So it begins, '71 Duster 340 TX9
Moving forward at just ahead of a snails pace, but that works for me. I'm in no rush to overlook or under estimate things. So today's update.
Got the fan, alternator and battery tray removed. Pulled the upper/lower radiator hose to find about a quart of coolant come out of the lower hose-block. At least it was clean. The radiator, that's another story. A what looked like a scuff 'blemish' on the radiator is a full blown hole. Oh well.
I got the endoscope into the number one cylinder and found it seriously carbon covered. The piston was almost at top, what I could see of the sidewall looked okay. In a couple of days we'll hand roll the engine and check all the cylinders better. Checked down the carb/intake and found a few leaves, but no evidence of mice. Must not have made it that far.
Got the front seat 'unstuck'. The release wouldn't. So it had a few days of pen oil soaking, and then some manual manipulation and there you have it. I'll have the seat out most likely this weekend so I can assess the whole of the floor.
A few minor rust holes showing up as I clear things away, but overall, not too bad.
Moving forward at just ahead of a snails pace, but that works for me. I'm in no rush to overlook or under estimate things. So today's update.
Got the fan, alternator and battery tray removed. Pulled the upper/lower radiator hose to find about a quart of coolant come out of the lower hose-block. At least it was clean. The radiator, that's another story. A what looked like a scuff 'blemish' on the radiator is a full blown hole. Oh well.
I got the endoscope into the number one cylinder and found it seriously carbon covered. The piston was almost at top, what I could see of the sidewall looked okay. In a couple of days we'll hand roll the engine and check all the cylinders better. Checked down the carb/intake and found a few leaves, but no evidence of mice. Must not have made it that far.
Got the front seat 'unstuck'. The release wouldn't. So it had a few days of pen oil soaking, and then some manual manipulation and there you have it. I'll have the seat out most likely this weekend so I can assess the whole of the floor.
A few minor rust holes showing up as I clear things away, but overall, not too bad.
