Oil will not come out of the headers. Well, it _could_, I suppose, but you
would see it coming out the tail pipe for many miles before you noticed it
around the top of the motor.

You are having an issue with the valve cover gasket.





"Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O3FRa.20191$vx3.5552344@kent.svc.tds.net...
> 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
>
>

 

Thanks everyone that is what I thought. will have to work on it this weekend

Scott
90YJ

"CRWLR" <CRWLRJEFF@YAHOO.COM> wrote in message
news:vhh1v91504hu10@corp.supernews.com...
> Oil will not come out of the headers. Well, it _could_, I suppose, but you
> would see it coming out the tail pipe for many miles before you noticed it
> around the top of the motor.
>
> You are having an issue with the valve cover gasket.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Foot Loose" <footloose61@ NOSPAM hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O3FRa.20191$vx3.5552344@kent.svc.tds.net...
> > 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
> >
> >
>
>