Build Thread The Hoopty Chronicles - New House, New garage, New Car?
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1) checked connection, seems to work fine now. DONE!
2) Spacer, crank pulley, and belt now installed. DONE!
3) Still lingering out there
I'm also concerned about the rule of 3. Steve, Mike, and _______? *shudders*
I also have a phantom oil leak out of the front of the motor. It's not pouring out, but theres a dollar bill sized puddle after 5 minutes of run time.
I'm sure I don't have to say it, but as frustrating as it is, being able to say that there is an oil leak after 5 minutes of run time is better than saying I can't get it to run.
Now that that is said however,......you gotta deal with it. Why go forward when you got to pull something back apart to find and fix that leak? Especially considering that it's gonna end up being a timing cover gasket/pan gasket/front lip seal?
If you think it's leaking after running at idle, take it for a spin around the block and put some boost into the crankcase to force more out...you'll come back covered, and dripping.
Unless you want to be the third of 3.
( Actually, in retrospect...when considering every bodies misfortune here, in the timeline....you might be #1. ) that makes me #3.
I may have found it last night. Loose valve cover...
I think the metallic grinding noise is the trigger wheel/crank trigger just a hair too close, haha
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Well there ya go...same thing happened with me last year...swore it was a loose galley plug, or rear main seal, and found a leak at the back of the valve cover.
I still have a leaking rear main seal,...and a leaking front pump seal,..and a leaking tail shaft seal,...but the valve cover is good to go.
Shortly after this video was taken, I rigged up my fan to work off a manual switch. Then, I was going to back it out of the garage for the first time, kind of like the next milestone achieved. It started raining, then the starter was heat soaked and wouldn't start the car. let it cool for a bit, got it started, then the switch for the fan broke. I guess it wasn't meant to be last night.Well there ya go...same thing happened with me last year...swore it was a loose galley plug, or rear main seal, and found a leak at the back of the valve cover.
I still have a leaking rear main seal,...and a leaking front pump seal,..and a leaking tail shaft seal,...but the valve cover is good to go.
I'm starting to think that you may need to go to Vegas...they have a job for you there....
Ever heard of a cooler? It's a guy in a casino that has such notoriously bad luck, they have you sit in at a table where another guy is having a great run to foul the table...
William H. Macy played one in the movie with the same name.
Seriously,...there is fame and fortune waiting for you.........Go west young man....Go west.
Good: It moved.
Bad: it’s got a mofo of an oil leak, won’t hot start (starter) and has a bad air bubble in the cooling system.
The oil leak is coming from behind the balancer, so off it all comes.
Bad: it’s got a mofo of an oil leak, won’t hot start (starter) and has a bad air bubble in the cooling system.
The oil leak is coming from behind the balancer, so off it all comes.
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All the issues have known solutions at least. I can deal with that. I know it runs now, so I’m content.
...for now
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My husky is getting a $3800 new knee next week.Looks like something took a bite! Husky!
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I worked on the car allllllll day today. Fixed the oil leak, made my new timing pointer/crank trigger mount, and did a few other things that needed to happen. 98.2% there.
I’m just gonna go around the block, park it, and never drive it again. That way, it’ll never break.
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