HOORAY! It works!
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HOORAY! It works!
When I bought my '68 project last fall, it leaked oil like the Exxon Valdez :(
I broke a valve a few weeks ago and had to tear things part way down sooner than I had planned, so while I was at it I changed valve covers & gaskets, replaced the old cork oil pan gasket with a new 1 piece rubber Felpro unit, hammered out the deformities Bubba had created in the oil pan lip by over-torquing, and replaced the rear main seal.
Now that the engine is back together, it runs like a top, and after tearing around all yesterday afternoon and parking all night in the driveway, there was NOT ONE DROP of oil underneath this morning! :party:
I love it when things actually work out :D
-Roy
I broke a valve a few weeks ago and had to tear things part way down sooner than I had planned, so while I was at it I changed valve covers & gaskets, replaced the old cork oil pan gasket with a new 1 piece rubber Felpro unit, hammered out the deformities Bubba had created in the oil pan lip by over-torquing, and replaced the rear main seal.
Now that the engine is back together, it runs like a top, and after tearing around all yesterday afternoon and parking all night in the driveway, there was NOT ONE DROP of oil underneath this morning! :party:
I love it when things actually work out :D
-Roy
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Re: HOORAY! It works! (Brettmc)
Nope, no PS yet, but thanks for the parts! I'll scrounge a pump sometime before winter and do the conversion then when I pull the engine out. Looking forward to it though! I can say that there is a lot less slop in my steering than there was a few weeks ago!
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Re: HOORAY! It works! (Corey_68)
:cool:
Post some pics of the '68 when you get a chance. :cheers:
Post some pics of the '68 when you get a chance. :cheers:
-Roy