Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost
Posted by Hans Ahlness On 2014/1/2 1:28:05
Where were we, oh yeah - time to create some access to the engine bay. So with some help from my son I removed all the bits needed and then we got the front fenders off the car. The canvas skirts that are attached to the inner fender splash panels are petrified, so we'll need to stitch up some new ones at some point. I'll have to try to clean these enough to be able to lay them out for patterns.
And now we can see the engine, notice on the left side the extra heater hose for the tank heater - that is one way to keep the engine warm for cold weather starts. Folks mostly use headbolt or pad heaters now, so when you see a car with an extension cord going to it that's what is going on. I won't be keeping this so that fitting by the starter will be replaced by the normal plug.
On the right side, I think that we're missing a vent tube from the valve cover. And there seems to be some kind of stalagmite where a fuel pump should go.
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And now we can see the engine, notice on the left side the extra heater hose for the tank heater - that is one way to keep the engine warm for cold weather starts. Folks mostly use headbolt or pad heaters now, so when you see a car with an extension cord going to it that's what is going on. I won't be keeping this so that fitting by the starter will be replaced by the normal plug.
On the right side, I think that we're missing a vent tube from the valve cover. And there seems to be some kind of stalagmite where a fuel pump should go.
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