DQ81
'73 Dart
So I've finally got a good 904 in my Dart, replaced the distributor, adjusted the kickdown linkage and have an engine that runs pretty well and can be dressed up with the cam, intake and 4bbl that currently decorate my living room hahah
The 904 shifts wel etc.
Now my car has decided to pee all over the street.:angry7:
I have a trans leak and an engine oil leak. The trans leak seems pan related, as I have gasket and filter lying around anyway that will probably get solved pretty soon.
the worse of the leaks is the oil leak, can't figure out where the hek it's coming from.
Passenger side front of the engine, idling a half hour long no leakage, rev it up, no leaking. Take it for a drive, just up and down my street 2 mile round trip tops, get up to speed, hit about 5k rpm once or twice, come home and:
The front of the valve cover (psngr side at crank) is covered in oil, so is the breather, the fuel pump etc. basically that whole side of the engine at the front and it's already leaking down onto K-member and header getting all smokey.
I can't tell if it's coming from above and dripping down or from below and blowing up.
Either way I'm 99% sure it's not my pan gasket, it's only slightly damp from trickle down oil. Once I park the car oil drips down onto the K-frame and on the street at a rate of about a dime size dollop per 10 seconds, leaking probably a pint in total. That's quite a bit at quite a rate...
I have a breather on the side that leaks, right above the leak, the other side which stays bone dry (drivers) is plugged and has no ventilation. If anything you'd expect that side to leak if it were crankcase ventilation related.
No PCV installed.
I have chrome valve covers, just replaced the gaskets but I'd never been able to wind the motor up under load before so I can't say for sure if the two are related. but I get the idea it's blowing out of the dipstick tube...maybe the cover is bent and isn't sealing properly.
Any Ideas?
The 904 shifts wel etc.
Now my car has decided to pee all over the street.:angry7:
I have a trans leak and an engine oil leak. The trans leak seems pan related, as I have gasket and filter lying around anyway that will probably get solved pretty soon.
the worse of the leaks is the oil leak, can't figure out where the hek it's coming from.
Passenger side front of the engine, idling a half hour long no leakage, rev it up, no leaking. Take it for a drive, just up and down my street 2 mile round trip tops, get up to speed, hit about 5k rpm once or twice, come home and:
The front of the valve cover (psngr side at crank) is covered in oil, so is the breather, the fuel pump etc. basically that whole side of the engine at the front and it's already leaking down onto K-member and header getting all smokey.
I can't tell if it's coming from above and dripping down or from below and blowing up.
Either way I'm 99% sure it's not my pan gasket, it's only slightly damp from trickle down oil. Once I park the car oil drips down onto the K-frame and on the street at a rate of about a dime size dollop per 10 seconds, leaking probably a pint in total. That's quite a bit at quite a rate...
I have a breather on the side that leaks, right above the leak, the other side which stays bone dry (drivers) is plugged and has no ventilation. If anything you'd expect that side to leak if it were crankcase ventilation related.
No PCV installed.
I have chrome valve covers, just replaced the gaskets but I'd never been able to wind the motor up under load before so I can't say for sure if the two are related. but I get the idea it's blowing out of the dipstick tube...maybe the cover is bent and isn't sealing properly.
Any Ideas?