rocket
Well Oiled
First legal road test was to the Food Pantry where I volunteer on Thursdays. There was a little smoke coming from under the hood and I found a Brake fluid drip on the Driver side exhaust manifold.
When I got home I tightened the fitting on the Master Cylinder and that leak stopped.
I let it run for a while and the smoke got worse and worse. Sliding under it there was an obvious engine oil leak burning off the manifold and dripping onto the frame. I was baffled as I could not find where it was coming from. And the engine was running rough and not idling well.
I panicked and thought maybe INTERNAL cracked valve guide, broken oil ring, who knows.
I pulled the spark plugs on that side and they had no oil on them so that was good.
I put it back together wiped down all the oil, checked the firing order as I put the plug wires back on and fired it up again.
Smooth idle, no smoke, no leaks. I let it run for a 1/2hour. drove it up and down the freeway 3 miles each way. brought it home still No, Leaks, No Smoke Nice idle. I hate when I fix things with out fixing anything. Big Mystery. The oil was directly below the dip stick tube, but that would not account for the bad idle.
When I got home I tightened the fitting on the Master Cylinder and that leak stopped.
I let it run for a while and the smoke got worse and worse. Sliding under it there was an obvious engine oil leak burning off the manifold and dripping onto the frame. I was baffled as I could not find where it was coming from. And the engine was running rough and not idling well.
I panicked and thought maybe INTERNAL cracked valve guide, broken oil ring, who knows.
I pulled the spark plugs on that side and they had no oil on them so that was good.
I put it back together wiped down all the oil, checked the firing order as I put the plug wires back on and fired it up again.
Smooth idle, no smoke, no leaks. I let it run for a 1/2hour. drove it up and down the freeway 3 miles each way. brought it home still No, Leaks, No Smoke Nice idle. I hate when I fix things with out fixing anything. Big Mystery. The oil was directly below the dip stick tube, but that would not account for the bad idle.