Captain Obvious

Yup!! I hit the report button first for Mike and put up the "spot the bot" notice for everyone else.

Spot The Bot!!! 😀

Don't take a complete break... How about you check in once in a while at least? Monthly maybe???

Thanks guys. Appreciate the help.

Speaking of MIA... Anyone hear anything from Wayne @wal280z Last I heard, he was in the Virginia Beach, VA. I've been trying to get in touch for a while and have not succeeded. Would appreciate a hand if anyone knows him or is in the area!!

First drive! That's awesome! Congrats!!!

Will do. Thanks!

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Spot the bot!!! @Mike Can you please nuke these two recent bots? Why this thread all of a sudden??

What were the other two options other than zell? I got scammed once, but thankfully I used PP and (it took some time, but) I was able to get my money back.

@Mike Might want to have a look here.

It was supposed to be "your typo" (not the contraction you're), but I doubt that will be enough to make the connection. Your typo in the title of this thread... "Frange", makes me think of an old movie scene.

Can you take a pic of where it's leaking?

"This conversation can serve no purpose anymore." You win this round of Spot The Bot!!

I can't add much to the bolt hunt that isn't already covered, but I just wanted to pop in here quick and salute your typo.

Now get some sleep. 🙂

And the magic number is 11 rotations of the cam, or 22 rotations of the crank. https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/62752-bright-links-on-timing-chain-line-up-every-11-rotations/

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My daily for the last bunch of years... My trusty steed, my Civic hatch.

What he said. Just cap off the brake booster and the transmission vacuum lines for now. As for the intake/exhaust gasket, yes they are cheap and readily available. Only problem is in order to replace it, you need to pull both the intake and the exhaust off the head. And that extra trouble step is why sometimes people try to reuse the old gasket. If yours was in good enough condition to maybe reuse, then some silicone would probably make it leak free. But if half of your old gasket peeled off the head and stayed with you original flat top intake manifolds.... Well then, you're asking for trouble.

Oh, that was no accident. That was desperation and frustration right there!! Cutting wheel on a 4 1/2 angle grinder, and then a BFH to crack through the center portion that I only cut through partway (so I didn't cut into the axle flanges).

Glad you got it off. Now that it's off, can you tell why it wouldn't come off in the first place? In the past, I've encountered a thin "unswept" ridge of friction surface on the inside of the drums that would catch the edge of the brake shoes. Is that what was happening with yours?

Oh, and I don't see anything else glaringly wrong in the pic, but was wondering... When the flat top to round top conversion was done, did they (you?) use a new intake/exhaust manifold gasket, or reuse the old one?

Well let's hope fixing those two plugs helps your running issue. If the two 10mm head bolts were screwed in somewhat tight, they probably sealed "mostly". If those bolts are the only vacuum leak you found, they probably weren't large leaks.

Lol!! The Yarbinator. Love it! ☺️