Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost
Posted by Hans Ahlness On 2013/12/31 0:29:44
Well the drive across ND went fine, got about 14mpg at 60-65 pulling that big hunk of iron. I pulled it into the shop and washed the car as best as we could, the dirt was really thick. The next morning I rustled up some help from work and we pushed the car off the trailer and got it wrestled into my hangar, tucked under the wing of our airplane. Just in time as the snow was coming.
Next step was to get the rotted tires off the front, and once I got them demounted I bead blasted the rims and blew some rattle can paint on them so they wouldn't rust. Looking at the front drums I think a light cut will smooth them up for new pads etc. I plan to replace all the wheel cylinders and master, and brake lines. Everything is pretty rusted and cruddy and brakes aren't a good place to cut corners.
Then it was time to pull the plugs, which had been soaking in Kroil for a day. Once they were out, I emptied a can of Kroil into the cylinders and managed to turn over the engine. Since my brother in law said he had it running about 40 years ago, I of course was never worried. Heck, the oil looks nice and clean. But, I think I'll dig into things a bit before we fire it up anyway.
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Next step was to get the rotted tires off the front, and once I got them demounted I bead blasted the rims and blew some rattle can paint on them so they wouldn't rust. Looking at the front drums I think a light cut will smooth them up for new pads etc. I plan to replace all the wheel cylinders and master, and brake lines. Everything is pretty rusted and cruddy and brakes aren't a good place to cut corners.
Then it was time to pull the plugs, which had been soaking in Kroil for a day. Once they were out, I emptied a can of Kroil into the cylinders and managed to turn over the engine. Since my brother in law said he had it running about 40 years ago, I of course was never worried. Heck, the oil looks nice and clean. But, I think I'll dig into things a bit before we fire it up anyway.
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