Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2011/3/4 12:16:42
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HH56 wrote:
Another milestone.
The oil fitting may be cracked or it could be the steel tube has damaged it from too much tightening. The lid gasket has also been known to be a problem. Some filters fit just fine but the included gasket is wrong and just a shade too small. Have seen that as well as cracked gaskets.
I wouldn't hold much hope for the vacuum either. Those blasted meeces can get in the most unbelievable places and may have turned the muffler into condominiums that you will never reach.
Running may help the roughness and maybe once the exhaust is cleaned out, even some snake oil would be beneficial. I wouldn't be at all surprised with a few sticking valves which may or may not free totally. One car I tried to start after long sitting had some rusted in place valves to the point the pushrods bent. At least you didn't have that misfortune.
Going in reverse order - I've bent a couple of pushrods on an Imperial 413 after it had been sitting due to sticking valves. I'm grateful that hasn't been the case here - at least so far.
The exhaust system sounds so nice and quiet (maybe due to rodent corpses) that I was pleased I wouldn't have to buy a new system. I should have knocked on wood, I guess. I know that the left side is shooting out rusty muffler chunks along with mouse mummies so I'm probably not too far away from replacement anyway.
Thanks Howard for the thoughts on the oil leaks. The cold light of morning showed just how much oil escaped. A lot made it to the ground and the cannister looks to be leaking in just about every place you named - including out the top. I put in a new filter that came with the car when I changed the oil and used the gasket that came with it. I had assumed it was the correct filter. This morning I'm going to check and make sure. Anyway, today will be "Fix the Leak Day" around here.
I'm pretty sure the rough idle is due to the vacuum leak the size of the Grand Canyon. I can't believe I didn't hook those lines back up. Nothing like a little humility lesson! The engine sounded sounded so good and smooth when I was running it on gas poured down the carb (the lines were still hooked up then). The carb was just in need of a rebuild - not to mention missing a few parts. I'm really hoping it will run that way now after I've hooked up those vacuum lines. If it doesn't, I'll follow your suggestions.
Well, out to the car!
More later -
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