Posted by DAD (IP: 209.194.64.219) on February 13, 2000 at 07:28:30:
In Reply to: a couple "minor" problems... posted by Mike on February 13, 2000 at 03:07:58:
: I am new to this forum, but from what I have read it is killer.
: I hope to be a " regular" here from now on. I have 2/72 2 door Mav's.
: 1 ia a 250/auto, and the other is a 289/toploader, I am having a
: problem getting the clutch pedal to come back up while turning and
: releasing the clutch at the same time in the 289/4. The clutch linkage
: and return spring seem to be interferring with the steering assy. Has
: anyone ever encountered this problem before. Also, The 289 was just
: supposedly rebuilt by the guy I bought it from, but he went to jail and
: now I am having a a problem of smoke coming out of the the oil fill
: hole. Does this mean I have a bad cyl. or something?, the car seems to
: be running fine for now, I just don't want to damage it. It is a 65
: Mustang motor. If any of you guys can help me with these problems, I
: would be very greatful. Oh yeah, one more thing. I have a very small
: hole in one of my headers, not even as big as a pencil, any way to
: pemanently fix this? (A weld possibly).
: Thanx again,
: Mike
: First thing to do is run a compression test, find out if you have a cyl. bad. Could be a variety of things. Step by step testing will find it. You might consider a hydraulic clutch set. You can weld a small patch over the pin hole. Only a temp. fix though.