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I had a 48 New Yorker many years ago that this problem
occurred. It turned out that the head was warped. After they sent it to a
machine shop & put it back together, it no longer leaked.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:06
PM
Subject: IML: My 47 custom six
Hi everyone some of you may remember me. About four months ago
I lost my job. I decided instead of going back to work I would work on one of
my old cars that had been sitting for eight years, in a covered shop. Eight
years ago the car ran perfect, and looked great. It is all original even the
paint and really looks good. When I started it It wouldn't move cause the
wheels were frozen. I fixed the problem in the front two but never was able to
pull the hubs off the back . I broke two brand new pullers. Yes I took the
advise from all of the people on how to do it. I must have tried five
different ways. I couldn't pull the hubs but I was able to free up the wheel
rotation. So I decided to take the advise of someone who said to drive the car
maybe that would jar the hubs loose. But when i started the car it was running
really rough. I opened the viewing windows on the side of the motor and saw
two valves were stuck open.I took the head off cleaned up the valves unstuck
them and put the motor back together with a new gasket. Also I put a sealer on
all the bolts. When I started it, the oil mixed with the water. so I took it
all apart cleaned every thing up and put it all back together again. It ran
good but when I checked the oil it was cloudy again . I did it a third time
same thing. Even since I started working on this car I have made it worse and
worse. I no longer feel I can do anything to help this car. I use to be pretty
good at fixing cars but I guess That was all in my head because clearly I
don't know what the hell I'm doing. I guess Ill sale the car as is to someone
who knows what to do . Give me your e-mail and ill send you a
pick
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