Allow me to introduce...."Chunk" (my 60 Build thread)

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Trapper50cal said:
Well,

Chunk is a Pagosa cruiser, now.

Unpacked the moving truck today.
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Good luck in pagosa bud! Nice 60 Btw

Justin
 
A very decidedly un-glamorous fix is next...Chunk is leaking oil from what appears to be the engine's side inspection cover gasket. A job that I really hate doing because I have to pull the AC compressor bracket to get to those front bolts cleanly. Clutch Master replacement went really well, though...no leaky:beer:
 
Update on the oil leak:

I'm going to state my theory on this and you guys tell me if I'm full of it or not...

So, I was elk hunting last saturday down near Chromo, Colorado and the smog pump began to tap real bad on the way up the mountain. By the time I was getting back to the highway after hunting, it was in full-blown, about-to-seize mode...cut to me limping Chunk back to Pagosa with the belt screeching like mad...made it home though without blasting the belt and without overheating.

So I gut the smog pump, take out the vanes, reassemble it to use it as a freewheeling idler pulley...otherwise leave everything on smog system intact.

It stops leaking oil.

Now, as previously discussed, oil has been collecting on the head by the #5 and #6 spark plugs. Right above that is a vent in the air cleaner assembly.

I have witnessed pooled oil IN the bottom air cleaner assembly next to the filter.

Here's my theory:

The smog pump/smog system was causing a crankcase pressure issue that was allowing excess oil to travel (either in vapor or liquid form) from the PCV line on the top of the valve cover into the air cleaner assembly that was then leaking out the bottom of the air cleaner assembly all over the cylinder head directly below it.

Now that the smog pump is no longer pushing air, the crankcase pressure has gone down an the PCV line isn't carrying oil into the air cleaner assembly to then exit through that vent.

OR

The lower crankcase pressure is disallowing the engine's ability to push oil through the side cover gasket....or both.

Seem possible or am I just dreaming this sh!t up?
 
Trapper50cal said:
Here's my theory:

The smog pump/smog system was causing a crankcase pressure issue that was allowing excess oil to travel (either in vapor or liquid form) from the PCV line on the top of the valve cover into the air cleaner assembly that was then leaking out the bottom of the air cleaner assembly all over the cylinder head directly below it.

Now that the smog pump is no longer pushing air, the crankcase pressure has gone down an the PCV line isn't carrying oil into the air cleaner assembly to then exit through that vent.

OR

The lower crankcase pressure is disallowing the engine's ability to push oil through the side cover gasket....or both.

Seem possible or am I just dreaming this sh!t up?
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The smog pump pushes air to the exhaust side of the equation (air injection ports or exhaust pipe) or to the air cleaner so I can't imagine taking that out of play having any effect on crankcase pressure. Maybe you still have a PCV valve issue routing excessive oil to your air cleaner, but without the air pump pushing air to the air cleaner it's not 'slopping' around enough to leak out of the air cleaner?
Butt
 
Butt Ugly Chuck said:
The smog pump pushes air to the exhaust side of the equation (air injection ports or exhaust pipe) or to the air cleaner so I can't imagine taking that out of play having any effect on crankcase pressure. Maybe you still have a PCV valve issue routing excessive oil to your air cleaner, but without the air pump pushing air to the air cleaner it's not 'slopping' around enough to leak out of the air cleaner?
Butt
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replaced the PCV valve...EGR?
 
Trap, oil/oil vapor can be pulled up into the air cleaner from the valve cover side and PCV. Since the smog pump is no longer pulling air from the air cleaner housing it might not be pulling the oil and vapors from the valve cover as much as it did when the pump was working. Therefore, the reduction of oil in the air cleaner housing and dripping is now somewhat eliminated/reduced.

I'd also check compression numbers and look to see how much blow by your getting for future reference.

That's my .02 on this occurrence... Good Luck Trap..

J
 
reevesci said:
I'd also check compression numbers and look to see how much blow by your getting for future reference.

That's my .02 on this occurrence... Good Luck Trap..

J
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Corbet said:
JT, if you want my compression tester or leak down tester let me know. Myself or M will be in Pagosa on Thurs.
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Forgive my ignorance, but wouldn't blow-by be evident in the way of blue smoke from the exhaust?

I would like to know my compression numbers though, as the engine has 214K on it...
 
Trapper50cal said:
Forgive my ignorance, but wouldn't blow-by be evident in the way of blue smoke from the exhaust?

I would like to know my compression numbers though, as the engine has 214K on it...
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Trap, I was not implying you have a blowby issue currently. Just a general statement to see where you stand for future knowledge, so you can gauge it, if you did.

Yes, blue smoke is indicative of burning oil. Rings are allowing oil to slip by. Constant blue smoke would be bad rings... A little smoke at start up and then dissipates in a short time.. valve guides..

J
 
reevesci said:
Trap, I was not implying you have a blowby issue currently. Just a general statement to see where you stand for future knowledge, so you can gauge it, if you did.

Yes, blue smoke is indicative of burning oil. Rings are allowing oil to slip by. Constant blue smoke would be bad rings... A little smoke at start up and then dissipates in a short time.. valve guides..

J
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That's what I thought. The other problem here is that oil is pooling in the aircleaner assembly so I imagine I can experience moments of blue smoke that can be attributed to that INSTEAD of rings or valve guides...Although I rarely experience blue smoke at all...super cold mornings upon shifting right after start-up which I attribute to valve guides/rings.
 
Okay, it's been a while...being married and moving to a different town will do that to a build...

Let's see:

Smog pump seized while Elk hunting....had to devane and re-install

AC compressor started making weird moaning sound...prob. pulley bearing...cut the belt to it - Wah Lah, sound gone.

Had to put a new battery in it...overcharging alt (bad VR) boiled it.

High Pressure line on PS ruptured...Luckily, Don at Wolf Creek Rod Works had a part out 60 that I sniped a replacement from...installed - fixed, nice!

I finally decided to treat myself to a goodie/add-on... got this:



Thanks Cruiser Corps!

Install:

Cutting down the high spots...







Sand er down...

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Follow the directions!....

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Wedges and weight...

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We'll see how I did in about 4 hours.

Next up is going to be a bit more involved...:eek::eek::eek:



 
Nice dude!! That dash cap from Cruiser Corps is on my list of things I want to do and my dash looks almost exactly like yours. But first I bought myself a nice new head unit (JVC KD-X50BT) for a whooping $80!

How hard was the install? Did it take you long?
 
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