Had it happen years ago in an old 318 Duster. Unlikely, but at least its a
cheap and easy fix, once discovered.
TonyC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Rey" <radon220@gmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:36 PM
Subject: DML: Oil leak solved: unlikely culprit
>
> So I've had a slow leak (by slow I mean 4 quarts over 3000 miles) ever
> since I bought my 89 Dak. I could never figure out where it was coming
> from, but it didn't bother me terribly. I replaced the valve cover
> gaskets... no improvement... I feared it was the rear main seal. Well,
> Friday the leak decided to let loose on me. I lost at least three
> quarts in the 50 miles I drove that day (I re-filled once). I parked
> and watched it drip from the back of the engine consistently. So I
> took out the FSM & Haynes to see how hard it would be to change the
> rear main... although the leak seemed too high for that. Looking from
> the top instead, I found lots of oil around the oil pressure sending
> unit... so I pulled the electrical connector. Oil poured out! I
> replaced the sending unit and my long-time leak is now gone. Has
> anyone seen the sending unit lose an internal seal before? I expected
> to find the unit losely screwed in, but it was torqued tight with a
> good seal at the threads.
>
> Btw, was anyone on the list driving north 395 towards Norwich, CT
> Saturday? I was pulling a trailer and bed full of furniture, and
> someone passing me gave me a big grin and a thumbs up, and then
> pointed at my engine compartment. Its only a V6, but since the muffler
> fell off last year it sounds impressive... or at least noisy.
>
> Don
> 89 Dakota Convertible 4x4
> 74 Dart Sport 340
> CT
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