Dan

[John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>]

>Subject: Plug wires
>
>I got new plug wires from Napa on Wednesday.  I got home, put them on the
>Scout, and it still won't start.  Had a friend look at it, we found gas in
>the oil (not good at all), and the carb was leaking again.  On top of
>that, I lost one of the the screws that holds the float bowl on. :(  So, I
>guess that it is going to get taken to the mechanic.  Hopefully it will be
>running without a problem when I get it back.  Just don't know how much it
>is going to cost. :(  
>So, what causes gas in the oil?  I rebuilt the carb last year, but I
>haven't changed the oil since I bought it, it hasn't been run that much.  
>Another thing.  Is it 'normal' to get smoke from the crankcase?  I don't
>really have an oil fill cap, and when the engine was still running, when I
>shut it off, I would get smoke from the oil fill neck.  
>This is all on a '66 w/ a 152, holley 1bbl.
>TIA.
>
>
>Dan Felix (taking a break from revising term paper)
>ICQ #19036198

Dan

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