What's causing this mess?, 1973 2.0 with 90,000 miles. Options

[DdHavtech]

I think I know the answer - but seems a bit excessive.

The shifter cover was just removed and cleaned. Doesn't seem like the shift seal is the problem.

Thanks

[technicalninja]

Coin operated car wash?wtf is that

Decades ago you could drive up to a car wash and wash your car for a quarter!

Now it takes a whole roll...

You rip you couch apart, dig under the seats and center console in your car and maybe find enough quarters for 5 minutes of high-pressure action.

Where I'm at, if the owner of the self-serve car wash saw you cleaning the undercarriage or individual greasy parts, they will have a SHIT FIT.

You will have a problem on your hands...

I've taken a jack and jack stands before to allow serious undercarriage cleaning, but I ONLY do this deep night now.

In the big cities you will often find low class drug dealers frequenting a coin operated car wash. I can't count the number of times I've been offered drugs at one of these past midnight.

I've always been armed when doing this stuff for just this reason.

When I build my big shop on my property I'm planning an old used side post lift outside, under a tall carport, to do this type of work...

[wonkipop]

Coin operated car wash?wtf is that

Decades ago you could drive up to a car wash and wash your car for a quarter!

Now it takes a whole roll...

You rip you couch apart, dig under the seats and center console in your car and maybe find enough quarters for 5 minutes of high-pressure action.

Where I'm at, if the owner of the self-serve car wash saw you cleaning the undercarriage or individual greasy parts, they will have a SHIT FIT.

You will have a problem on your hands...

I've taken a jack and jack stands before to allow serious undercarriage cleaning, but I ONLY do this deep night now.

In the big cities you will often find low class drug dealers frequenting a coin operated car wash. I can't count the number of times I've been offered drugs at one of these past midnight.

I've always been armed when doing this stuff for just this reason.

When I build my big shop on my property I'm planning an old used side post lift outside, under a tall carport, to do this type of work...

'm (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
and 'm (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hands.gif)
coz whatever is going down in the usa is gonna be going down here in 10 years time
and i'm not looking forward to going to the pressure wash armed at midnight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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back to topic.
if thats a rear main seal your clutch would be slipping i tend to think.
the photo is a bit far back to really tell where the exxon valdez disaster is originating from but she sure is an environmental law suit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)