<VV> oil leak

[Harry Yarnell]

I think the question needs to be asked if Steve is 'new' to Corvairs. I 
don't recognize his sign-on. Maybe he doesn't know about the famous O ring 
issue.
If you're following this Steve, the pushrod O rings are the number 1 oil 
leak. After that, the rest (and there can be many) pale in comparison.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <UltraMonzaWest at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> oil leak


> Stephen Demick <sademick at citlink.net> wrote:
> I have a nice 65 , 110 PG with 42,000 miles that leaks oil. The car runs
> great except for the oil leak. I took it out of winter storage today and 
> had to
> add 1 quart of oil . It leaked on floor of storage garage. It's been 
> leaking
> since I purchased 3 years ago and goes through about 1 quart per season.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------------------
> This tells us that it is a GRAVITY  leak....not a pressure / flow leak [ 
> when
> running ]
>
> A quick look underneath will show a small droplet forming
> somewhere......most likely at / near the oilpan.  NOTE:  this can only be 
> determined when the
> car has set  for a few days...and the bottom of the engine has been wiped
> fairly clean....
>
> I recently chased a leak..drip....that turned out to be a 1/4"x20  oilpan
> bolt up front......driving it caused a film to migrate to the 
> rear.......wiping
> it off....letting the car set was the way I found it...
>
>
>
> Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Mr. DeckRug
> 69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
> Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.
> http://members.aol.com/patiomatt    Corvair Info!
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