[DeTomaso] who has experience with Fontana blocks?

[Thomas Törnblom]

There’s an oil drain hole from the head to the block in that corner IIRC. Could the mating surfaces be warped there?

Perhaps you should smoke test the crank case?

Thomas

> 5 maj 2020 kl. 23:58 skrev Steven Edwards1969Dart <gsedwards at cox.net>:
> 
>    I have been chasing an oil leak on a Fontana. I clean the engine and
>   ran it several times and took it for some short drives.
> 
>   The leak looked at first to becoming from the head gasket at the right
>   motor mount. The motor mount had oil in the deep section.
> 
>     After the drive today I had some oil at the head gasket  on the block
>   side, at the rear of the engine in the corner . See picture.
> 
>   I am at a lost as to why the head gasket would leak in this area,
>   wounding if the block maybe cracked?  Or is it the gasket?
> 
> 
>   [cid:image003.jpg at 01D622FE.6280BCD0]
> 
> 
> 
>   Steven Edwards
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