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Surf - No I still don't have it all sorted out. I don't know who to trust with the A/C. There is so much of the dash to remove (my guess) and everything being 30+ year old plastic that is showing cracks already around attachment screws really concerns me. If I could do the work myself then at least I could blame myself - I just have no experience and the right tools to do an a/c repair/replace and convert to new refrigerants. I did buy an Intellitronix GPS based speedometer input that will match the signal sent by the original transmission tail shaft sending unit in cycles per mile. I also ordered a new Idle Air Control Valve to install to hopefully fix the idle issues. This would be my second, but I did not have the more explicit instructions on "how to install" at that time. I just have not found time to get back and work on it. Summer is hard, too many things that demand attention, but not having the A/C limits the amount I want to drive the car. Black interior in TN hot and humid weather.
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Id call Chris Petris down in Alabama. He is a C4 guru.

https://petrisenterprises.com/
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Thank You
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Whats going on here gang? Anyone working on their cars in the winter months? :beer
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I have mine pretty well sorted out at this point, so it doesn't currently need much work, but I did change the oil last week. Waiting for spring here in MN so I can have fun with it again.
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That's awesome. A well sorted b2k is a great thing!
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Did get the starter replaced in 1988 #48 late 2019. Otherwise not much activity in my garage over the winter months except the use of the battery tender, still waiting for it to get a little warmer to try and tackle the oil leak.
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Peaven wrote: Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:46 pm Did get the starter replaced in 1988 #48 late 2019. Otherwise not much activity in my garage over the winter months except the use of the battery tender, still waiting for it to get a little warmer to try and tackle the oil leak.
Good stuff!! Been a while coming. Did you put a heat shield on it?
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SurfnSun wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:27 pm Good stuff!! Been a while coming. Did you put a heat shield on it?
Yessir, it has...I did put a wrap around it, works great! Also replaced the passenger door outside window trim but that damned oil leak is bugging the hell out of me, don't want to drive it until it's tight. Once it gets >60 in the garage I'll try again, one thing at a time...
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Managed to find some time to pull the oil filter adapter, now just waiting for a couple of o-rings from Wayne before cleaning her up and finishing it this weekend...
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Could that be the leak source?
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From what I can see, and the condition of the o-ring, I think it's a pretty good chance that's it...o-ring was flat and hard, so much so that it looked like it was a gap fitted ring but Wayne assured me that it was a rounded. Being in there for a long time with a lot of heat sure seems plausible that it would be the culprit, we'll soon see.
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Man that would be great! Fingers crossed. :beer
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Well Josh, nothing new to report as the o-rings I ordered from Wayne haven't arrived yet. Could've probably sourced something locally but figured I'd support CC and make sure I got the right stuff anyway. With winter weather rearing it's ugly head for the next 4-5 days I'll probably wait until next weekend...but the more I look over the old o-ring the more I think (hope) it's the culprit. Hard and brittle in addition to having some cracking in it, will see soon.
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Thanks for the update! I. Excited to hear if the ring stops the drip. I feel like you’re headed in the right direction. Can’t see how that thing would have been properly sealing. :beer

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Welp, got the o-rings and put everything back together. Think it was definitely worthwhile to do but I still have a leak, though it doesn't appear to be leaking as much as before. Checked the oil pressure sensor & switch, looks pretty dry there as well. Hoping it's not the china wall or rear main seal, next step will likely be to run out and get some uv dye to see if I can track it down that way...
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Latest update for `88-048, put some dye in the crankcase and it looks like the china wall...now just have to decide if I want to tackle pulling the intake or not. It's not a bad leak but I like to have everything tight. Family friend who's a decent wrench suggested I try some Lucas Oil engine stop leak...he's still a friend, but that ain't happening.
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That intake was from a 90. It didn’t fit great when it was installed and had to be machined a little. Of course that’s been 15 years ago, so perhaps it just needs a little R&R.

Yeah stop leak is a bit no-no.
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