Re: [T3] Aaarrgghh

[Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>]

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Marc Bona wrote:

> >Me and Toby checked it out thoroughly as well, and we couldnt see 
>
> > anything that would cause a leak. Not even a hairline crack, if I 
> > remember correctly. A real puzzling mystery.
>
>                       Would this engine be built up 
> using a "universal" engine case? If so, could it be
> leaking from the port that the beetles use for an oil
> pressure sender? Or maybe the oil galley that has a 
> a plug directly below and left of the distributor?
> Also, have you checked the parting line of the two
> case halves for a leak that might be caused by a poor
> seal of the case halves?
Well, since the oil spot was right in the middle between the distributor 
and oil cooler, there is no way for the oil to come up to the top from 
the oil plug sender. And as far as I can remember, he has his original 
engine, or at least another old engine, not a new one. Ken, can you tell 
us about your engine number?

PerL
73 Variant L


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