The oil leaking from the back of the block is most likely one of the two oil
pressure sending units-mine was doing this when I first got it, an easy fix.
Chris,
72 Lebaron
71 Lebaron and a bunch of other stuff...
----- Original Message -----
From: "joel hunter" <thejoel_hunter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:06 PM
Subject: IML: joel hunter's 72 imperial
> the car has been sitting at a lot for a while. i pestered the guy from
> august to april to get it. a few test drives here and there but it mostly
> sat. the yellow ignition wire under the dash above the brake pad is loose
> and causes the car not to turn over unless you giggle it a little. a week
> before i got it i did a test drive. a little white smoke came out the
pipes
> but only for a few seconds. once it was on the street it seemed strong. a
> little was coming from under the hood but only thin like burining an
incense
> stick so i wasn't worried. i ran it all last weekend( at least 50 miles or
> so), even on the highway. it leaks oil in two spots. at the intake
manifold
> on the driver's side (gasket i guess) and on the back near the middle of
the
> firewall where it meets the 727. this was weird too. the white smoke i
> thought was coming from the block is actually trans fliud dripping off
from
> the dip stick. i pulled over today and it seemed to spew up from the dip
> stick cylinder and drip onto the headers and smoke. well i hope thats the
> only area fliud is coming out from. the oil on the back of the block
triclke
> its way around the bottom of the pan where the 727 meets and drips off.
its
> lost half a quart maybe. sunday the engine started squeeking. it was
faint
> at first. i was gassing it up at walmart. periodically, it would stop,
then
> start. it is faint once i'm in gear and moving. today is was louder. maybe
> cuz of the oil leak i dont know. i thought i was the belts, the pulley, or
> possibly The manifold heat control valve. if anybody can give me
> suggestions, that would be great
>
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