This Caused a Massive Engine Oil Leak During Startup of My Barnfind 1948 MGTC - Limit 55 E45
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Learning is hard sometimes. Persevere, learn, correct, move on- this is the tough part of the classic car experience, but makes (future) drives down PCH with surfboards sticking out all the more exhilirating. Thanks for watching and don't forget to like, subscribe & leave a comment!
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Ohhh that sucks, but you'll never make that mistake again. Great detective work. Keep up the great work. Cheers.
@@jeffharrison5265 never! Thanks Jeff keep well
Love your videos! I have inherited my dad's '49 MGTC that hasn't run in 20 years and I will likely be going through similar challenges when I have the time (hopefully not too long from now)... These videos are so great and will provide much help when that time comes. Thanks.
@@TrygveFaste thanks! Good luck to you and thanks for subscribing
@@TrygveFaste register with the TC motoring Guild, a great helpful group!
@@limit55 Good idea, I will! Thanks for the tip.
I will only say one thing. Excellence job. Learning is what it’s all about.
@@bryantsemenza38 it’s tough short term, but deepens your experience of life in the long term.
At least, that’s what they tell me.
Thanks for the support!!
OMG i admire your efficiency, 😮, soon you can return to the idle issue..😅
@@matsk57 one step at a time
I feel your pain! 6 remove and install cycles on my Triumph TR7 twin carburetors before they were right. All part of the experience I guess😂
@@gordonhack5212 the cost of doing business
Love your Vids- you scare me, working so close to that Pristine, "A"!
@@kentjacoby2869 me too sometimes!!
When you were talking about how you didn't get the flywheel machined even though you had highlighter the instruction, it made me think of a gaff I had several years ago. I have seen you working late at night and when it has been roasting hot. I goofed when I was replacing the exhaust/intake manifold gasket. I have a brake booster on my 1977 MGB and when I added the HS-4 carbs I had to purchase K&N filters that were conical in shape. My mistake was placing the mounting disc on the rear carb and I couldn't get the filter to fit. I just stood there glaring at it wondering why it fit before but not now.I had put the disc on upside down. It was 90 plus degrees outside and over a hundred in the garage. Brain fog had struck. Unfortunately your problem turned out to be far more involved than mine.
@@robertdavidson3090 we make the best decisions we can in the moment :-) for better or worse. Thanks for the note!
@@limit55 -Or- "I did the best I could with what I had."
I had an Austin America(😂😂 i know) but the same thing sort of happened to me! I hit the flywheel side of the motor on a rock which broke a motor mount but unknown to me it slightly bent the flywheel and that wore away the main seal until it leaked so bad ( a quart a day) and went through 3 starters 😢
Has the ship sailed on reverting back to the original scroll 'seal' ? Its not ideal but original.
@@markm781 the thing is the grooves in my crank are worn. I’m debating about doing this however. It is an option. Just feel I’ve gone through so much to make this work, may as well try with the correct seal.
I see. I hope it gets sorted, it seems the upgraded seal either works ok or they really leak, and such a pain to re-address. Hang in there!
@@limit55 May be time to grit teeth and, if the crank is in otherwise good shape, get it flame welded and re machined.
ua-cam.com/video/FLYdhfgF6Pg/v-deo.htmlsi=1aVZ5i6ikpXKBnCE "Been there, done that, got the tee shirt." Ran VWs in the late '70's to early '80s in SOCAL. The school of hard knocks is rarely cheap. Hang in there. Fatigue is a compounding factor most don't take into account. Almost inevitable when working, having a house own you, valuable relationships to maintain, yada, yada. Sometimes just need to say, as the Jewish sage put it, "Sufficient unto the day is the evil there of." and just go to bed. I love watching you work on this. One of my favorite young adult books was "The Red Car" still on the shelf. But at 67 decided it's time to let some dreams go. Also, if you do have to repeat the head gasket fix, consider using Loctite 545 Pneumatic/Hydraulic Pipe Thread Sealant. Technically for fine threads, it may still work better than the silicone. Best of luck.
Maybe put it together with Wingnuts so every thing comes apart easier next time?. I kid of course. There won't be a need for quite some time.
@@bryduhbikeguy hopefully not after this lol
I noticed that the head gasket went over the back water jacket instead of around it. Could that be the cause of your leak?
Maybe a little trimming of the head gasket there?
@@TannyOHaley hey Tanny anything is possible I suppose, I’ll have to take note of this when fitting the new one. Concerned about making adjustments to the gasket when they should sit so flush though! Hope you are keeping well
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Got out of the hospital a week ago where I almost died. I'm doing a lot better. Thank you.