[tcb] Re: hershey is fixed
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:37:26 -0800 (PST)
Ah the old 4 dueces hiway. Bout 40 years ago was a blast to drive in hopped up
VWs and Porsches That was before "progress."
ATX BUS <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I live close to Bull Creek (aka
Bulli Creek). In the city of Austin basically 360 and 2222
Jeff, where on the west side do you live?
We are looking at property in the Dripping Springs area...
----- Original Message ----
From: ATX BUS <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:12:35 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: hershey is fixed
I am in Austin, my office is in South Austin and I live in West Austin.
----- Original Message ----
From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:04:24 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: hershey is fixed
Mark, Jeff is in Austin.
> Jeff, Where are you located at??
>
> ATX BUS <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Brian and fellow TCBers
>
> I will be pulling my engine soon to install a new gas tank. I also have
> some oil leak issues that I am going to resolve. Where did you purchase
> the new gaskets(german seals)?
>
> This will be my first time to pull this engine, and quite possibly the
> first time it has been removed since it's manufacturing. I have a '67
> with the stock 1500cc. Any other words of advice would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Jeff
>
> PS I have changed my email for TCB related issues, atx_bus is the bus
> driver formerly known as brunson_dds
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:56:39 AM
> Subject: [tcb] hershey is fixed
>
> my top secret work is now finished. so now i can tell you what happened.
> i
> tood the fan shroud off to fix a minor oil leak. when i say minor i mean a
> half a quart in a weeks worth of driving. the cooler seals were leaking.
> so
> i went to take off the dang cooler stand (dog house) and ripped a bolt
> head
> off. the damn thing broke flush, it blended in with the case, couldn't
> find
> the bolt at all. well i brought in a pro...my dad. he managed to find it
> drill it out, and retap the hole. all being done really carefully so no
> shavings will get in the motor.
>
> so what was the leak you ask? well, a combination of things, a missing
> bolt
> and dried crusty cracked gaskets (cheapies evidently). so the solution:
> german seals, yes they make them, didn't know they did but they do, and
> properly torqued bolts (all six of them).
>
> all i lack to having him running are tightening the mustache bar bolts
> (where it mounts to the body) and carb bolts, hooking up the oil light and
> coil wire, and feeding and hooking up the throttle cable.
>
> this weekend, before i even crank it i am going to change the oil just
> incase there were any shavings in the case. and put on my new sump plate
> to
> fix that leak.
>
> one problem i am having though. the passenger side valve cover bail is
> loose, i have replaced it twice with og bails and the thing is so loose i
> can pop it off with my bare hand. what is a solution to that? that is the
> only place left for a leak.
>
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