burning/leaking oil

#11

On Mar 27, 11:11 am, Mike Romain <roma... (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote:

Quote:

petethepirate wrote:
sounds like good advice all around- ill try to scrounge up some money
to get a new valve cover gasket some time this week, and ill let you
folks know what happens. on my nonexistant salary, its hard enough to
buy gas to go to school, much less money for repairs. blew all my
money on my wreck last year.

If you are even half way handy, it isn't hard to change a cover gasket.

You might even find no gasket exists, they only come glued onto a new cover.

If this is the case, then a 'really' good clean (even a fingerprint will
ruin the job) and then a bead of 'sensor safe' RTV will make a new
gasket for you. This should set you back about ten bucks in parts and
cleaning fluid....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

I used half a can of gasket cleaner, $3.50 for the can. And Fel-Pro
part # VS50022C-1 at AutoZone for $4.99. It took me about me about 2
beers while watching a basketball game to get the whole thing
finished. The oil filter adapter o-rings are less than 5 dollars.

#12

On Mar 27, 11:31 am, "wfpearson" <wfpear... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

On Mar 27, 11:11 am, Mike Romain <roma... (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote:

petethepirate wrote:
sounds like good advice all around- ill try to scrounge up some money
to get a new valve cover gasket some time this week, and ill let you
folks know what happens. on my nonexistant salary, its hard enough to
buy gas to go to school, much less money for repairs. blew all my
money on my wreck last year.

If you are even half way handy, it isn't hard to change a cover gasket.

You might even find no gasket exists, they only come glued onto a new cover.

If this is the case, then a 'really' good clean (even a fingerprint will
ruin the job) and then a bead of 'sensor safe' RTV will make a new
gasket for you. This should set you back about ten bucks in parts and
cleaning fluid....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

I used half a can of gasket cleaner, $3.50 for the can. And Fel-Pro
part # VS50022C-1 at AutoZone for $4.99. It took me about me about 2
beers while watching a basketball game to get the whole thing
finished. The oil filter adapter o-rings are less than 5 dollars.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Jeezus if you're broke buy a quart of Wal-Mart oil once every three
weeks and make a point not to be lazy about checking it.

A little over $10 at 1.50 ea gets you well past the semester....

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