Being an old Harley rider, I find it a comfort to have a few good leaks in my engine. As long as I see the leaks, I know it has oil in it. If the leaking ever stops, then I worry. By the way, I got it on good authority from an old Used car salesman friend of mine that the best way to fix a leak........Oh on second thought, never mind.
Larry John Cooper wrote: > In a message dated 7/16/00 9:41:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I have an oil leak in my C90. I have already ruled out the > > crankshaft seal, and the fuel pump gasket. > > > > I appears to be coming from somewhere just above the intake > > manifold spider. > > > The mating surfaces of the case are up there. Also, the rubber sleeves that > connect the pushrod tubes to the case can leak. Best approach is to remove > the baffling under there and clean it off real good then run it again. If > you can cover the area with talc, any oil will leave a trail back to the > source. > > Once you locate the leak, there's no substitute for fixing it right. If the > case seam leaks, you'll probably have to split it to correct it. If you > ignore it, you won't know how bad off it is. The case could be fretting due > to a failed center main bearing web (worst case). > > John > > __________________________________________________________________________ ______ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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