Fw: [Triumphs] Long time no see

[Katherine Cuba]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Katherine Cuba 
To: Creig Houghtaling 
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Triumphs] Long time no see


Creig:

I had a top oiler on the engine and the kid that was helping me put it back together tightened the brass banjo nut down 'till he broke it.  I replaced it, but I'm not sure it sealed.

I just have the transmission cover on with a few bolts, since I have had to work on it so much.  I finally took it to a mechanic so I could get under and look at it closely.  Tired of jacking it up and crawling under!  It is definitely coming from high and toward the back.  So maybe the upper cover is what it is.

Thanks,
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Creig Houghtaling 
  To: Katherine Cuba ; triumphs at sltoa.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:06 PM
  Subject: RE: [Triumphs] Long time no see


  Michael,
  Let me understand.  Your issue now is oil spilling out of your engine and transmission on to your exhaust pipes.  The upper engine sounds like a valve cover gasket.  On the transmission, are you sure you have the fill plug in?  If it is something else on the transmission (like the upper cover) perhaps you do not have to remove the transmission.  You might be able to remove the tunnel cover and fix something like that in situ.
  Creig
  -----Original Message-----
  From: triumphs-bounces at sltoa.org [mailto:triumphs-bounces at sltoa.org]On Behalf Of Katherine Cuba
  Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:04 PM
  To: triumphs at sltoa.org
  Subject: [Triumphs] Long time no see


  But the real problem is the hemorrhaging on the garage floor.  While the body was off and the frame was stripped, repaired, painted and reinstalled, I replaced every seal in the transmission, the pan gasket, and the rocker cover seals.  Now with less than fifty miles I have a major oil leak from the back top of the engine and the transmission is pumping gear lube onto the exhaust fast enough to cause a fire if I drive it any more.  

  Michael

  Michael Mason, Nell Mason and Kate Cuba, phantom club members.
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