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keiser31 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Such a beautiful car! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavis Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 (edited) 1 hour ago, keiser31 said: Such a beautiful car! Thank you, agreed! I wasn't in the market but when it appeared for sale in our local car club newsletter, I took the plunge. My first 'true' antique car and I am learning a lot about preciousness of pre-war parts. I have had it less than a year. Edited January 14 by ddavis addition (see edit history) 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavis Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 (edited) After the thorough cleaning of the pumpkin I have found that the leak is coming from the front (driveline side) differential cover, not the rear cover as I expected. The rear cover has a gasket but none is visible nor shown on the front cover in the parts books. I need to split the case there and apply some kind of minimal sealant- any advice of what sealant and method works well? Edited February 3 by ddavis correction (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Unfortunately, early cars seep…..and some leak. We tried to make one particular car 100 percent tight…..(1936 Pierce V-12) Spent a bunch of time and money to try and make it totally dry during a frame off……..it didn’t work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavis Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 On 2/3/2024 at 12:07 PM, edinmass said: Unfortunately, early cars seep…..and some leak. We tried to make one particular car 100 percent tight…..(1936 Pierce V-12) Spent a bunch of time and money to try and make it totally dry during a frame off……..it didn’t work. Your not the first person, with much more experience than I, stating I may be wasting my time trying to have a pre-war car with very few leaks. I will continue to fix what I can but I will be more realistic about my goals. I don't like having my car leave any mess when I go to a car show. Often the folks that let us use their parking lots for car shows are doing it gratis, so I take a BIG drip pan that fits in a contractor garbage bag. It is a pain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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