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--- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > On 24 Sep 2001, at 17:20, phil cain wrote: > > > Some time back I posed a problem , tried all the > remedies came up > > dry. Built another engine to try it , upon pulling > out engine #1 to > > replace it with engine #2 ,I got in a little > deeper, with #2 in > > place I started to tear down #1 ,found intake > manifold's loose on > > both sides, meanwhile(#2 was up and running fine)I > looked under the > > car and #2 has a massive oil leak on the pump. If > the manifolds > > would cause gas & oil to mix I'll go back to #1. > If not I'll fix > > the oil leak on #2. Oil pump cover plate came from > a bad neaborhood, > > must be bad too. > > Loose manifolds would be expected to cause the carbs > to run lean, > but perhaps someone overcompensated with giant jets > and now it's > dumping in extra gas which ends up in with the oil. > > You're in the best position to judge the oil pump > problem. You DO > have the right oil pump, don't you? (You checked the > matchup of > the inlet and outlet as you were putting it > together, right?) > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > Car is F.I.(1971 SB)Inlet and outlet was checked on oil pump , Major problem is the gas and oil on #1 engine. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org > Subj=subscribe > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com