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In Search Of Oil
Created on 2007-04-21 20:15:55
So I forgot to mention somewhere that I also did a front suspension greasing exercise and found that I had 2 grease fittings missing on the passenger side. I took care of this at Sears and managed to get everything well greased.
I then proceeded to try and locate the oil leak I took off the carbs and was about to dig into the manifold removal bit in checking I didn’t see any obvious signs of oil from the back tappet cover. Since the oil only showed on the exhaust at the point level with the oil pan fitting I wondered if it was coming from somewhere else. Checking under the car I wondered if the oil pan was not fitting right and I found I could get a ¼ turn on most of the bolts. I also found one up the front on the driver’s side that was really loose! It was the last one you can vaguely reach and I applied some patience and a stubby wrench to the bolt and managed to get this bolt pretty tight.
While checking around for other sources of oil getting to the exhaust and I discovered that the transmission mounts appears to have moved. A closer inspection revealed that there were no bolts keeping the transmission mounts in place and the mounts themselves were pretty crushed and one even looked a little melted. Part of the mount mechanism was pressing up against the right angle drive.
Given this discovery I didn’t want to try and drive the car and see if the oil pan tightening had solved the oil problem. So I decided to wait for transmission mount parts before going further.
I then proceeded to try and locate the oil leak I took off the carbs and was about to dig into the manifold removal bit in checking I didn’t see any obvious signs of oil from the back tappet cover. Since the oil only showed on the exhaust at the point level with the oil pan fitting I wondered if it was coming from somewhere else. Checking under the car I wondered if the oil pan was not fitting right and I found I could get a ¼ turn on most of the bolts. I also found one up the front on the driver’s side that was really loose! It was the last one you can vaguely reach and I applied some patience and a stubby wrench to the bolt and managed to get this bolt pretty tight.
While checking around for other sources of oil getting to the exhaust and I discovered that the transmission mounts appears to have moved. A closer inspection revealed that there were no bolts keeping the transmission mounts in place and the mounts themselves were pretty crushed and one even looked a little melted. Part of the mount mechanism was pressing up against the right angle drive.
Given this discovery I didn’t want to try and drive the car and see if the oil pan tightening had solved the oil problem. So I decided to wait for transmission mount parts before going further.
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The Old Mounts Removed - They Had Not Been Bolted In Place
The Old Mounts Removed - They Had Not Been Bolted In Place
Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixing Oil Leaks & Finding New Ones | 2007-03-28 | 1 | Well what I didn’t cover last time was that I seem to have developed an oil leak. As such I figured I’d deal with that before trying to test the carbs out some more. | |
| Back To Work – Fixing Puking Carbs, Again & Near 1st Breakdown | 2007-03-11 | Well it’s been pretty cold until recently and last weekend we were in Chicago for the swap meet so not much activity for a while. Having spent some time on the 77 yesterday in pr... | ||
| First Legal Drive – Filling Up To The “Top Gear” Theme | 2007-02-21 | 1 | Well it was time to make that first legal leap onto the roads and I was finally able to drive the car down to get some petrol – just 2 miles down the road. The car seemed to run ... | |
| Brake Light Fixes By Adjusting Brake Pedal Spacers & Positioning | 2007-02-19 | Well although I had got through the state safety inspection I knew that the position of the brake pedal was not right on the bolt through the pedal box. There was some left to righ... | ||
| New SU Fuel Pump – Electronic | 2007-02-19 | 1 | Well although I have new points and condenser for my old pump, which has also started working without needing a tap again now, I decided I get a new SU electronic fuel pump as some... | |
| Got Plates? Yes I Do Now | 2007-02-18 | 1 | Tara went to the license office today (Feb 12) and had no problem picking up some plates. Just got whatever they had as the personal plates will come later. Still debating over th... | |
| Passes MO Safety Inspection – Simply Great | 2007-02-11 | Another good day,Saturday, but it’s still really cold! I had to wrestle with the brake light switch as it seems I have a little bit of movement on the brake pedal from side to si... | ||
| Woo Hoo – Brakes At Last & Thoroughly Checked | 2007-02-10 | 1 | Well finally we have brakes back and what a learning process it was! We removed all the wheels and started with a thorough inspection of the rear brakes. It’s all new to me and r... | |
| Yet More Brakes – Getting Like Deja Vue (Unfortunately) | 2007-01-27 | Well since it was 53F on Friday and predicted to be 20F on Sunday I started work on Friday night putting the brake master back into place. It went back in somewhat easier than it ... | ||
| Rebuilding The Brake Master | 2007-01-22 | Well it was the Monday night group therapy session tonight and I took along the removed brake master cylinder. Encourage to pull it apart, that's exactly what we did and quite an ... |
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