Fluid leak in engine bay
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Joined: Nov 1999
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From: Foxfield CO 1970 Convertible
Hmmm...I love these mystery problems!!
It's not fuel. Fuel wouldn't be there the next day.
Leaking valve covers wouldn't affect the engine running and wouldn't be on the hood.
Here's my guess derived from your clues:
You said "... and I recently sprayed the engine bay down." I'm guessing that the engine got water on it and in the electronics somewhere causing it to miss. The symptoms are exactly like "wet engine". After running it and driving for a few hours, it finally dried out regardless of the other things you did.
My guess is that the leak is one of three things: either the power steering is leaking and hitting the belts throwing it up on the hood, or there is a leak in the cooling system and the fluid is radiator fluid, or there is a leak in the engine somewhere up front (timing cover?) and oil is being thrown around.
I think the leak and the engine miss are separate events...
It's not fuel. Fuel wouldn't be there the next day.
Leaking valve covers wouldn't affect the engine running and wouldn't be on the hood.
Here's my guess derived from your clues:
You said "... and I recently sprayed the engine bay down." I'm guessing that the engine got water on it and in the electronics somewhere causing it to miss. The symptoms are exactly like "wet engine". After running it and driving for a few hours, it finally dried out regardless of the other things you did.
My guess is that the leak is one of three things: either the power steering is leaking and hitting the belts throwing it up on the hood, or there is a leak in the cooling system and the fluid is radiator fluid, or there is a leak in the engine somewhere up front (timing cover?) and oil is being thrown around.
I think the leak and the engine miss are separate events...
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From: Beverly Hills/Pine Ridge Florida
You left the bolt out of the front of the block...down near the fuel pump. It's the one that you use to "pin" the pump rod when you change fuel pumps. Is it loose? Chuck
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From: Beverly Hills/Pine Ridge Florida
If it's in the front, it's gotta be coming from the front. The fan "sucks" air....sucks things backwards towards the block. So, what do you have in front that could be leaking down/back?
Radiator and hoses, water pump, PS pump, AC compressor, AC dryer/cooler, gaskets from valve covers, gaskets on front of intake manifold, fuel pump area, ???? Chuck
Radiator and hoses, water pump, PS pump, AC compressor, AC dryer/cooler, gaskets from valve covers, gaskets on front of intake manifold, fuel pump area, ???? Chuck
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