Fixing Eddie

[firefire]

Greetings, Stein! Eddie is looking good!

I took the liberty of rotating your pic, not your tires. But the wheels look good.

My go-to for gaskets is Fel-Pro. Don't know anything about Cometic, sorry.

Hi. Now its easter holiday here. The snow is mostly up in the mountains were it should be.

Between 5 and 10'C in daytime. Even a little sunshine🙂. I am mostly occupied with installing a used engine in my f350. The original engine has a coolant leak from the block and an oil leak from the timing cover. Its a lot of work. And as a I dig in to it I find more and more worn out parts...And the donor engine is from a van which means there are a few parts that are not compatible with the pickup😯. A few days ago Eddie developed a ticking sound. It follows the revs.I suspected the fuel pump. But after replacing it the sound is still there. I also disconnected the ps pump, but the sound is still there. Its from the driver side of the engine. Have to look further into it. See if I can post a video.

Greetings Stein

[Gary Lewis]

Hi. Now its easter holiday here. The snow is mostly up in the mountains were it should be.

Between 5 and 10'C in daytime. Even a little sunshine🙂. I am mostly occupied with installing a used engine in my f350. The original engine has a coolant leak from the block and an oil leak from the timing cover. Its a lot of work. And as a I dig in to it I find more and more worn out parts...And the donor engine is from a van which means there are a few parts that are not compatible with the pickup😯. A few days ago Eddie developed a ticking sound. It follows the revs.I suspected the fuel pump. But after replacing it the sound is still there. I also disconnected the ps pump, but the sound is still there. Its from the driver side of the engine. Have to look further into it. See if I can post a video.

Greetings Stein

Stein - Glad your weather is warming so that you can get work done on your trucks. But that does seem like a lot of work.

On the tapping noise, might it be a lifter? Or an exhaust leak? Lots of times an exhaust leak sounds like a tapping noise.

[firefire]

Stein - Glad your weather is warming so that you can get work done on your trucks. But that does seem like a lot of work.

On the tapping noise, might it be a lifter? Or an exhaust leak? Lots of times an exhaust leak sounds like a tapping noise.

[Gary Lewis]

That sounds like an exhaust leak to me. I'd try tightening up the header bolts to see if the noise changes.

[mat in tn]

That sounds like an exhaust leak to me. I'd try tightening up the header bolts to see if the noise changes.

classic header leak. it has the pulse of a single cylinder. look closely when it has cooled off at gaskets, plugs etc. anything in the immediate area of the head-header fitment. often a leak like this will have a little black soot around the leak point and it can soot up the anything nearby also. cameras are very helpful seeing the back and bottom of each tube. you could just re tighten all the bolts, but I like to pair the visual with that. I have seen cases where header bolts were too long for the heads and if you were to tighten a bolt(s) that is already bottomed out in your aluminum heads you might be sorry. if you don't find any loose then remove an easy one and check the depth of the head threads.

[firefire]

classic header leak. it has the pulse of a single cylinder. look closely when it has cooled off at gaskets, plugs etc. anything in the immediate area of the head-header fitment. often a leak like this will have a little black soot around the leak point and it can soot up the anything nearby also. cameras are very helpful seeing the back and bottom of each tube. you could just re tighten all the bolts, but I like to pair the visual with that. I have seen cases where header bolts were too long for the heads and if you were to tighten a bolt(s) that is already bottomed out in your aluminum heads you might be sorry. if you don't find any loose then remove an easy one and check the depth of the head threads.

Hi.

Your analyses were right on. Tried to re tighten the bolts but it did not help. So had to find a new gasket to put on. Glad I have some spares of different stuff laying around🙂. Ataching a new gasket went well. No leaks. I checked the lenght of the bolts and they went in 3 mm more than the thickness of the manifold. Also had a little oil on the treads to make it easier to tighten them hard.

To celebrate this we went for a ride and to visit a friend 🙂 Greetings Stein

[Gary Lewis]

Hi.

Your analyses were right on. Tried to re tighten the bolts but it did not help. So had to find a new gasket to put on. Glad I have some spares of different stuff laying around🙂. Ataching a new gasket went well. No leaks. I checked the lenght of the bolts and they went in 3 mm more than the thickness of the manifold. Also had a little oil on the treads to make it easier to tighten them hard.

To celebrate this we went for a ride and to visit a friend 🙂 Greetings Stein

Glad you got that fixed, Stein.

Beautiful pic!

[firefire]

Glad you got that fixed, Stein.

Beautiful pic!

Hi.

We are in May and its getting warmer and greener around here 🙂. Finished the work on my F350 two weeks ago and she runs fine.

With Eddie there is still trouble with exhaust leak. Only a week after installing the gasket the leak was back. Cleaned the back of the headers and surface on the heads Of these 3 options I chose the Mr. Gasket Ultraseal 5930. But sorry to say that after a few trips it sounds as it is leaking. I will look at it tomorrow. Next alternativ is the Multilayer Steel . Next thing Eddie has a coolant leak that is a little on and off. When engine is hot there is no leak. The gasket is 2 years old. New gasket is on its way. Believe it is the gasket behind the timing cover thats leaking. We are planning for a trip to the Alps this summer. It will be with a group of american cars. So Eddie has to be sharp 🙂. So I removed the carburetor to check the torque on the manifold bolts. The bolts checked out ok. Cleaned for fried bugs Cleaned the carburetor for soot . Found the old distributor cap was near worn out. Had a new replacement. Here finished I also found a coming disaster here Must find a way to plug this outlet. Then I went for a ride and Eddie worked flawlessly except for that ticking sound when ideling.

Next week promises nice and warm weather🙂.

Greetings Stein.

[Gary Lewis]

Hi.

We are in May and its getting warmer and greener around here 🙂. Finished the work on my F350 two weeks ago and she runs fine.

With Eddie there is still trouble with exhaust leak. Only a week after installing the gasket the leak was back. Cleaned the back of the headers and surface on the heads Of these 3 options I chose the Mr. Gasket Ultraseal 5930. But sorry to say that after a few trips it sounds as it is leaking. I will look at it tomorrow. Next alternativ is the Multilayer Steel . Next thing Eddie has a coolant leak that is a little on and off. When engine is hot there is no leak. The gasket is 2 years old. New gasket is on its way. Believe it is the gasket behind the timing cover thats leaking. We are planning for a trip to the Alps this summer. It will be with a group of american cars. So Eddie has to be sharp 🙂. So I removed the carburetor to check the torque on the manifold bolts. The bolts checked out ok. Cleaned for fried bugs Cleaned the carburetor for soot . Found the old distributor cap was near worn out. Had a new replacement. Here finished I also found a coming disaster here Must find a way to plug this outlet. Then I went for a ride and Eddie worked flawlessly except for that ticking sound when ideling.

Next week promises nice and warm weather🙂.

Greetings Stein.

Stein - I hate to tell you, but I won't let anything from Mr. Gasket into my shop. Their stuff has gotten so bad that I won't use it. But hopefully the Multilayer Steel gaskets will work for you.

On the coolant leak, that doesn't sound like fun if you have to pull the timing cover. But if you are going to the Alps, you'll have quite the trip and need it to be "right".

Speaking of that, where in the Alps? Just curious as I was there last Sept/Oct. Loved it!

On the leak at that nipple, I ran an 8mm tap through the nipple to put some "teeth" in it and filled it full of J-B Weld 8277 WaterWeld Epoxy Putty. Crammed the epoxy in so it was coming out of nipple at the neck and then reached in the neck and flattened the epoxy against the neck. And while I did put a vacuum cap over it for safety, it hasn't leaked a bit.

[firefire]

Stein - I hate to tell you, but I won't let anything from Mr. Gasket into my shop. Their stuff has gotten so bad that I won't use it. But hopefully the Multilayer Steel gaskets will work for you.

On the coolant leak, that doesn't sound like fun if you have to pull the timing cover. But if you are going to the Alps, you'll have quite the trip and need it to be "right".

Speaking of that, where in the Alps? Just curious as I was there last Sept/Oct. Loved it!

On the leak at that nipple, I ran an 8mm tap through the nipple to put some "teeth" in it and filled it full of J-B Weld 8277 WaterWeld Epoxy Putty. Crammed the epoxy in so it was coming out of nipple at the neck and then reached in the neck and flattened the epoxy against the neck. And while I did put a vacuum cap over it for safety, it hasn't leaked a bit.

Hi.

Tested the mls gasket today. I could not see traces of a leak on the one I took out. But there is the same sound with the mls gasket too. I disconnected ps, alternator and ac just to make sure they did not cause the noice. And they did not ☹️😩. I fixed the leak from the nipple with a new cap and gasket sealant. It was a very tiny hole in the end of that nipple. Like a needle point. I guess your fix will be more enduring. I also replaced the hose to the expansion tank. I am a little lost considering the exhaust leak. Will try to loosen the bolts a bit and see/ hear what happens.

The trip to the alps will be Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. The Garda sea, Dolomits, several mountain passes. We will start from Oslo with ColorLine to Kiel 21. of June. The tour will be 3 weeks.

Greetings Stein