Sorry. I jumped subjects. That was in the engine oil pan.

I was trying to upload all the pictures from this weekend's work prior to going back to the Salt Mine on Monday...

So...Valve spring retainer. That's bad, right?

Finally, I did find one unidentifiable piece in the transmission. Other forum participants who dropped their pans found debris/pieces so i was Be On the Look Out (BOLO).

Sorry the pictures are slightly out of focus; I still am only using my phone's camera.

The piece looks like half of some sort of tapered cylinder. I placed a quarter next to it for sizing purposes.

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You're right about the compression check but with the concern of possible bent valves from the head machining and what sounds like possible weak rings, I thought I might do it while ie was unbuttoned.

I probably need to clean some of the sludge off the main bearings and crank.

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More Pictures of the Ultramatic cleaning.

I bought a case of Valvoline Type F with the intent of using it with a BG Quick Cleaner and refilling it with Trick Shift after that.

Besides cleaning out the fluid coupling, does anyone know if it's possible to replace the actual gear oil in the transmission with it still on the car? I figure that, too, must be 56 years old and I would like to change it.

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After another long pause, a flurry of activity.

I decided to drop the Engine and Transmission pans. Both were very dirty but the engine pan especially so.

Thank goodness for these forums. I was stuck on the steering connecting rod when I found a forum that stated I should remove it from the frame. Worked like a charm.

Engine has a lot of sludge in the bottom (See Pix)

Also, as I turned the flywheel by hand, I could hear each cylinder compress (or rather I could hear the air coming down the cylinder walls). Makes me seriously consider takind the head back off and putting new rings on.

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Uh oh. I've been doing a lot of cranking already since putting the head back on. Any signs, symptoms, noises I should note?

Replaced the head gasket, had the head acid dipped, beaded, magnafluxed, and machined.

None of the hydraulic valves appeared to be sticking and I didn't change the rings.

I still need to re-do a post surgical compression test.

Long time between posts again.

Last weekend I took out and rebuilt the distributor to include new points and condenser and finally, GOT SPARK!

Then I went onto dealing with the fuel system. I disconnected the fuel line from the tank and fuel pump and blew compressed air through it. It came through unblocked.

Soooo, I installed the new fuel pump from Max Merritt, put 5 gallons of premium into the tank but the fuel pump wouldn't prime. I added another 5 gallons of premium and some sea foam but it still wouldn't prime. Being OCD and all I added 5 more gallons figuring I'd be above 1/2 a tank at that prime but not prime.

This weekend I installed a cheap 12 volt electric pump but it, too, wouldn't pull any fuel from the tank (when mounted on the tank side, not engine side).

So I'm going to try to get it to sputter/run by running fuel from the 5 gallon can into the carburetor using the electric fuel pump.

To do so, I stuck the fuel hose down filler neck and pumped out gasoline into the fuel can.

With the price of gas at $3/gallon, I'm not ready to just dump all of the gas at the recycle point. I'm debating putting it into my 1989 Chrysler 2.2. Any throughts on the worst thing that could happen?

Any tips on ensuring maximum success when I try to start the car off of the electric fuel pump in the fuel can?

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Any idea where I can get a replacement glass bowl for my Zenith fuel filter (see attached photo).

1" ID, 1.25" OD, 2" long, glass.

Max Merritt did not have it.

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Sorry for the absence of posting. Winter vacation and all.

As an update, I received the core plugs and head gasket from Maxx Merritt and had the head acid dipped, glass beaded, and magnafluxed/machined. I spent today re-assembling it with a friend.

I've taken a majority of the pieces off the car and have sandblasted and painted them, too.

Since I'm working on a budget, I've yet to buy a new condenser/coil or distributor.

Although, re-assembled, my friend and I tested for spark and I'm afraid there's no spark although it does crank.

Happy New Year to all.

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