> My 1600 is sitting on my garage floor.
> I am trying to figure out what is grinding.
> The fan rotates freely nothing is binding there, and when I crank over the
> engine with a socket (plugs removed), I don't notice anything strange > either.
>
> It looks like one of the pushrod tubes is leaking oil. In order to take a
> closer look at
> it I need to put the engine on its side. Can I do this without wrecking
> anything (e.g. valve cover) ?
>
> Also, how do I fix that leak ?
Forget about the pushrod tube leak. If you *must* fix it, wait till the engine is back in. Then you can substitute a collapsible (coaxial) repair tube. More about that if you actually get to that point...
I would make a measurement of the crank endplay while it's out. That may or may not tell you something.
Have you got a spare tranny that you could bolt up in order to crank the engine over? I'm thinking of running the engine on the floor. If not run it, at least do a compression test.
Speedy Jim
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