1958 Dodge
Previously, I pulled the plugs, filled the cylinders with MM Oil, and put the plugs back in finger tight.
Today was warm, so I put a breaker bar on the crank, couldn't turn it, stuck the jack handle over it and it turned no problem.
It's difficult to turn because it has compression, it was squeezing the oil and air out from around the plugs.
I pulled a valve cover and they are moving along.
I pulled the carb, it's clean inside but the bottom butterfly is stuck. I had sprayed it with PBB back then as well, I think that's the puddle in the intake, but other than that it's clean down there.
Need to find the correct rebuild kit. I'll also test the fuel pump, it has new plug wires, cap/rotor on it from before it was parked.
Car sat 30+ years and I can't get over how every bolt and fastener just comes right off.
The distributor advance line is metal, tiny delicate, typically a rusted mess that refuses to budge, twists and crimps itself into an effing mess, came right off.
Previously, I pulled the plugs, filled the cylinders with MM Oil, and put the plugs back in finger tight.
Today was warm, so I put a breaker bar on the crank, couldn't turn it, stuck the jack handle over it and it turned no problem.
It's difficult to turn because it has compression, it was squeezing the oil and air out from around the plugs.
I pulled a valve cover and they are moving along.
I pulled the carb, it's clean inside but the bottom butterfly is stuck. I had sprayed it with PBB back then as well, I think that's the puddle in the intake, but other than that it's clean down there.
Need to find the correct rebuild kit. I'll also test the fuel pump, it has new plug wires, cap/rotor on it from before it was parked.
Car sat 30+ years and I can't get over how every bolt and fastener just comes right off.
The distributor advance line is metal, tiny delicate, typically a rusted mess that refuses to budge, twists and crimps itself into an effing mess, came right off.
