oil leak
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oil leak
first of all Thanks Lazy K for helping me with the tranny. while i was under there i noticed oil leaking down the exhaust manifold. I'm new, i have an 89 E-350 van (just purchased) haven't exposed the motor. this oil leak seems to be in an odd place??? remember i'm a newbie
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You guys are OK with the little old ladies who point and say, "Sir! your truck is smoking!, its not on fire is it?"
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thanks for the replies. its the drivers side. its a van are the gaskets a pain in the **** to replace??
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Drivers side not too bad on F-series, van.....unsure.
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Well that changes the game. Yes, its going to be a pain, I have worked on Class C motorhomes(1 ton van chassis) with the 460. tight working space to be sure. You will be doing most of the work from the doghouse side in the van.
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that being said the fella that i just purchased the van from said that there are two manifold bolts that are snapped off (issue for smog inspect.) I guess i need to go buy some beer and get busy. do any of you have some advise for me as far as replacing the snapped head bolts? Also while I'll be in this area what else should i adress. when i get this thing on the road i want to be confident