floyd
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I was scared there for awhile...now I need to know what I'm looking for.
I'm still trying to get this car ready for a road test,brakes are functional, carbs are cleaned, tuned as good as I can get them for now. I know the throttle bushings are leaking. While on that subject, I do feel a little movement in the bushing. But...whats the chances of just replacing the seals and that solving the leaking problem? not a good fix?
Anyhow, It's ready to put on the road and just so happen to think all this thrust washer talk I have read here. So I pushed the crank back and the little one climbed in and push down on the clutch. Not what I wanted to see...so I try it again...still not good. It moved probably a 1/8 to 3/16, just guessing. So I'm fearing the worst, falling washers. The car has 90K on it, so how has the p.o. driven this with trust washers laying in the pan.
I drained the oil and dropped the pan, no washers to be found in the bottom. I've read around and looked in the Bentleys, Moss, and Vict. book and boy am i confused.
How many are there....are they just at the rear of the engine at the #4 main bearing...and if they are how are they situated? I'd like to know want I'm looking at and for when I do take out the bearing cap.
Thank again.....
I'm still trying to get this car ready for a road test,brakes are functional, carbs are cleaned, tuned as good as I can get them for now. I know the throttle bushings are leaking. While on that subject, I do feel a little movement in the bushing. But...whats the chances of just replacing the seals and that solving the leaking problem? not a good fix?
Anyhow, It's ready to put on the road and just so happen to think all this thrust washer talk I have read here. So I pushed the crank back and the little one climbed in and push down on the clutch. Not what I wanted to see...so I try it again...still not good. It moved probably a 1/8 to 3/16, just guessing. So I'm fearing the worst, falling washers. The car has 90K on it, so how has the p.o. driven this with trust washers laying in the pan.
I drained the oil and dropped the pan, no washers to be found in the bottom. I've read around and looked in the Bentleys, Moss, and Vict. book and boy am i confused.
How many are there....are they just at the rear of the engine at the #4 main bearing...and if they are how are they situated? I'd like to know want I'm looking at and for when I do take out the bearing cap.
Thank again.....