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bad day yesterday.

Post by bencotterell » Fri Apr 04, 2014 3:22 pm

So yesterday my plan was to bleed up the brakes on my Lil sj. Started bleeding brakes up and the pedal went solid with the nipple fully open kept trying few different things but still solid took for test drive brakes worked fine so left it. while my mate was under the car he noticed a puddle of oil. As far as can tell its rocker cover so need to get new gasket. Then noticed a nail in the tyre got tyre changed over to a spare i had. Then to top it all off on my way to work the throttle cable snapped.
yesterday was a bad day

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Post by dan_2k_uk » Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:08 pm

Does the oil look like its coming from the back of the head and running down the bell housing area. If so it might be the dizzy housing oil seal as they are quite common.
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Post by bencotterell » Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:30 pm

dan_2k_uk wrote:Does the oil look like its coming from the back of the head and running down the bell housing area. If so it might be the dizzy housing oil seal as they are quite common.
it is leaking down the back will just replace both then i no its not leaking from there. Thanks .

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Post by dan_2k_uk » Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:40 pm

Just make note of which way the rotor arm is pointing before and make sure you get it back on the same tooth as not to upset the timing.
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Post by bencotterell » Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:46 pm

dan_2k_uk wrote:Just make note of which way the rotor arm is pointing before and make sure you get it back on the same tooth as not to upset the timing.
ok thanks just need to find the gasket for it now.

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Post by dan_2k_uk » Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:08 pm

Its an o-ring.

I did have the part number somewhere.
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Re: bad day yesterday.

Post by Jordi » Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:14 pm

I just used liquid gasket on the dizzy housing.
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Post by bencotterell » Sat Apr 05, 2014 3:31 am

Jordi wrote:I just used liquid gasket on the dizzy housing.
ive got some of that in the car will try that first see if it works.

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Post by bencotterell » Sun Apr 06, 2014 12:08 pm

dan_2k_uk wrote:Its an o-ring.

I did have the part number somewhere.
if you could find the part number that would be great

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