Hi guys from Dublin ireland
I’ve got a 65 Chrysler Newport 383 Big Block.
It has been sometime since it has been driven.
Today I tried charging the battery didn’t get it fully charged tried cranking it a good few times almost started but didnt.
Just bought a new battery put it in a few back fires through the carb and it started fine. Drove it around the block and noticed when I came back that it is leaking at the intake manifold gasket and out of the dipstick. I guessed I had a backfire out of the intake causing this and the crankcase pressure blew it out the dipstick.
I’m going to strip it tomorrow!
Should I be worried or is it simply that it may just have coincidently blown an intake gasket ? Hopefully I Havnt done further damage.
Car seems happy and is running fine.
Thanks
Cian
I’ve got a 65 Chrysler Newport 383 Big Block.
It has been sometime since it has been driven.
Today I tried charging the battery didn’t get it fully charged tried cranking it a good few times almost started but didnt.
Just bought a new battery put it in a few back fires through the carb and it started fine. Drove it around the block and noticed when I came back that it is leaking at the intake manifold gasket and out of the dipstick. I guessed I had a backfire out of the intake causing this and the crankcase pressure blew it out the dipstick.
I’m going to strip it tomorrow!
Should I be worried or is it simply that it may just have coincidently blown an intake gasket ? Hopefully I Havnt done further damage.
Car seems happy and is running fine.
Thanks
Cian
