10-19-2013, 08:08 PM | #1 |
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59A oil leak
My 59A, which was rebuilt 7,000 miles ago, has just sprung some kind of serious oil leak on the front end of it. Front of oil pan is soaked as well as the whole underside and the bottom of everything to the rear of that. It's losing a quart about every 300 miles. (Drove that far on a joy ride today.)
What likely gave way and can it be fixed without removing the engine? All ideas and suggestions will be appreciated.
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10-19-2013, 08:21 PM | #2 |
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Re: 59A oil leak
The list of likely causes:
Front seal leak. Pan gasket leak. Timing gear cover gasket leak. Or Blocked crankcase breather. Could cause oil to be pushed out the road draft.
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10-19-2013, 08:28 PM | #3 |
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Also check the water pumps if they are the original type that require oil to the bushing. I had a lot of oil leak out of mine after engine rebuild with rebuilt pumps some issue with the oil seal or felt or something,Skip had oil leak issues with this on some pumps but he made it right and I was happy that it was not a front seal and an easy fix
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Re: 59A oil leak
Do you know what type of front crankshaft seal was used during the last rebuild? Two piece rope or a modern one piece lip seal?
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So, which, if any, can be fixed without removing the engine and which can't?
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Also, It would be helpful to know exactly where that oil is leaking from. Have you tried looking under front of car while the engine is idling? If you decide to do this be careful. I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but it would be best to have the car on level ground, emergency brake on, wheels chocked, etc., while you do this.
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Henry, you can get an oil leak detector additive (oil dye) from NAPA.
Make sure to clean the oil, that has already accumulted, off the engine. Run the engine with the dye, and use a black light, and the oil leak can be seen easily, as it shows up as a yellowish colored oil. .
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10-20-2013, 12:41 AM | #12 |
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I guess it kinda goes with the territory when I drive my car as much as I do (1,500 miles in the past week). Won't stop me from drivin' though. I'll just keep dumping the oil in until I decide what to do to fix it. I'm not sure it's much different than when the car was new 65 years ago. It was only guaranteed for 90 days. My last rebuild lasted just slightly more than that. I expect Ford made a lot of money on their repair garages.
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10-20-2013, 09:20 AM | #13 |
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Wow Prof. Henry, I hope you can figure out where it's coming from. As one of the guys mentioned, if possible, wash off the front of the engine, or use Purple Power in a spray bottle (I like this for cleaning my farm tractors when I need to wash off grease), and then it should be easier to tell where your leak is coming from.
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10-23-2013, 02:19 PM | #14 |
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So,,We are all waiting......
Where is your leak,and have you fixed it ??? We wouldn't want a little oil to "Ground" all your adventures...Signed : Wondering..
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Thanks for your concern. Haven't put it in the air to see where the oil is coming from yet. Got some bigger fish to fry right now. Hope to do it soon. Still drive it daily though. Just watch the oil.
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Also, the distributor hold down bolts could have worked loose. Lots of oil comes out there.
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10-23-2013, 07:26 PM | #17 |
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Will check that too.
Thanks.
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Possibilities have been covered.
On the bright side your chassis is now rust proof! |
10-23-2013, 08:12 PM | #19 |
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All can be addressed without pulling the engine. You might need to unbolt the front motor mounts and jack up the front of the engine to get the pan off. Only if you need to replace the pan gasket.
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Seems a bit late for that "rust proof" part, according to this pic that henry posted a while back. DD
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