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Ok this one's starting to get to me. Hang on, this will be a lengthy run-down: I must preface this with the fact that my knowledge of the history of the PO's work (or lack thereof) on this car is basically nil. So a while back I start noticing a very 'slight' stumble on acceleration. Nothing...

First noticed the smell of gas in the oil a few weeks ago. Went ahead and replaced the fuel pump since I'd learned the diaphragms can leak into the crankcase (no record of when the PO last changed it so it seemed like a reasonable place to start). Changed the oil and filter. Didn't notice any...

So the PO of my '68 Valiant at some point grounded the battery neg(-) to the engine block at one of the mounting bolts for the water pump. This seemed kinda odd to me, figuring that anytime you wanted to adjust it or take it off (like to clean it) that some coolant might drip out. Well, I...