Re: KPack
Posted by kevinpackard On 2021/5/16 0:07:38
Some progress to report. The car had been getting too warm for my taste...the needle was up to the "P" and would keep climbing. So today I tackled the cooling system. Not a complete job, but at least a start.
Replaced the cap with 7lbs cap. It's obvious the old cap wasn't sealing. I did a quick test run with just the new cap and when the car cooled the upper hose collapsed, which never happened with the old cap.
I drained the radiator and entire cooling system. I disconnected the upper and lower hoses from the radiator, but left them connected to the engine. I then backflushed the block until everything came out clear. I then flushed the radiator from the top down. Also performed a quick flow test by plugging the lower outlet, then filling the radiator, then releasing to see how fast the water came out. It looked pretty good from my perspective.
Replaced the hoses with those listed on the parts reference. The upper one requires trimming. I removed the old thermostat (180 degree) and replaced with a 160 degree. I also plugged the two hoses going to the heater core. Filled it all back up with water, burped it and tested. A small leak at the water neck gasket (the one from NAPA is way thinner than what I pulled off), but it's hardly a drip. I'll address it later. Road test showed the temp much lower (between E and M), with a bit of climbing occasionally. Never got as warm as before and the day was hotter. So that's good.
Scrambled and got the car ready for her debut at our local car club's cruise night. Finally got the crest put on the front of the car. Washed and cleaned, then off to the cruise night.
The cruise night is just a bunch of cars driving up and down main street, parking and gathering in a few parking lots, then cruising some more. All told there were probably about 30-40 cars ranging from restored Model T's, various rods, a few restored 50's cars, and some muscle cars. A few friends rolled in while we parked, and my daughters were excited to polish the dust off the car while we parked.
We drove around a bit and then the car shut off. Turns out I ran out of gas....my gauge still does not work and I haven't gathered the motivation to drop the tank again and fix the ground. Now I have the motivation. A couple other old car guys saw my plight and brought a gas can. Back on the road I drove to another parking lot to check out some other cars. Then we it came time to go the car would not turn over. Battery dead. So we all got a good laugh at my misfortune. Eventually we found someone with cables and were able to jump the car. I didn't want to test my luck again, so I took it home for the night.
So on my list this coming week is to drop the tank and fix the ground to the sending unit. Also need to figure out if my generator is even charging the battery. I have no idea where to begin on that. Lastly, I need to clean up the rear bumper and get it back on the car.
-Kevin
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New 7 lbs cap compared to old.jpg (54.62 KB)
Old vs new hoses.jpg (185.17 KB)
Crest installed.jpg (87.28 KB)
Starting to line up.jpg (126.22 KB)
Local garage advertisement.jpg (116.06 KB)
Conscripted labor.jpg (136.84 KB)
Out of gas.jpg (210.67 KB)
At least it looks better.jpg (87.51 KB)
Still no rear bumper.jpg (114.56 KB)
Replaced the cap with 7lbs cap. It's obvious the old cap wasn't sealing. I did a quick test run with just the new cap and when the car cooled the upper hose collapsed, which never happened with the old cap.
I drained the radiator and entire cooling system. I disconnected the upper and lower hoses from the radiator, but left them connected to the engine. I then backflushed the block until everything came out clear. I then flushed the radiator from the top down. Also performed a quick flow test by plugging the lower outlet, then filling the radiator, then releasing to see how fast the water came out. It looked pretty good from my perspective.
Replaced the hoses with those listed on the parts reference. The upper one requires trimming. I removed the old thermostat (180 degree) and replaced with a 160 degree. I also plugged the two hoses going to the heater core. Filled it all back up with water, burped it and tested. A small leak at the water neck gasket (the one from NAPA is way thinner than what I pulled off), but it's hardly a drip. I'll address it later. Road test showed the temp much lower (between E and M), with a bit of climbing occasionally. Never got as warm as before and the day was hotter. So that's good.
Scrambled and got the car ready for her debut at our local car club's cruise night. Finally got the crest put on the front of the car. Washed and cleaned, then off to the cruise night.
The cruise night is just a bunch of cars driving up and down main street, parking and gathering in a few parking lots, then cruising some more. All told there were probably about 30-40 cars ranging from restored Model T's, various rods, a few restored 50's cars, and some muscle cars. A few friends rolled in while we parked, and my daughters were excited to polish the dust off the car while we parked.
We drove around a bit and then the car shut off. Turns out I ran out of gas....my gauge still does not work and I haven't gathered the motivation to drop the tank again and fix the ground. Now I have the motivation. A couple other old car guys saw my plight and brought a gas can. Back on the road I drove to another parking lot to check out some other cars. Then we it came time to go the car would not turn over. Battery dead. So we all got a good laugh at my misfortune. Eventually we found someone with cables and were able to jump the car. I didn't want to test my luck again, so I took it home for the night.
So on my list this coming week is to drop the tank and fix the ground to the sending unit. Also need to figure out if my generator is even charging the battery. I have no idea where to begin on that. Lastly, I need to clean up the rear bumper and get it back on the car.
-Kevin
Attach file:
New 7 lbs cap compared to old.jpg (54.62 KB)
Old vs new hoses.jpg (185.17 KB)
Crest installed.jpg (87.28 KB) Starting to line up.jpg (126.22 KB)
Local garage advertisement.jpg (116.06 KB)
Conscripted labor.jpg (136.84 KB)
Out of gas.jpg (210.67 KB)
At least it looks better.jpg (87.51 KB)
Still no rear bumper.jpg (114.56 KB)
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