Marcus' oil leak

[larry dtimothy]

Marcus,
Check the simple things first.
I once had an oil filter which sprayed a very fine oil mist only when
the filter was overtightened. I finally found the gasket was distorting
when the filter was tighened more than about a 1/4 turn past initial
contact, which was only slightly more than hand tight. That particular
filter had instructions printed on it to go 1/2 to 3/4 turn past hand
tight.
Tim Timothy
'73 Glacier
NW FL
>... So there is a leak on the rear passenger side of the block.
>
> The only place I can determin is where the oil filter attaches to the
> block. Perhaps he did not get a good seal or the oil filter has a
> leak? The oil lines are dry and there is nothing in front of the oil
> filter....
> Marcus

 

[chuck will]

When you guys take off your filter and pull the bolt on piece take a look
to see how much room or clearance you have for the oil passage. At best I
had a #2 screwdrive blade's worth. It is now drilled out and I have good
oil flow and wonderful oil pressure (not a false one either) I changed to
the old carb today and we went 250 round trip up the coast and back. 1/4
tank of gas. Much better than a tank up and a tank back like last week
end. The air still is questionable and will look at it with the propane
tomorrow. One thing for sure. I have plenty to do now.. Chuck

> Marcus,
> Check the simple things first.
> I once had an oil filter which sprayed a very fine oil mist only when
> the filter was overtightened. I finally found the gasket was distorting
> when the filter was tighened more than about a 1/4 turn past initial
> contact, which was only slightly more than hand tight. That particular
> filter had instructions printed on it to go 1/2 to 3/4 turn past hand
> tight.
> Tim Timothy
> '73 Glacier
> NW FL
> >... So there is a leak on the rear passenger side of the block.
> >
> > The only place I can determin is where the oil filter attaches to the
> > block. Perhaps he did not get a good seal or the oil filter has a
> > leak? The oil lines are dry and there is nothing in front of the oil
> > filter....
> > Marcus

 

[zachary zehnacker]

Chuck,

While the old carburetor gives better gas mileage, are you sure it is rich
enough to avoid engine damage? You don't want to burn any valves from
running too lean just to pick up some MPG. It may be fine, but you should
keep an eye on it. I would check the plugs after a trip to see what they
look like. Fairly clean to a brownish color is good. Black/Sooty is too
rich. Totally clean, white deposits, or a slightly burned electrode could
all indicate a lean mixture. The plugs should be checked after a normal
run. Shut it off as soon as you stop instead of letting it idle,
otherwise, you will be reading the idle mixture instead of the normal
running mixture. This is not the most accurate method of gauging your fuel
mixture, but it should give a reasonable gauge.

Another, even less accurate gauge would be to see how red the exhaust
manifolds get when pulling an incline. This method would entail driving
with the engine cover off, so BE CAREFUL if you try this method. They will
probably get red even with the correct mixture, but if they are really
glowing cherry red, then it is probably too lean. OTOH if they don't get
red at all (very unlikely), then it may be too rich.

Zak

>oil flow and wonderful oil pressure (not a false one either) I changed to
>the old carb today and we went 250 round trip up the coast and back. 1/4
>tank of gas. Much better than a tank up and a tank back like last week