>I went through the process of checking the value covers but its not them.
>the top is clean and its dropping from bottom of the tranny bell
>housing. You used the words "Serious work" is this what I can
>expect. I can deal with a little oil but every time i stop the truck,
>within 1min the spot starts to form and the amount is about 1/2 -1 tsp
>each time. Will it not get worse if i leave it also its a little bit of
>a pain because I now have this rather large oil spot in the driveway.
>Thank you for at least sending some reply. Guess this is not the topic of
>choice.
>
>At 01:50 PM 6/7/01 -0400, you wrote:
>>Before you do that, check to make sure your valve covers aren't leaking.
>>I had the same problem and came to the same conclusion as you until I
>>checked it more carefully. The oil was leaking from the valve covers,
>>leaking down the side of the block and dripping off the lowest point of
>>the drivetrain, which is the bottom of the tranny bellhousing. From a
>>quick glance, it can be misdiagnosed for a real main seal. Check it out
>>before you pull the motor to do that kind of serious work.
>>
>>-austin
>>Vipertruck
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Leonard A. Price
lprice@consultronics.com
ICQ # 144893
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