> So your repair was done with the tappet side covers off ? Maybe that is a
> block weakness and I get lucky with a similar fault.
> rg
>
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> On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 9:14=E2=80=AFPM Wayne Schultz <waschu2@gmail.com>=
wrote:
>
>> Hi Roger,
>> My friend who had a Healey 3000 had a similar issue. We would
>> find coolant in the oil on the dipstick and filler cap. I found when we
>> pressurized the cooling system with the engine warm, no leak noted, with
>> the engine cold a slight coolant leak in pressure. I decided to drop the
>> oil pan to look for leaks and found a very slight leak internally drippi=
ng
>> into the oil pan area. We found that the leak was from the boss in betwe=
en
>> the 6 and 7 tappets. With that tappet cover off we could see coolant
>> drips forming in that boss running down into the pan area. It would only
>> leak when cold. Porosity? I think so. I decided to Peen the boss with a
>> punch and seal with JB Weld. It has been good ever since. I suggest
>> dropping your oil pan to look for leaks might be the least invasive firs=
t
>> step in locating your problem. Good luck.
>>
>> Wayne
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yes, it was!=C2=A0<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 10:16=E2=80=
=AFPM Roger Grace <<a href=3D"mailto:roggrace@telus.net";>roggrace@telus.=
net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1e=
x"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Wayne - you are a star !</div><div>I got lucky and=
think that I have found it.</div><div>Started by removing the center tappe=
t side cover.</div><div>Just like your experience - mine is below the cente=
r cover mounting boss; there is a ridge there just above the distributor dr=
ive.</div><div>Was this where the one you worked on was ?<br></div><div>Act=
ually looks someone tried to repair it before. Have no idea what they used,=
but is a soft white putty like substance and the oozing got worse when I r=
emoved it. Had the coolant under pressure.</div><div>So now have to clean u=
p and think about a repair technique.</div><div>Thank you for responding .<=
/div><div>rg<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded mes=
sage ---------<br>From: <b class=3D"gmail_sendername" dir=3D"auto">Roger Gr=
ace</b> <span dir=3D"auto"><<a href=3D"mailto:roggrace@telus.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">roggrace@telus.net</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at=
8:15=E2=80=AFAM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Glycol in oil<br>To: Wayne Schul=
tz <<a href=3D"mailto:waschu2@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">waschu2@gmail=
.com</a>><br>Cc: <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr=
"><div>Wayne,</div><div>Thank you. That sounds very similar to my situation=
. Not quite sure that I understand what you mean by the boss that goes down=
to the sump ? Is this the oil return path - interesting. Yes, my plan is t=
o get the pan off and pressurize the coolant with some dye in it and hopefu=
lly locate it.=C2=A0</div><div>So your repair was done with the tappet side=
covers off ? Maybe that is a block weakness and I get lucky with a similar=
fault.</div><div>rg<br></div></div><div id=3D"m_1672260542168041566m_-2987=
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r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 9:14=E2=80=AFPM Wayn=
e Schultz <<a href=3D"mailto:waschu2@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">waschu=
2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Roger,<div>My friend who had=C2=A0a=C2=A0 He=
aley 3000 had=C2=A0 a similar issue. We would find=C2=A0coolant=C2=A0in the=
oil on the dipstick and filler cap. I found when we pressurized the coolin=
g system with the engine warm, no leak noted, with the engine cold a slight=
coolant leak in pressure. I decided to drop the oil pan to look for leaks =
and found a very slight leak internally dripping into the oil pan area. We =
found that the leak was from the boss in between the 6 and 7 tappets.=C2=A0=
With that=C2=A0 tappet cover off we could see coolant drips forming in tha=
t boss running down into the pan area. It would only leak when cold. Porosi=
ty? I think so. I decided to Peen=C2=A0 the boss with a punch and seal with=
JB Weld. It has been good ever since. I suggest dropping=C2=A0your oil pan=
to look for leaks might be the least invasive first step in locating your =
problem.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Good luck.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Wayne</div></div>
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