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zoogs · 02-21-2019, 09:37 AM

Hey guys
I just got a 1928 Model A from my dad. He took great care of it and had a new engine put in, though he doesn't remember when, I'm very certain it was within the last 10 years and he hasn't driven it much since then and it's been in his garage for the last two years, untouched. I got it running but I have an oil leak coming out of the cotter pin hole in the bell housing. It only seems to happen when I go up my driveway, which is fairly steep. Here's where I'm confused though, why didn't it leak when it was being unloaded from the flatbed tow truck, which would've been as steep as or even more than my driveway? I was thinking I had a rear main issue, but wouldn't it have been leaking off the tow truck if that was the case? I know that someone stuffed something in the oil fill cap, should I remove that? Thanks for your help!

02-21-2019, 09:37 AM	#1
zoogs Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 2	Oil Leak Hey guys I just got a 1928 Model A from my dad. He took great care of it and had a new engine put in, though he doesn't remember when, I'm very certain it was within the last 10 years and he hasn't driven it much since then and it's been in his garage for the last two years, untouched. I got it running but I have an oil leak coming out of the cotter pin hole in the bell housing. It only seems to happen when I go up my driveway, which is fairly steep. Here's where I'm confused though, why didn't it leak when it was being unloaded from the flatbed tow truck, which would've been as steep as or even more than my driveway? I was thinking I had a rear main issue, but wouldn't it have been leaking off the tow truck if that was the case? I know that someone stuffed something in the oil fill cap, should I remove that? Thanks for your help!