The reason I added the information about the blow-by is that I thought
this may have something to do with the oil leak. Nick.
On Saturday, December 2, 2006, at 04:04 PM, John McCann wrote: You might check the bolts holding the adapter on to see if they have loosened over time, while you're at it remove it and check the gasket for breaks. Oil filter gaskets sometime stick to the block and you could have double gaskets on your oil filter. The blow by is probably worn rings from years of rubbing on the cylinder walls, check your compression dry then squirt some oil into the spark plug holes and see if you get a significant increase in compression.John Picture site http://community.webshots.com/user/metralla2 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nichols" <nick.barb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 1:47 PM Subject: [FWDLK] weird oil leakMy '56 Desoto wagon has a weird oil leak. Oil leaks out of the oil filter area only when the car is cold. After warm up the oil leak stops. Also, the oil filter base has been changed to accommodate a regular spin-on oil filter instead of the stock canister type. The oil leaks with a consistent drip for about a minute or two and then stops. Once the car is warm it never leaks a drop. Also, the car runs very well but does have a lot of blow-by which is hosed off from the oil cap to the air cleaner of the carb. Any thoughts? thanks much, Nick Nichols.************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 |