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- Hi all,
After successfully solving one major oil leak by swapping out my original distributor for one in much better shape, I have found that all four spark plug tubes have oil in them, some more than others.
A search revealed a few different threads with multiple solutions, and there seemed to be a controversy about whether the problem is the tube seals (easy fix) or the tubes themselves needing to be removed & the threads resealed with FIPG or similar.
You can tell by looking at the