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Another Maiden Voyage [sort of]

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I drove the Healey back from the farm today where I borrowed a barn to whip the engine out.

At hot idle I had just over 40 PSI and 60 at 3000 revs.

I have not driven any other Healey and prior to today only with a loose main bearing cap and the wrong size big end shells, needless to say it was a great deal smother and a whole lot quicker!

Seems to be oil and water tight.

Need to finish messing with the timing and rocker cover gasket and a quick run through the tappets but all together chuffed to bits!!
 
Well I do not know what you are being so chuffed about. Obviously, if it is "oil and water tight" you must have done something wrong and you had better return it to the farm, put it in the barn and give it a bit more attention.-- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif-Keoke- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Keoke,

I spoke too soon....

See my other post about head gasket....

Plus, its now dropping a bit of oil from the rear of the crank, I guess its the scroll.

What I need to know is how much should it drop?

And is it likely to be worse at tick over?

The reason I ask is that yesterday after an hours running I stopped her to meddle with the timing as she was hunting a bit, so I did that and then waiting for her to creep up to 200 deg F so I could set the electric fan to come on, I guess she was stood there at idle for ten minutes, when I wheeled her into the garage there was a patch of oil, I guess about 6 pudding spoons full, then this morning when I wheeled her out there was about another 4 spoons.

Is this bad? or about right?

Thanks again.

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