Re: "Waking Sleeping Beauty" .... The Blog!

Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2011/3/15 10:55:02

Hi Gang,
No, "Sleeping Beauty" and I didn't turn into an "X-File", It's just that I've been down with the "Crud" or Flu or whatever it is for the last 1.5 weeks and I still can't shake it off. The closest I've been to my car was a short trip out to the garage last night just to make sure everything is all right out there. While there, I gave into the temptation to see if she'd start after over a weeks' worth of neglect. To my amazed delight she fired up almost as soon as the starter started to turn - and ran smooth and quiet (except for an exhaust leak).
I want to thank PackardV8, JW, 55PackardGuy and all for your help and suggestions.
The "chunks" that PackardV8 refers to grabbed my attention. They sound ominous - what would they formerly be a part of?
I want to thank 55PackardGuy for reminding me about lubing the distributor rubbing block - I forgot all about that.
I'm not sure when I'm going to be able to get back to work on her - hopefully this coming weekend. When I do, I'll work on getting some pictures and maybe a video clip.