Ralph Heacox wrote:
> Trying to resurrect a '60 bugeye
Those reading on the compression seem a bit high.
Like maybe there is a blockage in the muffler? Mouse nest?
First things to do are.
1) remove the float bowl lids, clean out the bowls, and fill them with
fresh gas.
Keep the fuel line off so you don't pump 20 year old *stuff* from the
gas tank into the carbs. Run a line into a jar so you can see if the
fuel pump is working and what it is pumping into that jar.
2) make sure you have spark.
remove the dizzy cap, turn on the key, crank it over and see if the
points are sparking. If so, see if you have spark at the plug wires.
3) prime the oil pump. Remove the banjo bolt at the block where the oil
pipe from the filter bolts to the block, pour a small amount of oil down
the bolt hole, it doesn't take much, so don't try to pour a qt of oil
down there. Do not fill the pipe, just the oil pump.
Gas, spark, compression, and at least a primed oil pump since it has
been sitting for 20 years and it will start. Once it fires up, check the
oil pressure gauge 50 + at start up is good, it may drop to 40 psi when
warm.
Now change that old oil and filter.
Figure out what the fuel pump was pumping if anything.
If there were no leaks in the cooling system on fire up, flush and clean
that too but use water for now til you can see how the whole cooling
system is. T/stat, rad hoses, w/pump, heater hoses and core, heater
valve, If all are OK, use a 50/50 mix of anti freeze and water.
Drive carefully to the paint shop.
While it's getting painted, order new brake hoses cause 20 year old
rubber brake hoses WILL split at the worst possible time. Even if they
were new 20 years ago and never used, change them.
Also, check and tighten the nut and bolt at the steering column to rack.
--
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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