oh yes, it was running
before I replaced the belts and then this happened; a little wet at the front (oily front block and case) but no notable oil leak; I had changed the oil about 300 miles ago and no oil consumption was noted. I'll disconnect the solenoid and look a bit more closely; it took about 30 seconds to lose 2 quarts of oil, so the second time I did not allow it to run long.
I'm fairly sure that the oil is coming from the bolt hole. ANyone run into this before? It is possible that there was some sort of casting void that connected an oil gallery to this hole, and that therefore this is unusual.
Well, I checked with my patient wife twisting the key, and unusual or not, that oil is in fact coming out of that bolt hole. Do I need to replace the oil soaked belt or not?
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