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Originally Posted by nr7 The Fast Intentions cooler kit is a nice setup. Concern about oil temps have been eliminated for me. Can you summarize the gallery gasket thing? I

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Old 06-22-2021, 03:34 PM   #31 (permalink)
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The Fast Intentions cooler kit is a nice setup. Concern about oil temps have been eliminated for me.


Can you summarize the gallery gasket thing?

I take it the gallery gasket is a point of common failure that cause loss of oil pressure and perhaps engine failure and one must pull the entire motor to replace it? Does it fail w/o warning? Are you advising I get and oil pressure gauge engage before I proceed further? Or only if I am keeping the car long term?


$13,000 for the parts and $6000 for installation for another top that will most like fail in very short order.
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Thanks. I have plenty saved to handle this, and future problems (in fact I could, and in hind sight probably should, have spent a fair bit more for a vehicle for this trip) with the car, but the plan, as it always has been, is to sell the car after the trip. I love having a roadster, but don't have the space to garage it and it's just not practical for me as a daily driver.

That said, it is not my intention to knowingly ignore any maintenance issues in hopes of perfidiously passing them on to some future unsuspecting buyer. The car is now in significantly better shape than when I purchased it and, except for the added miles, I'd like to keep it in excellent condition.

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Galley gaskets are inside the timing cover. Your year has chitty paper gaskets that are guaranteed to fail eventually. When that happens your oil pools in the timing cover and your pressure drops. By the time the OEM oil pressure warning light goes on, the motor is already toast.

Replacing it depends on your skill level / tool quantity. When I did it, I had very little of either and it took me a month of after-work nights and weekends. Nowadays it would probably take me 10-16 hours, alone.
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