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Old 09-20-01, 11:19 PM
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Is this bad?

While doing my weekly complete thourough check of my engine I noticed a leak of some sort on the drivers side by the spark plugs (right around where the housings come together...thinking maybe a seal breach....but the motor was just recently re-built??? looks like either coolant or oil (probably oil because there is oil residue on some of the pipes around that area)
Old 09-21-01, 03:16 AM
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maybe some oil spilt when you changed it or something. if not take the motor back :
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if it was newly rebuilt it is probably left over assembly lube, usually Vaseline. this will ooze out as the motor gets warm. clean the area and check back in a couple of days. always monitor oil and water levels, but if it is just a small drip on the side of the motor with no other sysmptoms it is probably just the vaseline used to install the o-rings.
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Thank!!

Thanks a lot, I wiped it off last night before I made the post, and it isn't coming back yet..thanks
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