Hey guys,
So I drained the oil in my '64 tonight to prepare to pull the engine, and as soon as I pulled the drain plug, I was hit with the smell of gas. I know there's several reasons this could be the case, but there's one thing that's sticking out as the greatest possibility.
The block itself is caked with oil, and according to the previous owner, this engine is freshly rebuilt (no documentation of this whatsoever, I'm taking him on his word at this point, but you can believe I'll be pulling it apart to make sure). Whether it was or not is not my concern at the moment, it's that caked oil. I'm thinking that when/if the intake manifold was replaced on the block after this supposed rebuild, the person who reinstalled it did not allow the intake to settle before torquing the bolts, thus creating an improper seal between the intake and the block.
Does this sound at all correct? I have not pulled the plugs to check for fouling yet, so I can't rule out the carb, and when it runs, there's no evidence of any misfire.
Any help or ideas of what to look at would be appreciated. Thanks in advance gents.
So I drained the oil in my '64 tonight to prepare to pull the engine, and as soon as I pulled the drain plug, I was hit with the smell of gas. I know there's several reasons this could be the case, but there's one thing that's sticking out as the greatest possibility.
The block itself is caked with oil, and according to the previous owner, this engine is freshly rebuilt (no documentation of this whatsoever, I'm taking him on his word at this point, but you can believe I'll be pulling it apart to make sure). Whether it was or not is not my concern at the moment, it's that caked oil. I'm thinking that when/if the intake manifold was replaced on the block after this supposed rebuild, the person who reinstalled it did not allow the intake to settle before torquing the bolts, thus creating an improper seal between the intake and the block.
Does this sound at all correct? I have not pulled the plugs to check for fouling yet, so I can't rule out the carb, and when it runs, there's no evidence of any misfire.
Any help or ideas of what to look at would be appreciated. Thanks in advance gents.
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