I haven't driven the car. Well, just a quick jaunt before I bought the car on a gravel road really slow because the brakes hardly worked. The car has been on jack stands since I brought it home. A leaky axle seal was one of its problems. I finally got everything fixed that needed immediate attention, fired the car up for a quick test and inspection and saw the axle was still leaking. How long could it have been driven like this? I don't know. The car was last licensed in 2019. It belonged to a Missouri farmer. It wasn't a primary car. Anyhow, I guess I'm going to drop the cradle and send the transmission off the be overhauled. Hopefully it can be fixed successfully.
On the plus side, the engine has an oil leak and it is probably the rear main seal. I could live with this. Well, this will get fixed too. I'll re-gasket the engine while it is out. I'll remove the exhaust and most all components for the primary reason of breaking lose 30+ year connections. This way if something needs services later I can be certain that the bolts and nuts will come loose easily and not break. I'll take care of other things that will be easy with the engine out. I'll clean up the engine bay as well. I won't do a concourse restoration, but it will all look newish when it goes back together and hopefully be super reliable. I'm about tired of working on the thing. I just keep chugging along.
------------------ Stanton '88 Formula, red on gray
[This message has been edited by oneinch (edited 02-06-2021).]
