78 Super Convertible

[dockane]

[dockane]

So I can finally say I have a running super!!!! not sure how but my plug wires were off. Wife’s uncle came over and we talked and with his help I got some backfires. Got the needed tool and fixed the problem. Running rough right now, but she is running. I have an oil leak that appears to be coming from where the intake connects to the head, cylinder 1&2 side. I’ll post a pick of the area in a little bit.
I am driving out to San Diego starting Friday, not in the super. It will be shipped out once we have gotten to San Diego. At least now the cost of the shipment will be lower.

[dockane]

Here is the pic of the area I noticed the oil. After I drove a quick drive around the block I noticed the oil, it was bubbling there in the area.

[Daddy o's 67]

What do your valve cover gaskets look like? Are they old and hard or new cork gsks?

[dockane]

[dockane]

So as I sit here in my house in San Diego waiting on the car carrier with my little Beetle, I find myself wondering a question that might be kind of stupid. If I change the shoes for the brakes only do I need to bleed the brakes? Everything looked pretty solid before I left but I know rear ones needed it and figured that I might as well do all 4 anyways. This will be my daily driver and I kind of think that being able to stop is an important thing for driving.

[glutamodo]

Just changing shoes should not require bleeding brakes. However the general rule is one should replace all the brake fluid every two years (but this is seldom done) and if one multiplies that interval into decades, it's not a bad idea to cycle the fluid out, even if, done right, you don't get any air bubbles in the process.
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[dockane]

[dockane]

Ok so I have noticed this twice now. When I start my super everything seems to be going fine. Once the idle seems to level out I get fuel pouring out of my oil breather. Not sure what is going on. First time I thought it was oil but oil level is fine and just did an oil change just over a month ago before it was shipped out to San Diego. I had thought that maybe the engine was flooded but now that it happened again today I’m at a loss. I was already to get her all cleaned up and drive around today but guess that wasn’t supposed to happen. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[Dwayne1m]

No "fuel" should come out of that fitting. That is for crankcase breathing only and it should have a hose that feeds into the air cleaner. There is no way gas can get to that fitting unless your crankcase is full of an oil/gas mixture which you would be able to tell by the dipstick. What you are probably seeing is an oil vapor which if excessive, would be caused by worn rings. If the rings are good all the vapor from the combustion will stay in the combustion chamber and be pushed out the exhaust. If the rings are worn the compression will seep by the rings and into the crankcase causing what is called "blow by" and that vapor goes out the crankcase breather which for you is that brass fitting on your oil fill tube. A compression test will show the condition of your rings & valves.

[dockane]

So I drained the engine today and about a gallon of fuel/oil mixture came out. Carb and fuel pump also looked fine. I ran the fuel lines and replaced any that looked iffy. I hand cranked the engine to get the oil mixed through, drained it and refilled. Oil came out clean and good, felt a little wasteful but glad to see just oil coming out. Refilled and jumped in to give her a chance to run but no start. Looked at my gauge and she is empty so I sprayed some starter fluid in the carb and she fired right up. So next step is get a gas can, filler up to then drive to a gas station to top off.