[ROVERNET - UK] Oil leak in TC
Gordon Harrower
griffo at comcast.net
Sat Jan 26 14:20:38 GMT 2008
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>> Dermot,
>>
>> Thanks very much for your assessment, which seems to
>> be in agreement with the other knowledgable Rover
>> guys. Can you supply the necessary complete gasket
>> kit for the replacement job? I'd rather get it from
>> you than from Wadhams, if possible. Gordon.
>> -------------- Original message
>> ----------------------
>> From: Dermot Harvey <roverman2 at verizon.net>
>>
>>> Hi Gordon,
>>>
>>> I think your oil leak is from the O ring between
>>>
>> the head and the
>>
>>> block if the head has not been removed for many
>>>
>> years. These O rings
>>
>>> get brittle over time and no longer seal the high
>>>
>> pressure oil going
>>
>>> to the camshaft etc.
>>>
>>> Dermot Harvey
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 24, 2008, at 6:38 PM,
>>>
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>>>> Message: 1
>>>> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:40:53 -0200
>>>> From: Gordon Harrower <griffo at comcast.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Leaky TC
>>>> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
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>>>> All of your responses help--thanks. Gordon.
>>>>
>>>> Netspace wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have bought thicker gasket material, and I do
>>>>>
>> not cut out the
>>
>>>>> straight parts between the bolt bulges.
>>>>> Makes for a better gasket all round.
>>>>>
>>>>> Check the O ring, it is at the right rear of
>>>>>
>> the block on the same
>>
>>>>> level as the head gasket - it seals the oil
>>>>>
>> feed to the camshaft.
>>
>>>>> I have bought a few of these and most
>>>>>
>> thicknesses will do the job!
>>
>>>>> Also check the triangular plate on the back end
>>>>>
>> of the camshaft is
>>
>>>>> tight, otherwise you get stacks of oil in the
>>>>>
>> cam cover.
>>
>>>>> PVS
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruotolo
>>>>>
>> Gianluca (MERCATO STAFF)"
>>
>>>>> <gianluca.ruotolo at enel.it>
>>>>> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:02 AM
>>>>> Subject: R: [ROVERNET - UK] Leaky TC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I had to change the tappet cover gasket for a
>>>>>
>> little oil leak, and so
>>
>>>>> did two friends of udine on their 2000 Tc.
>>>>> In one case, there was a strong oil leak.
>>>>>
>>>>> The gasket you can order in a rover parts shop
>>>>>
>> is made of cork, mine
>>
>>>>> was hand made of "guarnital", a kind of plastic
>>>>>
>> rubber.
>>
>>>>> Regards, Gianluca.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Messaggio originale-----
>>>>> Da: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
>>>>> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] Per
>>>>>
>> conto di Vern Klukas
>>
>>>>> Inviato: mercoledì 23 gennaio 2008 16.45
>>>>> A: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>>>>> Oggetto: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Leaky TC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The leak cannot be coming from there, that
>>>>>
>> plate seals the water
>>
>>>>> passages, not oil.
>>>>>
>>>>> You either have the o-ring seal between the
>>>>>
>> cylinder head and block
>>
>>>>> leaking, or a badly leaking valve cover gasket.
>>>>>
>> The latter is
>>
>>>>> trivial, but the O-ring requires replacement by
>>>>>
>> pulling the cylinder
>>
>>>>> head. From the amount you describe, I suspect
>>>>>
>> (hope) it is just the
>>
>>>>> valve cover gasket that is at fault.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yours
>>>>> Vern
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> My '68 TC has developed a strong oil leak
>>>>>>
>> that appears to originate
>>
>>>>>> from the "Rear cover plate" (528106) at the
>>>>>>
>> back of the cylinder
>>
>>>>>> head. It's bad enough that I lose half a quart
>>>>>>
>> of oil every couple
>>
>>>>>> weeks, and am getting lots of oil slicks on my
>>>>>>
>> driveway. Is this a
>>
>>>>>> familiar problem for anyone? Is it a typical
>>>>>>
>> TC problem? In any
>>
>>>>>> case I'm looking for the "joint washer," i.e.
>>>>>>
>> gasket, (566850) that
>>
>>>>>> goes under the plate, although I guess I can
>>>>>>
>> make one if I have to.
>>
>>>>>> Gordon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>> Message: 2
>>>> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:00:20 -0400
>>>> From: "Ben Rodgers" <irishrover at netscape.ca>
>>>> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Humber Question.
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>>>> Hello Great Rover Brains Trust!!!
>>>> Just a quick
>>>>
>> question, when was
>>
>>>> the
>>>> Humber Car Co taken over by Rootes Group or was
>>>>
>> it taken over prior
>>
>>>> to that
>>>> by maybe Hillman or some other company?????
>>>> Thanks for your
>>>>
>> help
>>
>>
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