[DeTomaso] oil leak
John Taphorn
johnftaphorn at gmail.com
Sat Apr 18 13:56:15 EDT 2020
I'd suspect the valve cover gasket and it is collecting at the mating edge
of the head to block before resuming it's path to the motor mount. It is
not leaking oil at the head gasket.
JT
On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 12:13 PM Dennis Sanford via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> If you have breathers on your valve covers, check to see if they are
> spitting out any oil at high rpms.
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> On Saturday, April 18, 2020 Steven Edwards1969Dart <gsedwards at cox.net>
> wrote:
>
> I swear that this car does not like me.
>
> Working on a Fontana block, C302 head engine. Built in the 90's
>
> I have a oil leak on the right side. It is dripping about were the
>
> motor mount is. Not coming from the valve cover, It looks like the
> head
>
> gasket, it is wet between the head and block..
>
> There is no oil from the oil pan gasket, the right motor mount has a
>
> lot of oil in it. Top side the deep area.
>
> This is confusing in that there is not oil passages near the exhaust
>
> side of the head. I have run the car at idle several times after a
>
> good cleaning and have not seen anything really leaking, but find
>
> several oil spots on the floor the next day. Put my finger into the
>
> motor mount and there is oil in the mount.
>
> Any ideas as to what is happening?
>
> Steven Edwards
>
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I'd suspect the valve cover gasket and it is collecting at the mating
edge of the head to block before resuming it's path to the motor
mount.A It is not leaking oil at the head gasket.
JT
On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 12:13 PM Dennis Sanford via DeTomaso
<[1]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
A A If you have breathers on your valve covers, check to see if
they are
A A spitting out any oil at high rpms.
A A
A __________________________________________________________________
A A On Saturday, April 18, 2020 Steven Edwards1969Dart
<[2]gsedwards at cox.net>
A A wrote:
A A A I swear that this car does not like me.
A A A Working on a Fontana block, C302 head engine. Built in the
90's
A A A I have a oil leak on the right side. It is dripping about
were the
A A A motor mount is. Not coming from the valve cover, It looks
like the
A A head
A A A gasket, it is wet between the head and block..
A A A There is no oil from the oil pan gasket, the right motor
mount has a
A A A lot of oil in it. Top side the deep area.
A A A This is confusing in that there is not oil passages near the
exhaust
A A A side of the head. I have run the car at idle several timesA
after a
A A A good cleaning and have not seen anything really leaking, but
find
A A A several oil spots on the floor the next day. Put my finger
into the
A A A motor mount and there is oil in the mount.
A A A Any ideas as to what is happening?
A A A Steven Edwards
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