Back to valve business.
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Wet with oil on the rim where the gasket would be sitting. Bottom near the center of the driver side valve cover.
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The top of the photo shows oil on the rim of the valve cover. I just flipped the cover over so the bottom is the top and the top is the bottom.
lord I should go to bed.
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shiney with oil.
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Other side of the gasket (which sits between the carb and the valve cover, is dry.
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white smoke after 15 minutes.
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This is the 2nd sparkplug from the rear on the driver side.
It is tan colored compared to all the other sparkplugs.
and after 15 minutes of engine running, it had something wet (probably oil) all in the well.
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Clean and no smoke on the other side.
Right up until I shut the engine off.
Got some water
Came back and started it up again.
Then the valve cover started leaking oil just a few inches to the left of dead center on the passenger side.
The driver side did not leak after I tightened things up a second time.
I do dread taking that cover off again on the passenger side.
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You can see the west spot and the white smoke on the passenger side.
I good day.
But neither a success nor a victory.
Just plan old progress made.
I should have a trailer available Wed or Thurs to trailer this over for the front end work and alignment. They said they would look it over for me and give me their idea of what's wrong with it.
At least the valve cover gaskets have been changed and that 1. makes it easier to diagnose and 2. may have cleared up a few leaks.
This is the end of the valve gasket story until I get more info and do more reading about what I should try next.
JW