12-28-2020, 05:44 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: New Britain,
CT
Cobra Make, Engine: Size 10 Feet
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Originally Posted by 1795
Patrick,
I have a friend who races an Alfa and had an oil leak de to a leaky rear mani seal, the technical inspectors told him that he had to fix it before getting back out on the track. His fix was to make a diaper to catch the leak and change the diaper between sessions. |
When we raced an Austin Healey 100-4 back in the '60s and '70s, we did the same thing. The engine didn't even have a rear seal. It had what was described as a labyrinth seal: The back end of the crank was "threaded" to draw oil back into the sump. It didn't work very well. 
Last edited by strictlypersonl; 12-28-2020 at 05:47 AM..
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