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. > > _________________________________________________________________ > The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes is here. Get all the scoop. > http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007/?icid=nctagline2 > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. >