I've been driving my car almost daily since I was able to determine that the
electric temp gauge was inaccurate and the car was not overheating. Thanks
to Jarrid, I was able to build a little 10V regulator for the temp/fuel
gauge that helped me troubleshoot the problem. Both the gauges are reading
pretty stable and I think the fuel gauge is correct but the temp gauge still
reads high compared to the mechanical gauge. Next I'll try a new sending
unit to see if that fixes it.
Back to my oil leak........I notice that the car was leaking oil (more that
usual) by the drops of oil up and down my driveway and the puddle of oil in
my garage but I could not tell where it was coming from. Today I got down in
there (the engine compartment) and wiped everything down, started the car
and watched. I noticed oil coming from around the oil filter but I check and
it was tight then I remembered that last time I changed the oil, I used a
compressor to blow the oil out of the oil cooler. Both the lines were tight
but the oil filter adapter bolts were a little loose. I remember that I had
to remove the filter block to get the oil cooler lines off. This was a huge
leak! It was seeping out from between the block and the oil filter adapter.
I tightened all the bolts and now I'm back to my normal sized leak (you know
what I mean).
Sergio
1967 Sunbeam Alpine
Series V 'AJNT 86'
still working on it but getting closer!
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