[tcb] Re: Valve gasket leak
- From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:32:12 -0500
Referencing the bus "drifting", not you! :p
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From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 1:26 pm
Subject: [tcb] Re: Valve gasket leak
i'm on a diet thank you very much
i've been pumping iron for like 2 months now. i will look like the terminator
on steroids come psychoblooie
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Valve gasket leak
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:48:34 -0500
From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx
"The Fat and the Furious"
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:36 am
Subject: [tcb] Re: Valve gasket leak
you know, i've scared the crap out of passengers and onlookers in the bus on
several occasions. there never really has been to much body roll when going
around sharp curves...and now with teh center of gravity lowered about 6 inches
it will make for even more fun.
you ain't driving till the tires are squeelin'
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:52:44 -0800
From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Valve gasket leak
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well, that too. Ever wonder why you saw so many busses meet their demise in
roll overs back in the day. They are top heavy and don't handle so well. But,
for the guy who wants to pull a lot of side load: Back in the day I used to
run a Manx buggy in SCCA slalom events. With the suspension and tire set up
this thing would pull about 1 g sideways before it wanted to lose traction. In
a VW engine this type of side load causes the oil to surge to the side and away
from the oil pick up. Solution was a windage tray in the sump that prevented
the oil from climbing the wall of the case. Lot of formula vee guys out there
still running the old 40 horse engines and they pull a lot side load in turns.
So if Brian wants to experiment with gravity .........
Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My advice would be to SLOW DOWN.
sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Always make sure you have sufficient oil in the crankcase and the next time you
have the case apart you can put a windage tray in there to prevent oil surging
to the side in hard cornering.
Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
if you went around a curve real fast lots of oil would accumulate in
there...heck, one day i went around a 30mph curve doin' about 45 and my oil
light came on for a bit.
From: treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: TCB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Valve gasket leak
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:44:10 +0000
Never knew how much a valve gasket can leak.
Had a really bad leak under my 71 and figured the worst, so I stopped driving
New Dee for 2 months. I started it this weekend and ran it (after I added about
a half quart) and then it started leaking bad. Pulled the valve cover off (the
right side) and notice that the gasket wasn't sealing at all on the bottom.
replaced it and ran the bus for about 20 miles and it's not leaking now.....
I was under the impression that there wasn't much oil in there (under the valve
cover) and that you could start an engine with the valve covers offs and not
much oil would accumlate in there. Am I correct?
If that's the case, then oil is in getting in there from somewhere (e.g. the
push rods seals? ) which might need more attention. Just wanted to make sure I
wasn't masking a problem with a new gasket.
Trey
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