Re: Oil on engine
 

Is it a Clifford valve cover? If so, don't use the one they sent. The
valve cover doesn't line up right, and since the gasket follows the outline
of the valve cover, you'll get leaks there.

Go get the one from NAPA and use it instead. It actually mates up properly.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891

Foot Loose (footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com) wrote on Thursday 17 July 2003
05:04 pm:

> Hey got a quick question. I have oil on the top of my 258 between the
> valve cover and header/intake manifold. I am thinking that the valve cover
> is leaking. It is a new engine about 8000 miles so I do not think it is
> coming from the headers, but I could be wrong. I know that the 258 valve
> covers
> leak all the time, mine is metal, but I thought that it was always in the
> back and down onto the bell housing of the transmission. Any and all
> thoughts are appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Scott
> 90YJ

Re: Oil on engine....OT
 

My daughter's tempo leaked oil out the valve cover and it dripped down onto the
exhaust manifold. Nice little fire under the hood. The oil pooled into a little
depression about the size of a table spoon, and the fire was like a sterno can.
Flame about 5 or 6 inches tall. I drove it the last 45 miles home, stopping
every 5 to 10 miles to "extinguish" the bar-b-q. Got a lot of funny looks.

Michael White wrote:

> Is it a Clifford valve cover? If so, don't use the one they sent. The
> valve cover doesn't line up right, and since the gasket follows the outline
> of the valve cover, you'll get leaks there.
>
> Go get the one from NAPA and use it instead. It actually mates up properly.
> --
> Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
> fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer, 1891
>
> Foot Loose (footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com) wrote on Thursday 17 July 2003
> 05:04 pm:
>
> > Hey got a quick question. I have oil on the top of my 258 between the
> > valve cover and header/intake manifold. I am thinking that the valve cover
> > is leaking. It is a new engine about 8000 miles so I do not think it is
> > coming from the headers, but I could be wrong. I know that the 258 valve
> > covers
> > leak all the time, mine is metal, but I thought that it was always in the
> > back and down onto the bell housing of the transmission. Any and all
> > thoughts are appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Scott
> > 90YJ