Fuel in Oil

["Terry Johnston" <terryjohnston@domain.elided>]

Is it possible or a common problem to have fuel in the oil pan on a Spica
spider(74)?  I know that oil from the engine lube's the Spica pump.  In the
process of putting an RML system on my spider (which is another story!) I
noticed the engine was turning slowly when I tried to start it.  It did not
start and I think I may smell fuel in the oil.  I have not dumped the oil pan
(that will have to wait to next weekend) but I remember that I had a problem
in a TR6 where a failed fuel pump pumped fuel directly into the oil sump and
got so much fluid in there that it strangled the engine!

                            Terry Johnston
                            Logan, Utah
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