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Tom and I have talked about all this.

He has tightened - that's not the problem. The kit for 1972 is very nice - however, the gaskets that come with it are not made correctly. I wish cNw would warn people. The holes are too small and not perfectly aligned. If you don't correct that before installing, the gasket rips and if you don't notice it, you'll have a leak. Tom will pickup gaskets from me, I have extras - when I buy new kits, I ask cNw for extras as even being careful you can tear them while opening the holes.

I would have thought that Tom is not waiting long enough since he pre-filled the system, but the breather is continuing to return oil after any wet sump should be cleared. He has excellent oil pressure. He's working on verifying that there are no blockages in the return but it's all new so that's unlikely.

Since there should be nothing but air in the breather, that oil is leaking goes along with the breather returning oil.

<blockquote data-quote="marshg246" data-source="post: 603825" data-attributes="member: 7855">Tom and I have talked about all this.He has tightened - that&#039;s not the problem.&nbsp; The kit for 1972 is very nice - however, the gaskets that come with it are not made correctly.&nbsp; I wish cNw would warn people.&nbsp; The holes are too small and not perfectly aligned.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t correct that before installing, the gasket rips and if you don&#039;t notice it, you&#039;ll have a leak.&nbsp; Tom will pickup gaskets from me, I have extras - when I buy new kits, I ask cNw for extras as even being careful you can tear them while opening the holes.I would have thought that Tom is not waiting long enough since he pre-filled the system, but the breather is continuing to return oil after any wet sump should be cleared.&nbsp; He has excellent oil pressure.&nbsp; He&#039;s working on verifying that there are no blockages in the return but it&#039;s all new so that&#039;s unlikely.Since there should be nothing but air in the breather, that oil is leaking goes along with the breather returning oil.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="marshg246, post: 603825, member: 7855"] Tom and I have talked about all this. He has tightened - that's not the problem. The kit for 1972 is very nice - however, the gaskets that come with it are not made correctly. I wish cNw would warn people. The holes are too small and not perfectly aligned. If you don't correct that before installing, the gasket rips and if you don't notice it, you'll have a leak. Tom will pickup gaskets from me, I have extras - when I buy new kits, I ask cNw for extras as even being careful you can tear them while opening the holes. I would have thought that Tom is not waiting long enough since he pre-filled the system, but the breather is continuing to return oil after any wet sump should be cleared. He has excellent oil pressure. He's working on verifying that there are no blockages in the return but it's all new so that's unlikely. Since there should be nothing but air in the breather, that oil is leaking goes along with the breather returning oil. [/QUOTE]