Re: Resurrecting my 56’ Patrician

Posted by Marvin On 2023/5/31 17:44:35

All I could think about today at work, was getting home and finishing the fuel line and install the heater box that is under the hood. Had a time with the heater box and snaking the one hose through the box to the firewall manifold. My hands were not meant to bend that way. Added gas to the tank and the pump had no difficulty pulling it from the tank, I was so focused on the gas, I failed to note that the ceramic resistor was smoking. Apparently placing it horizontal allowed the newly installed heater box to ground out one side. Turned it 90 degrees and the engine fired right up and quickly let me know the radiator has more in common with a colander than I like. Need to have it fixed or replace; plus, will need another ceramic resistor (cracked). But she sounds great and it came off fast idle and sounded even better. At first, I was concerned because the exhaust flow was not even between the two sides then I remembered the restrictor plate on the driver’s side. After a minute, it opened and both exhausts were even with outgoing pressure. Still no instruments, think it is a fuse block issue, but that is for another day.