Re: KPack's 1954 Panama
Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/10/12 23:19:08
Following up on what I said earlier regarding smoking from the exhaust. I've been thinking about it today and took a closer look at my fuel pump.
First of all, I notice that nothing is connected to the vacuum ports on top (didn't realize it was a vacuum chamber until I did a lot of reading today). Second, there is a marked amount of oil leakage. Initially I thought it was just from the gasket at the block, but now that I look closer it looks like it might also be from the diaphragm area of the fuel pump. See pics.
I pulled the dipstick and checked the oil. It is slightly lower than it was before, which would make sense if some is leaking into the fuel. It's slightly dirty, which is no surprise given how black the old oil was. It *might* smell like fuel, but I can't be sure. It doesn't smell like the fresh leftover oil in the container.
I'm thinking I have a failing fuel pump and that I'm leaking oil into the fuel, and fuel into the oil. I will pull the fuel pump and send to Kanter for exchange, and I won't start the car again until I get a rebuilt unit installed. I will also drain the oil and refill with fresh oil before I start the car again.
Am I totally off base here or is my thinking correct?
-Kevin
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First of all, I notice that nothing is connected to the vacuum ports on top (didn't realize it was a vacuum chamber until I did a lot of reading today). Second, there is a marked amount of oil leakage. Initially I thought it was just from the gasket at the block, but now that I look closer it looks like it might also be from the diaphragm area of the fuel pump. See pics.
I pulled the dipstick and checked the oil. It is slightly lower than it was before, which would make sense if some is leaking into the fuel. It's slightly dirty, which is no surprise given how black the old oil was. It *might* smell like fuel, but I can't be sure. It doesn't smell like the fresh leftover oil in the container.
I'm thinking I have a failing fuel pump and that I'm leaking oil into the fuel, and fuel into the oil. I will pull the fuel pump and send to Kanter for exchange, and I won't start the car again until I get a rebuilt unit installed. I will also drain the oil and refill with fresh oil before I start the car again.
Am I totally off base here or is my thinking correct?
-Kevin
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