Check your muffler and make sure it's not rubbing on the axle. I had that happen to me a month ago. Apparently a clamp was loose for that rear section allowing the driver side muffler pipe to rub the axle.
I thought it was bearings and diff. Turns out it was a 2 minute fix.

 

Sadly I wish it was a simple fix like that. Already checked, but I sure do appreciate that heads-up.

I'm good at ploughing head first into something thinking the problem is more complex than it is...

Phil
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Diagnosis: Begin!

Got the car jacked up, wedged the gas pedal down and went poke the stethoscope about. Right rear hub is noisy. Guess I'll get those on order.

Phil

 

Please tell me you weren't doing this with only a jack to support the car?

 

No, there's also stands under the rear and chocks in front of the front wheels.

Just the angle I took the photo from!

 

I washed it and made it look nice.

 

Welp.


That's wrecked also.

A closer look shows that was well past it's prime.

All new wheel bearings up back and the car is silent. What a difference. Also hard to tell where the noise was coming from.

Phil​​

 

Put fuel in.

​​​​​​Gauge took most of the day to register the change. Is that normal?

 

Nope.

 

Didn't think so. I'm used to slow Ford gas gauges but this one is ... Lazy.

Sender is probably sticky.

 

Don't forget to order a new sealing ring. The sender doesn't come with it.

 

Until it ceases altogether, this one can stay. It's slow, but accurate (once it gets the news).

Phil

 

Considering how long you car was stood Phil, it might improve with use. Old fuel varnished up on the sender could be making it sticky & the fresh fuel around it might dissolve those deposits given a bit of time.

 

Yeah, I can dump some B12 into it and see if that helps.

Doesn't help though that the fuel here froths so much you get half a tank of foam and half a tank of liquid. The foam takes a while to dissipate so filling the tank fully is difficult.

Phil

 

That sounds rather annoying.

 

I don't know if I'm getting oil in the breather because if I just pootle about, drive slow, moderate acceleration, up to 50 the car is fine.

If I do an extended higher speed run, 70 ish for ten miles or so then come to a stop the car smells very blue, burning oil for about 30 seconds. No visible smoke, but it smells. Not like hot oil on a manifold, like burning in cylinders.

If it sits and idles for a long while, then rev it- clean. Nothing. Doesn't seem like it's getting past the valves.

Oil through the breather and burning at a stop after a high speed run is a known issue?

Phil

 

Installed some fancy shmancy LED reverse lights.

 

Well now.....you can see what's behind you. The alternative
is not so nice.

 

Phil, I imagine you did the drill bit in the drivers side valve cover for the part load breather?

 

No, but I had to replace that pipe because the original corrugated plastic tube had split. (Was replaced with rubber pcv hose of the same diameter).

I can pop that all apart and make sure it's clear.

Phil