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its a 1973 with dual solex's , i did find i think alot of the problem, we just rebuilt the carbs and the linkage bolt was not tightened enough when i got the car home (towed) i found the linkage unhooked , this could be the loss of power IE: no linkage no gas no go.. ,, for about a month now my car has been almost a quart low but not enough for a full quart so i didnt fill it , but when i seen the oil all over , i put a quart in.. now my car was about [ ] that much of needing a quart so if i put a quart it would be that much over but when i checked it was right on the mark so im assumeing that is how much oil i lost but not sure from where or why.. as for my breather boxes the motor is pretty fresh around 3000 miles.. i looked for leaks i found it wet by the right tin by the dipstick and also it was driping from the overflow tube where you fill the oil > As to your problem, which year do you have? I suspect that your > crankcase breather or hose is blocked up and that it finally forced > its way out around the rear of the crank. > > I have occasionally cleaned out the breather boxes in engines that I > am rebuilding and discover an AMAZING amount of built up crud from 30 > years of neglect. It would be easy for that stuff to block the hose. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe