G'day.
I had a horrible suspicion confirmed more or less today. That fuel is somehow getting into the oil of my 1800 dual carb van.
My first clue was it got through $10 awfully fast, especially considering I was just doing the timing etc.
Next clue was the weird oil puddle it is making. It seemed awfully absorbable by everything.
Another big one was the oil level seemed to go up.
I didn't pick up on it earlier because my sense of smell is pretty useless.
Question is, what is the most likely culprit?
I'm using an electric fuel pump. Every time I turn on the van there is the "tacka-tacka" of it filling the carbs then it drops to maybe one "tack" every 30 seconds when they are full. Not perfect I know, but it doesn't seem like a gushing leak.
Also I generally don't have the van turned on unless it is running because of both pump and coil being active and all.
Is it:
* The latent pressure in the fuel line driving the fuel through.
* The electric pump not stopping the flow properly when the van is off.
* The carbies just letting fuel dump through when its running.
* ???
Also something worth noting is I have to keep pumping the accelerator to get it started, and it feels like it keeps starving of fuel.
About all I'll be able to do in the next week due to time constraints is reconnect the mechanical pump, change the oil and put some fuel in.
It's not on the road so its no major issue. All I have to do is move it to get another car out.
General_Failure Use your head, don't abuse it!
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Vehicle: 1975 Special order delivery walkthrough panel based LCA pop-top camper. Motor: Nippon 1.8L Single port Wasserboxer, Transmission: 3 rib 002.
Vehicle: 1975 Special order delivery walkthrough panel based LCA pop-top camper. Motor: Nippon 1.8L Single port Wasserboxer, Transmission: 3 rib 002.
