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Getting To The Engine Side Cover
Created on 2007-04-22 19:55:22
Today I got ready to address the side cover gasket and hope that this will fix the oil leak. I didn’t get as far as I hoped.
Removing the carbs and manifolds wasn’t too bad as I have done this a few times now. Also taking the exhaust off the bottom was not an issue. I was then able to remove the side cover and I could see the remains or the cork gasket that I had not previously fully removed or removed as well as I should. Way back when I didn’t know that much about gaskets and how clean the seals need to be. I then cleaned the remaining gasket residue using a gasket scraper that I had acquired at the Chicago swap meet. It seemed to clean up fairly well and be smooth when I had finished.
I went to get the cork gaskets that I had for the side cover and quickly discovered that these wouldn’t fit correctly in the side cover I had. It looks like the rubber gaskets are made to fit the side cover and the cork ones for the earlier cars must fir a slightly different side cover.
There was no way to make the cork gasket fit and the rubber one’s surface that goes against the engine had the impressions of the old gasket remains in it and was no longer smooth. Since I don’t want to have to do this all over again at some point I decided to wait and see what can be done. I’ll either order some new rubber gaskets or see if I can get a replacement side cover to fit the cork gaskets I already have.
Removing the carbs and manifolds wasn’t too bad as I have done this a few times now. Also taking the exhaust off the bottom was not an issue. I was then able to remove the side cover and I could see the remains or the cork gasket that I had not previously fully removed or removed as well as I should. Way back when I didn’t know that much about gaskets and how clean the seals need to be. I then cleaned the remaining gasket residue using a gasket scraper that I had acquired at the Chicago swap meet. It seemed to clean up fairly well and be smooth when I had finished.
I went to get the cork gaskets that I had for the side cover and quickly discovered that these wouldn’t fit correctly in the side cover I had. It looks like the rubber gaskets are made to fit the side cover and the cork ones for the earlier cars must fir a slightly different side cover.
There was no way to make the cork gasket fit and the rubber one’s surface that goes against the engine had the impressions of the old gasket remains in it and was no longer smooth. Since I don’t want to have to do this all over again at some point I decided to wait and see what can be done. I’ll either order some new rubber gaskets or see if I can get a replacement side cover to fit the cork gaskets I already have.
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Here's the fully cleaned area of the side cover - no more gasket residue
Here's the fully cleaned area of the side cover - no more gasket residue
Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getting To The Engine Side Cover | 2007-04-22 | 1 | Today I got ready to address the side cover gasket and hope that this will fix the oil leak. I didn’t get as far as I hoped. Removing the carbs and manifolds wasn... | |
| Transmission Mount Replacement | 2007-04-21 | 1 | So today I got down to changing the transmission mounts – from the nightmare I had with my 77 and overdrive install I wasn’t looking forward to this. I ended up ... | |
| In Search Of Oil | 2007-04-21 | 1 | So I forgot to mention somewhere that I also did a front suspension greasing exercise and found that I had 2 grease fittings missing on the passenger side. I took care of this at S... | |
| Fixing Oil Leaks & Finding New Ones | 2007-03-28 | 1 | Well what I didn’t cover last time was that I seem to have developed an oil leak. As such I figured I’d deal with that before trying to test the carbs out some more. | |
| Back To Work – Fixing Puking Carbs, Again & Near 1st Breakdown | 2007-03-11 | Well it’s been pretty cold until recently and last weekend we were in Chicago for the swap meet so not much activity for a while. Having spent some time on the 77 yesterday in pr... | ||
| First Legal Drive – Filling Up To The “Top Gear” Theme | 2007-02-21 | 1 | Well it was time to make that first legal leap onto the roads and I was finally able to drive the car down to get some petrol – just 2 miles down the road. The car seemed to run ... | |
| Brake Light Fixes By Adjusting Brake Pedal Spacers & Positioning | 2007-02-19 | Well although I had got through the state safety inspection I knew that the position of the brake pedal was not right on the bolt through the pedal box. There was some left to righ... | ||
| New SU Fuel Pump – Electronic | 2007-02-19 | 1 | Well although I have new points and condenser for my old pump, which has also started working without needing a tap again now, I decided I get a new SU electronic fuel pump as some... | |
| Got Plates? Yes I Do Now | 2007-02-18 | 1 | Tara went to the license office today (Feb 12) and had no problem picking up some plates. Just got whatever they had as the personal plates will come later. Still debating over th... | |
| Passes MO Safety Inspection – Simply Great | 2007-02-11 | Another good day,Saturday, but it’s still really cold! I had to wrestle with the brake light switch as it seems I have a little bit of movement on the brake pedal from side to si... |
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