FB ute

[In the Shed]

Hmmmm……. Not good.

[Blacky]

So had a crack at fixing the FB Valdez today, whipped the side plate off and found a dag from the head gasket sticking out , figured that had to be the problem

Cleaned up all the surfaces, and the old oil that was everywhere, carefully reassembled it all , did a rocker set, fitted my new sway bar , did an oil change, topped up the gearbox, and kicked her in the guts.







Still leaking the bastard- but not as much




So I cleaned off the new rocker cover gasket, scrubbed the sealing surfaces with a scouring pad dipped in prepsol , checked the rocker cover with a straightedge and carefully reassembled it, let the sealant dry and tried it again- and the bastard is STILL leaking




Time for a red motor/5 speed conversion methinks ……….. fuggin grey motors ……


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[Harv]

Always remember the Plumber's Creed:

Do your best.
Silastic the rest.

Cheers,
Harv

[Blacky]

Measured up my rocker cover on the flattest surface in the shed , appeared the ends had about 20 thou or so clearance according to the feelergaugeometer so I took them to my mates machine shop and had them surface ground - he told me they were miles out , here’s hoping that was the problem. I initially had the Lanspeed one on the car but it leaked so I replaced it with the Speco one , now they should both be OK I hope





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[Blacky]

Just cleaned it up a bit, threw it on and no leaks dunno for how long …..




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[Errol62]

FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie