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Subject:Oil Leak
From:Mark Keller
Date:Thu, 16 Aug 2001 07:57:54 -0800

Hi Mark,

Good to see your name come up, as I read many of your post when I first
joined the list.  Anyway, the area I had that leaked especially sneaky,
was the joint between the metal oil filler tube and the plastic oil
filler neck.

Once a climb over Snowqualmie summit, and maybe a higher oil level than
I normally run, I start get smoke.  Unload all of the vacation luggage,
whip open the engine hatch, and see oil from this joint.

I simply put a worm drive style hose clamp over the joint, and using
sheet metal shears trimmed the tail end piece short.

Sincerely,

Mark Keller
91 Carat
Cowichan Bay, BC

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