Major oil leak

[lostforawhile]

Most of the parts are inexpensive, but it takes time and work. Old car = leaks

I would add to the potential leak sources the distributor shaft seal. It is inside the dizzy and seals the shaft... mine was hardened as a rock and the distributor internals were splashed with oil. Because of being EFI the oil mess got limited to the sensors in the lower half of the dizzy...
That shaft seal is not a standard size (like the distributor bearing), but can be gotten online... can't recall if I got mine on ebay or from an online store.

my 2 cents...

thats the point of owning an old car, you get to work on it, you learn how to do your own repairs, mainly because of ridiculous labor rates, and the fact a lot of mechanics know nothing about these cars

[Harrison_Bergeron]

Am I correct in thinking that the timing belt cover gasket is not important?

I plan to go order my parts tomorrow.

[lostforawhile]

Am I correct in thinking that the timing belt cover gasket is not important?

I plan to go order my parts tomorrow.

it just keeps out dust a lot of people just run it without the top cover even in place