Re: 318 oil leak (was:Technical Questions)

From: George Crockett (gcrocket@aol.com)
Date: Fri Oct 17 1997 - 20:08:08 EDT


Gregory M Smith wrote:
>
> George, when you say that your oil leak was at the seal at the
> back of the intake manifold, could you possibly be referring to the
> distributor shaft seal? Any information would be greatly appreciated. I
> plan on scrutinizing the leak further to try to pinpoint it's location
> prior to taking it to a Dodge dealer (other than Shelby Motors in
> Champaign, IL) to get it repaired.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Greg Smith
> '93 Dakota LE Club Cab 4x2 V-8
>
>Sorry, the leak was where the intake attaches to the valley between the heads. They had to remove the intake manifold to to replace the gaskets, probably added liberal amounts of silicon sealer also. If you do it be sure to replace the bypass hose which you'll have to take loose anyway, it a pain to get to. Good luck :).

George Crockett
92 SB Auto 5.2L
MSD, Accel, Edlebrock/KN, MP SBEC
dynomax cat back, 3.9 Sure grip
1-2 lowered, ARE wheels
never raced :)



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