[T2] Failed emissions, Oil leak after 25 mi of replaced clutch
Michael muts at verizon.netTue Dec 2 23:03:00 MST 2014
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After all the fun of getting the 75 engine pulled and replacing the clutch disk (which was slipping and a bit oily, but engine was not noticably dripping) I tapped in a new seal into engine, replaced o-ring (old one was flattened but not stiff) and replaced flywheel OK. Had fun aligning the engine to trans, had to tighten up the upper bolts before enough threads showed for lower bolts. Ran engine a while in driveway, no leaks noticed. Timing OK, light on all four plug wires showed flashing. Drove it to inspection station ~ 12 mi and noted lack of power and a bit of vibration, like one plug was not firing or injector not opening. Failed for having hydrocarbons 422 where 300 was allowed-CO, etc was OK. (test done at idle I believe). We drove it home and checked spark by yanking all plugs, regapping a hair wider (it's the new Bosch plugs Bus Depot sells) and watching spark as wire was left on and side of plug grounded. All seemed to fire OK. The spark from coil center wire held near ground easily jumped over a 1/4", but was more orange than blue. Compression was 140, 120, 115, 140 - a bit wide but balanced and not 40 in a cylinder. Now I must ask- if a plug is not firing, the unburnt gas would enrich hydrocarbons, yes? An injector not opening should not raise hydrocarbons? But an injector leaking would? A leaky injector should not show the "lack of power" noticed? Advice, including the annoyance of pulling injectors in pairs (not enough slack in hoses for one at a time)? I have heard that too lean can cause unburnt gas- but usually it should idle terribly then, and it idles fine once warm. As we got home, it had trouble going up the hill to our garage, and then we noticed the oil trail- a significant leak, which upon parking on the flat, we noticed was from engine-trans junction, and checking oil level showed only a bit down, and looking down our long 800 ft drive, did not show drips beyond the house- what gives? A pan under bus showed not a lot of dripping once engine was not running. So it looks like another engine yank? MUTS Oboe/EH support = Michael's Ultimate Thumb Saver 93 Chevy Roadtrek 210P 78 VW Westfalia Camper
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