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Old 02-01-2013, 09:48 AM
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That's nice. Yeah, you're anniversary was kind of a bummer, wasn't it.
 
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The whole Christmas/New Year thing was not fun. I look at the picture of the prime rib I cooked on Christmas Day and get mad since I only had a very tiny piece of it.
 
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Well, do another one! I'm going to fry another turkey while I'm off this next two weeks. Gotta justify that expensive oil somehow!
 
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I got some used motor oil you can have Pat! I'll send it to Omaha with the wife next Friday when she flys out.
 
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No, I'll pass on that! I saved the oil from the last turkey, it's in the freezer. You can reuse like 3 or 4 times, as long as your strain it, then freeze it.
 
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Originally Posted by dustybumpers
Depends where the oil leak is. My bet everyone here says rear main seal.

My bet is valve covers. 99% of the time, that's the problem. Comes out the back of the valve cover by the firewall, runs down the trans, and comes out the bottom, right there at the inspection cover
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Cool, thanks Charlie. I will look at the back of the valve covers... hadn't checked there, just the front and sides that are easy to see.
Just pull the valve cover and replace the gasket.....use a thin layer of non-hardening make-a-gasket compound on both sides of the gasket.
 
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Howdy Roy!
 
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Originally Posted by Sailor_Roy
Just pull the valve cover and replace the gasket.....use a thin layer of non-hardening make-a-gasket compound on both sides of the gasket.
Gasket and the compound?

When I had my 76 F150 back in 1995, it was leaking at the valve cover (300 6 cyl)... I replaced the gasket, the leak stopped, then it started burning oil. I guess it just wanted to get rid of oil, lol.
 
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Less messy burning it.....
 
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I hope yer new truck doesn't need a engine overhaul Rob
 
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Gasket and the compound?

When I had my 76 F150 back in 1995, it was leaking at the valve cover (300 6 cyl)... I replaced the gasket, the leak stopped, then it started burning oil. I guess it just wanted to get rid of oil, lol.
Rob..... I use both. Helps ensure no leaks. Just my way of doing things...
 
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Old 02-01-2013, 02:37 PM
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Afternoon all. Sunny and warm here in BC. If you listen you can hear the snow melting.
 
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That's a wonderful sound Chris
 
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Afternoon all. Sunny and warm here in BC. If you listen you can hear the snow melting.
Howdy Chris!

That's got to be an awful, awful sound!
 
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Isn't it though. I don't think we have seen the last of the nasty stuff though. I don't expect anything really cold but I'm sure there will be more white crap.
 
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