Lickin Leaks with Ol John Lee

[Sharps40]

With much anticipation that this repair will work correctly the second time I did it, heres the details on licking another of Ol John Lees leaks....peskey intake manifold gasket at the reare was leaking and then I fixed it and it went from leaking a qt every 250 miles to leaking a quart every 100. So, no leaks after the wipe down and 30 minutes of idleing but tomorrows drive will tell the full story.

For starters, bump the engine around to TDC on the timeing mark for Cylinder #1



Double checking to make sure yer not on the wrong cylinder or stroke, the rotor on a 283 points nearly to the vacuum advance tube which is spark tower #1. Which is nearly in line with the inside rear valve cover bolt of the passenger side bank...good to know when reinstalling the distributer....



Lifting the distributer from its hole will reverse the rotor till it points at the points adjustment screw....even better to know on the reinstall, gets the dizzy in the right cam gear groove and a slight twist away from firing up.



Drain the water before pulling the intake manifold. If the neighbor or wifes cats are thursty, invite em into the garage for a slurp....antifreeze is very good for (killin) unwanted pets like kats.



Dizzy is out, cap is hangin out of the way and I've pretty well broken all the accessories and bolts away from the mainfold...carb stays on the manifold...no sense messin up a proper adjustment.



Gentle, gently, break the seal and slightly lift the mainfold.



Plug all the ports with rags.