[tcb] Re: Hey Bay peeps!
- From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:05:42 -0600
I don't know where my oil leak or leaks are from. I am cleaning up the engine
as much as possible to hopefully find the origins. I will double check that
the oil sensor is in there tight enough, it does always seem oily around there
but that probably isn't the only leak.
My goal with the '71 is to get it as good as I can get it - happy, healthy CVs
and no stalling at stops - so I can make the 70 mile trek to my mechanic before
work tomorrow so he can diagnose anything else that needs to be tweaked/
overhauled/whatever. My air cleaner was super duper oily and dirty so I
cleaned that. I scrapped off the little bit of crud that is on the contact
points inside the newish distributor cap. I put fresh intake leak plugs on the
carb. I will spray carb cleaner to search for an intake leak tonight. I so
hope that I can get him running well again ASAP.
On Feb 29, 2012, at 6:20 AM, Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Julie, what did you do to fix the oil leak? How did you find where it is
> leaking from. I always tell Sharon that a VW marks it's spot but she doesn't
> buy that. I think that mine may be coming from the external oil cooler hose
> connection but with oil slung everywhere it is hard to pin point.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 1:25 AM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Steve and Sammie for the advice. I will have to tackle the CVs
> tomorrow. Tonight I took care of lots of other fun stuff instead like oil,
> valves and filters.
>
>
>
> On Feb 28, 2012, at 11:17 PM, Lisa and the Stevester <stevescott@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > To get the old cap out I always take a flat bladed screwfriver and
> > basically hammer it into the middle of the old cap and then once its
> > through the cap you can pry it out.
> > Get a socket that is about the same size as the new cap and tap it in place
> > using the socket as a drift. Tap. not pound. no glue.
> >
> > Hope this helps Julie
> > -Steve
> >
> > Julie wrote:
> >
> >> I am trying to replace the new Chinese CVs (one of these new ones makes a
> >> bad noise and does not let the wheel turn freely and I had a real mechanic
> >> double check my work and he couldn't make it work any better) that are on
> >> my '71 with brandy new German ones. But I found a hole in the cap that
> >> keeps the tranny fluid from leaking into the CV. I just bought another
> >> one of these caps today. I didn't think it was going to be hard to pop
> >> the holy one off and pop the new one in place but yikes! That thing must
> >> be glued in place! Is that right? Am I supposed to glue it in? If yes
> >> then what sort of glue stuff should I use?
> >> And someone told me to Lock-tite my CV bolts in place. Should I really do
> >> this? It seems impossible to keep grease out of threads and off of the
> >> bolts with a CV packed full of grease. I wouldn't think Lock-tite would
> >> work with it being greasy. And if it did work I might never get the bolts
> >> out.
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Julie
> >>
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