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I remember reading a previous post regarding this same issue. Please don't take offence when I ask you a potentially embarressing question... Is it possible you've cross connected the fuel return to the vacuum system? Someone else did that on here, and had the exact results you've described. Apparen...

It seeps out the rear towards the center and a little to the right of center. It also seems to sneak out of the front at times. It's like it's posessed, and it's goal is to take my soul!!

I rebuilt my engine from the ground up at 191061. After 1000 miles I switched to synthetic oil. I've sufferred from a weepy valve cover gasket ever since. I replaced the gasket with a one piece rubber unit, as well as the studs to match. I've changed covers. I've hammered everything flat (sealing fl...

I got around to checking out the PEX. Wow. That won't work in my system. It might be compatable, but criminy it's stiff! That defeats the whole intent! Nope. Not using that.

I, too, spoke w/ Jack. I tried it... he's right. The 1/8" NPT screws right in. Use about 3-4 wraps of teflon tape and it won't leak. It is also quite reversable. When troubleshooting my oil pressure problems, I changed back and forth several times with no degradation whatsoever, and never any l...

its molecular structure bears the same relationship to polyethylene as graphite does to diamond or natural rubber does to a cured tire You have a way of showing me the light! I definitely feel I have a better understanding of the material after reading this. I'm not seeing anything yet that would m...

Since a water heater should be able to easily achieve 140 deg f, I would expect that 130 to 140 f with bio should be an achievable standard. For my processor, I don't expect to need flexibility... structural rigidity is actually a plus. The question would then fall to whether sharkbite fittings can ...

I've never even handled PEX yet, so I'm a little disadvantaged. I don't yet know exactly how flexible the stuff is. What I do know is that it's Polyethylene, which is known to withstand biodiesel, and that it's supposed to be able to deal with hot water due to the molecular alignment and bonding. I ...

I rebuilt the engine about a year ago. I've never done a compression check on it. The temperatures around here have been dipping into the 20's. The cold start advance hasn't worked since I had the IP rebuilt. The engine was getting harder and harder to start cold. I found two dead glow plugs, cyl's ...

I, too have an '81. Contrary to what the books show, mine is a slow glow system. The last time I replaced my relay, they sold me a fast glow relay and I started having to cycle a couple of times before things would work correctly. I finally just disconnected the lead from the temperature sensor and ...

I've checked my bolts (and replaced them all to be sure). I even lock-tighted them in (the blue, not the red). Yes, it could be a bent valve cover. I've checked it and played with it and swapped it with another (used, of course). I've replaced the hold down strips (both front and back). I don't seem...

Mine's a single port, dead center top of the intake manifold, towards the front (air filter end). I noticed that there was cast aluminum directly behind where it entered the intake manifold, preventing it from being in the direct flow of air. Should I play around with extending the port lower so tha...

I've sufferred from a weepy valve cover gasket since the day I finished my rebuild. I've upgraded to a solid rubber gasket, I've tinkered and toyed and no matter what, I always seem to get a small weep out the rear onto the exhaust manifold at freeway speeds. I've even tried black RTV on the gasket....

I had really good luck getting a large kit from ebay. It cost me about $5 plus shipping. I recommend you give it a shot... maybe put it in your favorite searches or something.

and some more.... Q: What happens when you try to treat that annoying squeeking timing belt with talcum powder when the engine's running? A: 25 years later and your thumbnail still hasn't grown back right! Q: What happens if you forget to connect the aftermarket moon roof to the roof before you hit ...