List,
Took today off to make it a 4 day weekend and began (to the Spit) re-bolting
the exhaust hanger straps with large flat washers...some PO had fastened the
straps with bolts only; the washerless boltheads neatly bored thru the rubber
straps...solved the banging rattle on turns!
So, I figured, since I was under "there" I'd check out other nuts-n-bolts and
viola....every bolt on the driver's side rear U joint mounting flange (the
one to the differential flange) was only finger tight - solved another random
mysterious noise I heard last week!
Gee, no odd noises for the moment, no oil drainback since I changed to a
Puralator Pure One oil filter, no pinging since I adjusted timing with the
handy vernier, 31.8 mpg last Sunday to a car show.....I think I'll treat her
to some Sunoco 94 tomorrow.
Have a great holiday weekend everyone.
Chip Krout
'76 TR6 CF57822U (Being Reborn For Y2K)
'70 Spitfire Mk3 FDU78512L
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