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Old 08-03-2008, 06:30 PM   #2
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Re: 94 swift leaking oil

Try a new valve cover gasket. Mine was leaking badly all down the front of the motor. A new gasket fixed that. Since the motor 'tilts' forward the oil can accumulate there and get past a bad gasket.
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