Oil leak-getting worse
 

I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been getting
worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the block.
I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back passenger
side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes out for
about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad while I'm
driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is it to
do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover, when I
replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts for the
head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any suggestions?

Dan
84 CJ-7

Re: Oil leak-getting worse
 

Hi Dan,
I really, really doubt it is leaking from your head gasket, there
is no oil pressure there, as the rockers oil via the push rods:
http://www.----------.com/oilgalle.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Dan Ferrell wrote:
>
> I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been getting
> worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the block.
> I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back passenger
> side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes out for
> about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad while I'm
> driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is it to
> do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover, when I
> replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts for the
> head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any suggestions?
>
> Dan
> 84 CJ-7

Re: Oil leak-getting worse
 

Hi Dan,
I really, really doubt it is leaking from your head gasket, there
is no oil pressure there, as the rockers oil via the push rods:
http://www.----------.com/oilgalle.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Dan Ferrell wrote:
>
> I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been getting
> worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the block.
> I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back passenger
> side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes out for
> about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad while I'm
> driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is it to
> do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover, when I
> replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts for the
> head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any suggestions?
>
> Dan
> 84 CJ-7

Re: Oil leak-getting worse
 

Hi Dan,
I really, really doubt it is leaking from your head gasket, there
is no oil pressure there, as the rockers oil via the push rods:
http://www.----------.com/oilgalle.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Dan Ferrell wrote:
>
> I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been getting
> worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the block.
> I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back passenger
> side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes out for
> about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad while I'm
> driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is it to
> do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover, when I
> replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts for the
> head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any suggestions?
>
> Dan
> 84 CJ-7

Re: Oil leak-getting worse
 

That was what I thought. But my knowledge of engines in minimum to say
the least. I just can't figure out where it is coming from if thats not the
place. I pulled all of the smog stuff off several months ago and pluged all
the leaking vacuum lines and thats when the leak got worse. I guess it
still might be coming from the valve cover, but it is strange how it only
appears down the one side for about 9 inches, and stays below the head in a
nice straight line.

Dan
84 CJ 7
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:4036A2EA.B46C5A7D@cox.net...
> Hi Dan,
> I really, really doubt it is leaking from your head gasket, there
> is no oil pressure there, as the rockers oil via the push rods:
> http://www.----------.com/oilgalle.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Dan Ferrell wrote:
> >
> > I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been
getting
> > worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the
block.
> > I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back
passenger
> > side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes out
for
> > about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad while
I'm
> > driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is it
to
> > do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover,
when I
> > replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts
for the
> > head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Dan
> > 84 CJ-7

Re: Oil leak-getting worse
 

That was what I thought. But my knowledge of engines in minimum to say
the least. I just can't figure out where it is coming from if thats not the
place. I pulled all of the smog stuff off several months ago and pluged all
the leaking vacuum lines and thats when the leak got worse. I guess it
still might be coming from the valve cover, but it is strange how it only
appears down the one side for about 9 inches, and stays below the head in a
nice straight line.

Dan
84 CJ 7
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:4036A2EA.B46C5A7D@cox.net...
> Hi Dan,
> I really, really doubt it is leaking from your head gasket, there
> is no oil pressure there, as the rockers oil via the push rods:
> http://www.----------.com/oilgalle.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Dan Ferrell wrote:
> >
> > I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been
getting
> > worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the
block.
> > I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back
passenger
> > side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes out
for
> > about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad while
I'm
> > driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is it
to
> > do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover,
when I
> > replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts
for the
> > head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Dan
> > 84 CJ-7

Re: Oil leak-getting worse
 

That was what I thought. But my knowledge of engines in minimum to say
the least. I just can't figure out where it is coming from if thats not the
place. I pulled all of the smog stuff off several months ago and pluged all
the leaking vacuum lines and thats when the leak got worse. I guess it
still might be coming from the valve cover, but it is strange how it only
appears down the one side for about 9 inches, and stays below the head in a
nice straight line.

Dan
84 CJ 7
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:4036A2EA.B46C5A7D@cox.net...
> Hi Dan,
> I really, really doubt it is leaking from your head gasket, there
> is no oil pressure there, as the rockers oil via the push rods:
> http://www.----------.com/oilgalle.jpg
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Dan Ferrell wrote:
> >
> > I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been
getting
> > worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the
block.
> > I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back
passenger
> > side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes out
for
> > about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad while
I'm
> > driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is it
to
> > do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover,
when I
> > replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts
for the
> > head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Dan
> > 84 CJ-7

Re: Oil leak-getting worse
 

Hi Dan,
I had a weird one like that, but I found mine when I replaced the
distributor. The distributor's base gasket was messed up and the oil worked
it's way out from there. The other spot I'd check is where your starter
mounts up. I've got a '75 so yours is probably a little different. Good
luck though.

Paul


"Dan Ferrell" <dkf92@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:OcyZb.126$ks2.63@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
>
> That was what I thought. But my knowledge of engines in minimum to say
> the least. I just can't figure out where it is coming from if thats not
the
> place. I pulled all of the smog stuff off several months ago and pluged
all
> the leaking vacuum lines and thats when the leak got worse. I guess it
> still might be coming from the valve cover, but it is strange how it only
> appears down the one side for about 9 inches, and stays below the head in
a
> nice straight line.
>
> Dan
> 84 CJ 7
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:4036A2EA.B46C5A7D@cox.net...
> > Hi Dan,
> > I really, really doubt it is leaking from your head gasket, there
> > is no oil pressure there, as the rockers oil via the push rods:
> > http://www.----------.com/oilgalle.jpg
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:--------------------
> >
> > Dan Ferrell wrote:
> > >
> > > I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been
> getting
> > > worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the
> block.
> > > I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back
> passenger
> > > side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes
out
> for
> > > about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad
while
> I'm
> > > driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is
it
> to
> > > do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover,
> when I
> > > replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts
> for the
> > > head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any
suggestions?
> > >
> > > Dan
> > > 84 CJ-7
>
>

Re: Oil leak-getting worse
 

Hi Dan,
I had a weird one like that, but I found mine when I replaced the
distributor. The distributor's base gasket was messed up and the oil worked
it's way out from there. The other spot I'd check is where your starter
mounts up. I've got a '75 so yours is probably a little different. Good
luck though.

Paul


"Dan Ferrell" <dkf92@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:OcyZb.126$ks2.63@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
>
> That was what I thought. But my knowledge of engines in minimum to say
> the least. I just can't figure out where it is coming from if thats not
the
> place. I pulled all of the smog stuff off several months ago and pluged
all
> the leaking vacuum lines and thats when the leak got worse. I guess it
> still might be coming from the valve cover, but it is strange how it only
> appears down the one side for about 9 inches, and stays below the head in
a
> nice straight line.
>
> Dan
> 84 CJ 7
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:4036A2EA.B46C5A7D@cox.net...
> > Hi Dan,
> > I really, really doubt it is leaking from your head gasket, there
> > is no oil pressure there, as the rockers oil via the push rods:
> > http://www.----------.com/oilgalle.jpg
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:--------------------
> >
> > Dan Ferrell wrote:
> > >
> > > I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been
> getting
> > > worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the
> block.
> > > I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back
> passenger
> > > side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes
out
> for
> > > about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad
while
> I'm
> > > driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is
it
> to
> > > do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover,
> when I
> > > replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts
> for the
> > > head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any
suggestions?
> > >
> > > Dan
> > > 84 CJ-7
>
>

Re: Oil leak-getting worse
 

Hi Dan,
I had a weird one like that, but I found mine when I replaced the
distributor. The distributor's base gasket was messed up and the oil worked
it's way out from there. The other spot I'd check is where your starter
mounts up. I've got a '75 so yours is probably a little different. Good
luck though.

Paul


"Dan Ferrell" <dkf92@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:OcyZb.126$ks2.63@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
>
> That was what I thought. But my knowledge of engines in minimum to say
> the least. I just can't figure out where it is coming from if thats not
the
> place. I pulled all of the smog stuff off several months ago and pluged
all
> the leaking vacuum lines and thats when the leak got worse. I guess it
> still might be coming from the valve cover, but it is strange how it only
> appears down the one side for about 9 inches, and stays below the head in
a
> nice straight line.
>
> Dan
> 84 CJ 7
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:4036A2EA.B46C5A7D@cox.net...
> > Hi Dan,
> > I really, really doubt it is leaking from your head gasket, there
> > is no oil pressure there, as the rockers oil via the push rods:
> > http://www.----------.com/oilgalle.jpg
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > mailto:--------------------
> >
> > Dan Ferrell wrote:
> > >
> > > I was looking at the oil leak on my 84 CJ (258) today. It has been
> getting
> > > worse. It looks like the oil is coming out between the head and the
> block.
> > > I cleaned the engine and started it up and could see on the back
> passenger
> > > side between the head and the block a small leak of oil. It comes
out
> for
> > > about 9 or 10 inches moving towards the front and gets real bad
while
> I'm
> > > driving. Is it time to replace the head gasket?? If so how hard is
it
> to
> > > do. About the deepest I've been in this engine is the valve cover,
> when I
> > > replaced it because of a leak. I thought about snugging up the bolts
> for the
> > > head first, but didn't know if that would help any. Any
suggestions?
> > >
> > > Dan
> > > 84 CJ-7
>
>