Recent content by Arno

Good morning, (in South Africa it's morning). I realise this is an older thread, but I do repairs and maintenance of these South African C bodies, and Tevin (green C body) is a friend. We really struggle with engine parts, as well as normal everyday items like brake pads etc. Our C bodies were...

Hi again. My parts finally arrived, and I installed the new chain and gears. What I found once everything was off was scary. The cam sprocket had about 10 teeth left, and the rest were either stuck in the chain, or scattered inside the timing cover! Amazing that she still ran, even though she...

Thanks for all the feedback, I'll let you know once I've sourced a chain and installed it. I'm wondering if the car could have 'hydraulicked' with the fuel in the pistons, and broken the plastic teeth on the cam gear. I believe our SA cars came with the plastic toothed gears.

Awesome... also good news for me, as I'll have to import the parts, none available locally. What do you guys think of this, instead of the chain:

Changed the oil and filter twice yesterday to be safe, and added Wynns Charge to the last oil. Flooded oil was slightly diluted, but not overly so. Guessing about 500ml of gas in the oil. She did smoke badly when she fired up after the flood, but that quickly went away, and not a puff if smoke...

Might well be the chain, as I think it's the original. First time I'll be changing a chain on a car, so I'm a bit worried. Looks like a bit job, with lots of bolts that may decide to break, or am I getting ahead of myself here.

Hi Commando, I also thought maybe it was a bit of paranoia, but the motor was completely quiet before the incident. We don't get Seafoam here, or STP either for that matter anymore. I did add a bottle of Wynns Charge to the oil, and let her idle. Sound is definitely coming from the front of the...

Ok, changed the oil twice and the noise is still there. She starts and runs fine, but the noise is bothersome. I listened with a stethoscope and it seems that the noise is coming from inside the timing cover. I also found the original cause of the flooding, which turned out to be a small piece...

Thanks for the confidence boost. I'll keep you posted once I've replaced the oil and filter.

Thanks for the advice, I'm holding thumbs that she'll be ok.

Thank you commando, I'll drain the oil soon as the sun is up. It's 02H30 here in South Africa.

Ah crap, ok. I drove her home about 5 miles, hope I didn't cause damage. Should have realised fuel got into the oil.

Sounds like it's coming from under the intake. Almost like the lifters on my little 71 Mitsubishi at startup when she's cold, except, it stays there in the V8

Hi guys, My 383 flooded badly earlier today and died while driving. Traced the fault to a sticking needle and seat. Fuel was running out of every orifice of the carb. Got her running, but the motor has a nasty ticking sound now... what did I break? really hope my motor is ok. She still runs...

Thanks for the info guys. Looks like I'll be doing some rubber shopping next week. I will load a pic of the rear of the car soon