Sorry I had to ask, please take no offense, it has happened!
g.
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: My first thought was also the sealing
: block and I checked it along with the
: other fasteners adjacent to it. I went
: so far as to remove the horizontal
: timing cover bolt that goes into the
: sealing block and replacing it with a
: longer bolt so I could put a little
: more torque on the joint without
: worrying about stripping the threads.
: No success.
:
: I know that any oil leak up in that
: area can get blown around by the fan.
: However, I am fairly certain I found
: oil on the bottom side of the timing
: cover boss in which the oil seal sits.
: The other hint is that on longer
: drives, there is just enough of an oil
: leak for the oil to be deposited in an
: arc on the engine bay surface of the
: right wheel well.
:
: I had not thought about using plugged
: vents or air pressure to find the leak.
: However, I did consider using the UV
: dye additive if I am unable to locate
: an obvious source for the leak. I have
: used the dye on other cars with
: surprising success.
:
: Compared to most British cars I have
: owned or worked on, this leak is
: trivial. It is just disappointing
: since the engine is freshly rebuilt.
:
: Thanks,
: Doug L.
:
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: Well... when I read your post
: mentioning
: the leak, my first thought was possibly
: the front sealing block?
: If it isn't sealed well, the oil can
: migrate around the sides and leak below
: the engine plate.
: If it's a crankcase leak, sometimes you
: can find the leak by cleaning
: everything and running it at a high
: idle with all of the crankcase vents
: temporarily plugged so that it builds
: up a little pressure.
: Of course you can also use a LITTLE bit
: of shop air to do the same, and spray a
: little soapy water around suspect
: areas.
: HTH
: g.
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