Re: KPack's 1954 Panama
Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/10/12 16:44:16
Got a few things done on my day off today. First I was able to pull the distributor off without too much difficulty. Someone had been in there before and had used two different bolts, one of which wouldn't go in far enough to actually hold the distributor in place.
The distributor itself was dirty, just like the rest of the engine bay. While it was off I took the opportunity to clean it up and repaint the black, which had mostly disappeared. The wire from the distributor to the coil was really bad so I made a new one. The terminal it connects to on the distributor was very loose, so I tightened that up also. The condenser, points, and rotor looked new (newer than everything else) so I left them alone.
Reinstalled the distributor with two new bolts and lock washers, put it all back together and started it up. Started easier than before, didn't have to give it any gas. I let the engine run for a while and took it up and down the driveway once. Still no flow through the upper radiator hose. I noticed the fuel bowl started full, then went down to a gradual drip, drip, drip. Is that a plugged filter or a weak fuel pump? Haven't changed the filter yet.
Car smokes like crazy and I come away from it smelling like I've been running a weed wacker for hours. Also noticed smoke coming from around the exhaust manifold. See the video to see what I've talking about with the smoke and fuel bowl. I can also see vapors coming from the vent tube on the valve side. Am I looking at blow-by or is this all a function of having MMO and Seafoam in the fuel? Possible exhaust leak on the manifolds as well?
Video: https://youtu.be/K-Yo9wb0-TI
Also mixed up some fiberglass body filler and filled in a couple of pinholes on the inner roof and some of the deeper pits.
Cleaned up the headliner bows, then scrubbed really good with Ospho and scotch pad, washed clean, then 2 coats of primer. Might hit them with a coat of paint once the primer cures for good measure. These things were covered in rust when I took the old headliner down.
-Kevin
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The distributor itself was dirty, just like the rest of the engine bay. While it was off I took the opportunity to clean it up and repaint the black, which had mostly disappeared. The wire from the distributor to the coil was really bad so I made a new one. The terminal it connects to on the distributor was very loose, so I tightened that up also. The condenser, points, and rotor looked new (newer than everything else) so I left them alone.
Reinstalled the distributor with two new bolts and lock washers, put it all back together and started it up. Started easier than before, didn't have to give it any gas. I let the engine run for a while and took it up and down the driveway once. Still no flow through the upper radiator hose. I noticed the fuel bowl started full, then went down to a gradual drip, drip, drip. Is that a plugged filter or a weak fuel pump? Haven't changed the filter yet.
Car smokes like crazy and I come away from it smelling like I've been running a weed wacker for hours. Also noticed smoke coming from around the exhaust manifold. See the video to see what I've talking about with the smoke and fuel bowl. I can also see vapors coming from the vent tube on the valve side. Am I looking at blow-by or is this all a function of having MMO and Seafoam in the fuel? Possible exhaust leak on the manifolds as well?
Video: https://youtu.be/K-Yo9wb0-TI
Also mixed up some fiberglass body filler and filled in a couple of pinholes on the inner roof and some of the deeper pits.
Cleaned up the headliner bows, then scrubbed really good with Ospho and scotch pad, washed clean, then 2 coats of primer. Might hit them with a coat of paint once the primer cures for good measure. These things were covered in rust when I took the old headliner down.
-Kevin
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