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IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





LloydDobler posted:

Do get that oil leak fixed though, they hate that. Leaks shorten the day for everyone.

This, and also it must have been a fairly substantial leak. Tech inspectors before they let you onto the track don't usually get picky about things that don't look like they could be actively dripping while running, so if they sent him home after doing a pass that was a lot of fluid down.

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IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





"Just puke the extra on the ground if it's hot" was normal practice then, yes. But there's no reason you can't hook up an overflow to that and treat it like a newer car. Hell, track tech would be much happier with that.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





two_beer_bishes posted:

edit: went out to lock up the shed and decided to give it another try with the chain right up against the base and it came right off.

:toot:

And I'd flush the hell out of that cooling system with a garden hose after seeing that.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





You can do your best to mark the distributor position when you take it out / reinstall it but you should still be able to get it close enough without doing that and re-timing the engine is just regular work on a setup like that.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





If the goal is just being able to start and warm it up... pick a day and time least likely to be obnoxious to your neighbors and wear earpro?

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