1935 Chevy Gasser

I couldn’t continue on the exhaust yet cause my kitchen is in shambles. Garage is filled with kitchen tables chairs and appliances. No room to work and I gotta wait till the kitchen stuff moves back. So tonight while I was in the garage I figured I would check for fuel leaks so I switched on the fuel pump and checked for an irrigation display and nothing Leaked. I don’t know what it is but I’ve had those lines on for 13 years and they never leaked. I’ve had needles and seats go bad and the accelerator pumps leaked last year. The hoses are holding steady. I gotta go for a ride soon. I took this pic with 7 lbs of fuel pressure With the pump running.

I finally got out today and drove my coupe for an inspection. When I got there the car had some smoke coming off the side of the engine. People were giving thumbs up and pointing you’re smoking. Lol. How embarrassing. I thought it was strange because I just replaced the valve cover gaskets recently. I snugged down the hold down T handles and they were tight yet the leak came from the back of the cover. Then I pondered how I used the studs on thicker gaskets. I measured the stud depth and both the hold downs and the head proved the stud was too long. I cut a quarter inch off and fixed it. I then used some Nox on polish on the header and took off the burnt oil. I love the powder coating. Easy to maintain. I ran it and the leak was gone.