Re: Ken
Posted by Ken_P On 2021/3/23 14:49:24
Thought I would provide a little more holistic update.
I've put about 300 miles on the engine since the in-frame overhaul. She pulls well, and I solved the oil pressure problems.
A few gremlins have popped up:
1. The fast idle circuitry isn't functioning properly. It's on the list. Car seems to run fine once warmed up.
2. The darn manifold heat riser is ratting enough to drive me crazy! Just a nice little metallic rattle once the car is warmed up.
3. Still need to swap distributors. I've been pretty busy the last few weeks, and when it's been warm enough to work on the car, I've been driving it instead :)
4. I need to do a little more work on the coolant system. When I did the in-frame, I had the radiator checked out. They confirmed it is a fairly recent modern core. They flow tested it and pressure checked it, all sat. I checked the water distribution tube and pressure washed/blasted out the coolant passages on the block the best I could. I installed a gano filter when I put it all back together, and you can see in the picture below how much crud it caught! I'll probably either flush just the block with evaporust, or run evaporust in lieu of coolant for the next 3 months.
5. The darn exhaust keeps ticking. Seems I need to re-tighten the exhaust manifold to exhaust pipe flange every few trips. I have lock washers (stainless steel internal lock washers) under the nuts; I may need to find a different solution.
Overall, she's in a lot better shape than last spring, when I started really trying to fix her up.
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Crud in gano filter.jpg (217.68 KB)
View over the hood last weekend.jpg (115.21 KB)
I've put about 300 miles on the engine since the in-frame overhaul. She pulls well, and I solved the oil pressure problems.
A few gremlins have popped up:
1. The fast idle circuitry isn't functioning properly. It's on the list. Car seems to run fine once warmed up.
2. The darn manifold heat riser is ratting enough to drive me crazy! Just a nice little metallic rattle once the car is warmed up.
3. Still need to swap distributors. I've been pretty busy the last few weeks, and when it's been warm enough to work on the car, I've been driving it instead :)
4. I need to do a little more work on the coolant system. When I did the in-frame, I had the radiator checked out. They confirmed it is a fairly recent modern core. They flow tested it and pressure checked it, all sat. I checked the water distribution tube and pressure washed/blasted out the coolant passages on the block the best I could. I installed a gano filter when I put it all back together, and you can see in the picture below how much crud it caught! I'll probably either flush just the block with evaporust, or run evaporust in lieu of coolant for the next 3 months.
5. The darn exhaust keeps ticking. Seems I need to re-tighten the exhaust manifold to exhaust pipe flange every few trips. I have lock washers (stainless steel internal lock washers) under the nuts; I may need to find a different solution.
Overall, she's in a lot better shape than last spring, when I started really trying to fix her up.
Attach file:
Crud in gano filter.jpg (217.68 KB)
View over the hood last weekend.jpg (115.21 KB)
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