Ok I spent the weekend trying to get my mustang running since its been sitting for close to a year. The engine ended up being flooded out (which caused a nice backfire )
Well after cleaning the plugs it started up and ran. I noticed I had some gas leaking from the carb right by the linkage so I shut her down pull the carb and saw that both gaskets were dry rotted and cracked, replaced those and it still leaks so im going to rebuild the carb.
After that I check the oil and there was gas mixed in with it so I drained all the oil and it had about a quart of gas in the oil. Could this be from the gas leaking out of the carb and onto the valve cover and seeping into the valve cover? I changed the oil and im gonna go back tonight and see if any more has leaked into the oil. Other than it leaking in from the valve cover how else could it get into the oil? could I have a bad piston ring that is letting it seep by? Wouldnt this let oil into the gas and cause blue smoke? There isnt any blue smoke when it runs. I'll check the compression on all the cylinders tonight too.
Well after cleaning the plugs it started up and ran. I noticed I had some gas leaking from the carb right by the linkage so I shut her down pull the carb and saw that both gaskets were dry rotted and cracked, replaced those and it still leaks so im going to rebuild the carb.
After that I check the oil and there was gas mixed in with it so I drained all the oil and it had about a quart of gas in the oil. Could this be from the gas leaking out of the carb and onto the valve cover and seeping into the valve cover? I changed the oil and im gonna go back tonight and see if any more has leaked into the oil. Other than it leaking in from the valve cover how else could it get into the oil? could I have a bad piston ring that is letting it seep by? Wouldnt this let oil into the gas and cause blue smoke? There isnt any blue smoke when it runs. I'll check the compression on all the cylinders tonight too.