Re: A Tale of Two Patricians

Posted by Packard Don On 2018/2/28 22:31:48
These first posts have been more than a bit tedious but necessary in order to learn how to proceed. Taking an old car out of long-term storage is rather fun, at least to me, though and this one is proving far easier than my 1965 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special! That one took several years of my short work-visits.

As for the gunk in the water outlet, I suspect it was crystallized coolant caused by electrolysis between the aluminum head and steel water outlet so was perhaps confined to that area. While the thermostat housing was out being repaired, I put on a temporary piece from stock and adapted it to a catch-tank so that I could start the engine and blow out some of it. With about a gallon pushed out, there was only a tiny bit of the gunk so I went ahead and put back on the repaired housing today along with a new hose. Will try to get it up to temperature tomorrow once the sealant has had time to cure. (I thought I had taken a photo of it with the hose attached but apparently not so will take and upload one tomorrow.)

Then I decided to take a look at the stuck shifter problem but so far I'm a bit baffled! I took off the horn ring and was about to pill the wheel when I realized that the shaft from the shift lever down to the shift lever is completely free. However, it won't budge so I'll have to refer to some other postings that I recall seeing about this issue. In the meantime, I am open to ideas of what to check!

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