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  1. Pete and everyone Ok sorry I have not been back in touch got in trouble for using wife's best talc (johnsons). However I have now done 50 miles over the weekend talking it up to 3000 Rpm at one point. No oil leaks from engine. Great news thanks again for all posts, it really helps. The car runs really well it was worth taking the head to D&G,
  2. Guys Just taken her out for a 5 mile blast, after re torquing the head down to 80 lbs. I also did what Pete suggested and put talk on the block. Got back no oil leaking out. So great news so far, when the weather is better I will go for a good run and report back, but thanks to all of you for your feedback. Have a great weekend
  3. Sorry should have said rocker shaft not cam
  4. Thanks for all that, I'm going to have a play with the breathers today, I have the re toqued the head to 80 lbs, so I'll feed back, if it ever stops raining and I can get it out. An old mate who I did my apprenticeship with said he had a GT6 and he put a dowel in the oil feed hole on the block, and then fitted the external pipe to feed the cam. He has not got the car anymore so don't know what long term of that fix was, but it sounds like a possibility, before I go that far has anyone got an opinion. Thanks
  5. Thanks Pete I'll try the wife's best talc I'll post some pic then. Dave thanks for the post but as you can see from the thread I have put hermetite around the copper washer on the head gasket that goes around the oil transfer hole I even put wellseal round the whole on the block and head last time making sure it did not block it. I have plenty of oil coming up on to the rocker shaft.
  6. Hi Pete No I don't have the oil feed pipe fitted, I replaced the rocker shaft and rockers as they were worn. The head as I said above was reconditioned by D&G Engineering so was skimmed. The first thing I always do before re fitting a head is to check the block and head for flatness and all good. Thanks for the thoughts it has got me scratching my head. I am calling all the tech gus at jigsaw and moss. All seem to think oil way. Thanks to all of you for your input.
  7. Gary The oil leak was towards the back, by the engine stamp and all along up to the alternator, Mark at jigsaw told me to put Hermotite round the copper washer in the head gasket. At the moment it is leaking from the centre outwards both ways about two inches. I do suspect this oil feed to the rocker. I am this afternoon about to re torque the head down to 85 lbs. if that does not work it will be head off and star again. !!!
  8. Hi Iain I have cleaned the engine breather and have bought a new breather cap.
  9. Hi has anyone had issues with oil coming out between the cylinder head and block the distributor side (not rocker gasket or any were else). I am about to take the cylinder head off for the 4th time for the same problem. I bought my TR6 a 1972 CP PI in may 2016, took the cylinder head off and got D&G to convert it to unleaded and re work it. I checked the block for straightness all ok. Re fitted with cylinder head gasket after cleaning out all the stud holes fitted with new studs, nuts and washers. Tightened down to 70lbs ran like a dream but leaked oil. Had a chat to jigsaw who said quite common problem, try heldite round the oil feed channel between block and head, did the same as the first time. Still leaked. Did the cylinder head again with thicker washers and wellseal coated on head gasket block and head plus heldite round oil channel. Gasket part number I am using is is AJM387, I did a 5 year apprenticeship as a vehicle mechanic any help before I do this for the forth time would be appreciated. By the way this is my first time on a forum so sorry if I have not been clear. Cheers
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