[FC] Oil Leak Update

[J R Read_HML]

The "oil leak detective" is break clean.  Spray it on the suspect areas to 
clean things off.  Start the engine and look for FRESH oil.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Forgey" <jforgey4 at yahoo.com>
To: "Bill Chellis" <chelvis at camano.net>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Cc: "Mike Ioanes" <mioanes at woh.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Oil Leak Update


> Hey Bill,
>
> Thanks for this email. I have developed a leak as
> well, this gives me a tutorial on some solutions.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Forgey
> 64 Brier
> 61 Lakewood - now running with a new front end!
>
> --- Bill Chellis <chelvis at camano.net> wrote:
>
>> Good evening:
>>
>> At the risk of jinxing myself, it appears I have
>> resolved the massive oil leak my Rampside developed
>> suddenly.
>> I was never able to isolate the culprit, so I
>> replaced the top cover gaskets, gen adapter gasket,
>> rear housing gasket and seal, oil cooler gasket and
>> o-rings, oil pump gasket and oil pressure sending
>> unit.  Added a new set of serrated bolts for good
>> measure.
>> In addition, I spent at least 2 hours cleaning out
>> pine cone or maple seed remnants lodged between the
>> cooling fins that had been left behind by transient
>> mice.
>>
>> Did find out during this exercise that what I was
>> told was a 1961 80 HP 145 (YC) engine is actually a
>> 1964 95 HP 164 (YC).
>>
>> But the PG has started shifting weird, so the score
>> is now Rampside 2, Bill 1.
>>
>> Bill Chellis
>>
>>
>>
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