[DeTomaso] oil leak questions

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Question?  Same oil pan as before? Could the mating surface to the block be
warped and not sealing completely?  Is the block's bottom surface truly
level?  Is the leak in the same place?  Michael Shortt

On Apr 30, 2010 9:21 PM, "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
wrote:


What I'll probably do is live with it--at least for a while.  This is mainly
because when I first got the new engine in the car the rear main seal
starting leaking almost immediately.  That's when I had the engine builder
give the car to his mechanic to pull the engine so the engine builder could
replace all the seals, which he did.  Three months later I finally got the
car back, trashed by the mechanic with $4K worth of body damage.



And the motor still leaks.



After having all the seals replaced once already--on a new engine--I don't
really want to face the huge hassle of taking everything apart again, unless
it's absolutely necessary.  If the drive to Reno makes it absolutely
necessary, I guess I'll find out then!



Sincerely,



Chris



Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:09:24 -0700
From: teampantera at yahoo.com

Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] oil leak questions
To: JDeRyke at aol.com; chrisvkimball at msn.com; detomaso at realbig.com







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