Hi,
I just went out in the rain and checked this out. There is some puffing out
of the oil filler hole in the valve cover. Nothing drastic, but it is
definately not sucking air in. How long do the rings take to seat
themselves? I've only put 50 miles on this engine so far, and the amount of
oil leaking out seems really out of hand.
I was told to not disturb the top half of the rear seal by a number of
pretty reliable sources, which is exactly what I did. When I bolted down
the crank mains this seal looked to be aligned and good. Why would so much
oil be coming out?
If I drill and tap the Weber manifold to add a PCV valve does it matter
which side of the U shaped manifold I do it to? It's either got to be on
the #1 - #2 side or the #3 - #4 side.
Thanks,
Robert
At 3:42 PM -0800 2/19/99, Andrew Griffith wrote:
>Have you checked for bow-by? Maybe the new rings are not seated properly...
>if that's the case then open the oil cap and feel for pressure escaping?
>
>-Drew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert weeks [SMTP:robert@woozy.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 3:16 PM
> To: Hanna, Mark
> Cc: 'Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net'
> Subject: RE: rear seal
>
> Possible, but I have a Weber DGV, so the only fitting for crankcase
>venting
> is from the air filter to the breather on the timing cover. This is
>hooked
> up. If it was a little oil, I could see that maybe being the cause,
>but
> this is literally pouring out. I don't know where I screwed up but I
> imagine I'll find out soon as the rain stops and I get a chance to
>pull the
> engine again.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert
>
> -------------------------
>
> >Robert ,
> >Is it possible that you are somehow pressurizing the crankcase ?
>Maybe a
> >problem with the PVC system ?
> >Mark Hanna
> >AN5L/13731
> >P.S. LONG LIVE THE LIST !!!
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: robert weeks [SMTP:robert@woozy.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 2:54 PM
> >> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: rear seal
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Thanks to everyone who has helped me with this engine from hell
>so far.
> >> Everything is running great now except that oil is literally
>pouring out
> >> of
> >> the back of the engine. I've never seen anything like it. I'm
>losing 1/2
> >> quart of oil in 15 miles of driving. I screwed up somewhere and
>the engine
> >> will have to come out again (oh, joy).
> >>
> >> Has anyone used the real seal kit fom MiniMania? It's on sale for
>the rest
> >> of the month and I'm thinking about buying it. The last thing I
>want to do
> >> is pull this engine over and over and over again to see if the
>stupid rear
> >> seal, which looked right the first time, is working.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Robert (who's just about had it with this car)
> >>
> >>
> >> R o b e r t W e e k s
> >>
> >> w o o z y d e s i g n
> >>
> >> http://www.woozy.com
> >> http://www.losermagnet.com
> >>
>
>
>
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