Hello fellow Pelicanites,
I just the 78 911 SC back on the road after an extensive seal refresh. The triangle of death, oil cooler, return tubes, intake/exhaust cover, rocker-arm gaskets, and rear main. Removed, cleaned, Mideast blasted and painted the exhaust/heat exchangers with VHT. Fresh oil 20-50 Castrol with a new filter. The engine was also cleaned of the 35 years of grime that has accumulated over 3 decades. Drove the car home approximately 50 miles parked and immediately noticed the smell of oil being cooked on the exhaust and looked under the car and observed multiple drops of oil on the ground literally minutes after backing in. Even saw several drops on the ground from the drive in. In looking under the car, I notice oil on the case seam and a drop on the cross member connecting both exchangers. Yes, I know this is typical of these older cars and being 35 years and with 259k on the clock and not knowing if the engine has been apart, am I expecting too much thinking the seal refresh should have resolved the oil loss or at least slowed it down? I was just surprised to see the multiple drips after a 50 mile drive. It was my hopeful attempt that the refresh would slow the leaks down so I could possibly get another year out of the engine baring a catastrophic failure before an overhaul.
I'll post some pictures as soon as I can link them up with the post.
Thanks Trevor
