Re: [ihc] Never overlook the obvious, or even the oblivious

["John Stricker" <jstricke@xxxxxxxxx>]

I didn't mention front cover in the part you quoted, Ryan, but it wasn't
leaking from the timing cover or the fuel pump block off plate, if that's
what you're guessing.  Those were both dry.

John Stricker

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>
To: "John Stricker" <jstricke@domain.elided>; "IHC Digest"
<ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [ihc] Never overlook the obvious, or even the oblivious


> By front cover, do you mean the timing gear cover?
>
> -Ryan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Stricker" <jstricke@domain.elided>
> To: "IHC Digest" <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 21:43
> Subject: [ihc] Never overlook the obvious, or even the oblivious
>
>
> <snip>
> > can't find a crack, but the bolt is oil soaked and it appeared to be
> running
> > out of there, so we used a new bolt, wrapped in Teflon tape with "the
> right
> > stuff" pumped into the hole before we installed the bolt.  One good
thing,
> > though, was that the dye proved to us positively that the oil was NOT
> coming
> > from the front seal, distributor, valley cover, or valve cover gasket.
At
> > least we were narrowing it down.
> >
> > Finally, today, we decided to try a new approach.  We took the
alternator
> > bracket, a/c compressor, and alternator completely off.  We found a belt
> in
> > the shop that would run the water pump using the p/s pump as a
tightener.
> I
> > put another ounce of dye in 3 more quarts of oil and overfilled it three
> > quarts.  I was going to find a leak somehow, somewhere.  And I did.
It's
> > fixed.
> >
> > I've given you all the information you need to tell me where it is, so
> tell
> > me.  I may even give a prize to the person that comes up with the
answer.
> > I'll give you until midnight, so you'll have to email me and digest
> readers
> > just lose out.
> >
> > John Stricker