Recent content by Gumby

I find it interesting that you prefer black RTV for the timing chain cover gasket and the grey stuff for the oil pan gasket. Care to explain this methodology? I'll wait to hear from Jeff before I go this deep. I hope at this point, he'll just take it back and inspect this stuff himself rather...

Yeah, I firmly believe that as well, but I have to run his suggestions first to show that it's more than just the fuel pump block-off cover gasket. That would have been smart. I already did the work, though. I put a new gasket on there, coating the outside of it with prime seal and the inside...

Okay, so Jeff (the mechanic) just gave me a call back after seeing the video. He suspects I'm onto something with the fuel pump block-off plate leaking out of the gasket. He doesn't believe the cylinder head gaskets or intake manifold gaskets are leaking, rather his hunch is that the fan is...

Okay, I put in a different bottle of UV dye in it and drove it 50 miles and the engine lit up like a Christmas tree. I took a video for my mechanic and just uploaded it to YouTube. You can view it by clicking here.

Could it also be the front main seal?

Is a 392 oil pan wide enough?

Thanks everyone. I called the mechanic and told him it's still leaking after 7,000 miles. He told me to have a shop closer to me look at it to find the leak and to make sure they take pictures so he can see if he'll have to warranty the assembly. I'd really like to find the leak myself so I...

Thanks, I just did.

Thanks, I checked after reading this. The oil pressure sending unit and the surrounding area is dry.

I'll ask the mechanic.

Both of these areas are dry on mine.

I think so. It didn't glow back at me with UV light but here is a picture of what I found after wiping it and driving.

When I bought my 1973 Challenger with a swapped 360CID, it blew a rod on my way home after purchasing. A local reputable classic car shop sent the engine out to get re-machined by a guy they trusted. When it came back, they noticed a crack in the cylinder head so they sent it back to the...

Ah man, I guess I have one. I just swapped it with a gauge cluster that I can see at night. I still have the original in a box and I thought it would be best to just hold on to it for when I sell the car. Do you think it's actually worth hanging onto? My '73 Rallye isn't completely original. It...