Been working on "systems" the last several weeks. I mean things like brakes, cooling, fuel,. etc. Doesn't make for impressive pictures, but is important work to get done so I can start this puppy up!
Replaced a bad brake line, put in fluid (PO had never put any fluid in), bled system, seems to work OK, likely will need to bleed again later to remove some small amount of air, pedal seems to "pump up" a little.
Installed water pump and hoses and filled cooling system, no leaks!
Put 90W oil in transmission and rear end, both were dry.
Installed about 10' long metal fuel line, it's the original and runs inside the passenger side frame rail. I thought this would be a pain trying to form this long bunch of spaghetti into it's original shape, but it went pretty well. Also installed rubber fuel lines from pump to carb plus between carbs.
Have tried to turn over engine with starter, starter will not work when installed in car. Removed starter and it worked fine on bench with jumper cables. Probably a grounding issue, need to figure this one out.
Next steps beyond starter are installation of exhaust system and and dreaded installation of the wiring harness. I went today and visited Jim Barrow and his '53 TD for a second time, took more pictures esp of wiring plus borrowed Jim's poster size wiring diagram which will come in REAL handy.
Hi Vince;
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see you are making some progress. It looks like you will be able to start the car soon. Remember the carburetors were never rebuilt; they may leak.
Howard