OK,
If the king pins are that loose they need replacing, all right.
That's a danger to you and anyone you might run in to if they cause a
shimmy and loss of control.
As to the oil leak, it would appear that you've known about the
problem for some time and just didn't care. Fix it and quit polluting
the environment. I'm glad the inspector failed you so that you'll need
to stop the leak.
IMHO, there are too many owners who think that our LBCs are somehow
above the environmental needs of the planet.
My .02,
CR
Steve Shoyer wrote:
> I finally took my car to the inspection station, and I was dissappointed when
>it failed. In MA, the car (1980 MGB) is not required to pass emission
>inspection, just a safety check, which usually consists of makinmg sure that
>all the lights work, horn, wipers, etc. The technician failed me for two
>items:
>
> - He jacked up the front of the car and shook the wheels, and said that I
>needed a new ball joint. He said that the other side of the car wasn't as
>bad, that it just needed a tie rod end.
>
> - There was an oil leak. I opened the hood and saw that it was coming from
>the oil dipstick tube. I had tightly fastened the oil filler cap before going
>to the inspection station (it had been loose before), so it looks like the
>system isn't venting correctly.
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