Recent Content by rhinomahn

KDP confirmed...the good news is the cover is off and all gear appear "whole." Now the question remains: Do I undertake this my self? I'll be honest the "pulling the cam" bit is more than I've done previously.

Well crud again... Looks suspiciously KDP'ish! I found it in the area of the leak. It still runs so the failure doesn't seem catastrophic....maybe. I can't tell for sure but there seems to be damage to the timing case where the KDP is located...so I'm going with KDP and I do feel I'm in over...

It is a '95...not '85 as stated above (can't edit...odd). It's actually not the cover that's leaking but the case itself. I can see a bit of failed gasket just below the fan pulley mount (when it's removed). I suspect my first choice is to remove the bit-o-failed-gasket, clean the are really...

Well crud! After pulling the fan pulley mount off I saw the culprit...the gasket on the back of the timing gear housing failed....yeah, the one between the block and the timing gear case. Has anyone replaced or possibly repair (yeah, right!) one of these? Looks like a bit job!

Good news! I believe I've found the source of the "big" leak. The light "arrow" just above the stationary serpentine idler points to the location I see oil flowing. It appears to be originating from behind the fan pulley mount. I'm off to research but thought I'd post here in case someone has...

Thank you for the post. The truck is a '85 12v. The oil is coming down the front of the motor and the fan catches a fair bit of it and throws it over the front of the engine and compartment. Thank you as well for the post. My first order of business, after sleeping on it, is to limp it over to...

A bit of back story: My Holset HX35 seized so I replace it with new one. I changed the oil and filter at the same time did over fill by a 1/2 quart or so. All went well and my test drive was uneventful...it was good to have the truck back. It has just shy of 395,000 miles and runs like a top...