you might want to post it on the chevette forum also,

and  let them make you a offer.

I figure my cars are not leaking oil, they’re just marking their territory!

I had this problem with my engine. Met a VW mechanic at a local cruise-in a couple of months ago. He works only on Air cooled engines.  He dropped the engine and replaced all of the seals. Oil was leaking mostly from the oil cooler, flywheel, and push rods. The engine is completely dry and no longer leaking oil.

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Oil strainer/drain plug crush gaskets possibly? I’d start there and then move to the oil pressure relief valves crush gaskets. After that comes thevalve cover gaskets (use the good cork ones). If she’s still leaking after that then its the pushrod tube seals, oil cooler seals, oil pump paper gasket, flywheel seal, or the dreaded case crack.…[Read more]

Getting 30-35 lbs at the switch at speed (only over 40 at startup and
for a few minutes) with Valvoline 20-50 zzdp yadda blah blah. Leaks
about the same as with 10-40, which leaks about the same as 5-30 and
5-30 with a pint of Marvel Mystery in it.

My solution?In my defense: that cardboard is two seasons old.

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 Thanks for all the replies. I guess the bottom line is be sure of the size before you order a new one.I remember on MG Magic’s website it says that you need to call them about most every thing since many changes were made and are often undocumented.

  Dan, I have the typical VW lights, as used on most TD replicas. However, it is set up with two double filament bulb sockets which mount directly to the fender.The VW lens and trim ring simply mount directly over the bulbs and sockets. The top bulb is for tail light & turn signal , the bottom bulb is for tail light & brake light. Works great  a…[Read more]

After the last accident, I installed an original grille shell on my Fiberfab kit.Width and height were identical. There was only a difference in contour at the fenders.Upper flange had to be removed to close the hood.

I guess I should clarify.I have a fiberfab,and an original grill shell is larger,both in hieght,and width.I would almost think that due to patten laws some changes in dimentions would have to be made on a copy.

Dan 

Larry what size are the lights you have on your TD now? i do not know the size of VW tights but there many custom light kits for VW . also there many hot rod lights with assembly kits that may look good, like you can find at mikes-afordable.com ……..good luck  Dan

Royal you certainly are a interesting in what you are saying i wonder if vw agrees. I am dripping Shawn Penn the green oil 20w 50

Don’t know what prompted you to say “maybe oil temp related”.  But let’s assume that it is.  All oils thin somewhat when they are hot.  Could it be that when cold, the oil is so thick that it is overpressurizing one or more of the oil sealing o-rings on the oil cooler?  Or anyplace else where the oil pressure it high.  I expect that it may be the…[Read more]

They really are a cut above. I like mine better, but if I’d stumbled into a Lafer in 2009 instead of a BCW I know I’d be a big Lafer partisan right now.

What? you mean we’re supposed to do something about oil leaks??

Hard to tell where leak is.This is how i see it.Start it up drip drip drip.Back it out of garage,turn it off drip drip drip .Restart take it for a ten mile ride.No drip when i stop, running or not running.Maybe oil temp related

So far the best Ive found is a piece of cardboard under the car till next winter.  Planning a rebuild then, mines high crank case pressure blowing out the ft cam seal. 

 I have tried many, none worked for shhhh  it  …. Dan    P.S. just add oil and repair as soon as you can.

I tried using it once on a 4 cyl Pinto which had a rear oil seal leak.  Didn’t seem to make much diference.

 Buzz, Are you referring to height or width or both? I have noticed that some CMC cars appear to have grilles of a slightly different size or at least that’s what I remember.