[Spridgets] Spridgets Digest, Vol 123, Issue 6

[Bruce Hamper]

Keep the updates coming!  I am working on getting my '59 Bugeye running
after sitting idle and need all the inspiration I can get.  Great video of
hoisting the bonnet into the loft.
Bruce
59 Bugeye in St. Louis

On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 1:52 PM <spridgets-request at autox.team.net> wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 14:37:24 -0400
> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 1960 Bugeye
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> I used a leaf blower to blow the detritus out of the car. My first task
> was to see if the engine is frozen or if it can turn over (by hand). I took
> the spark plugs out (breaking one with my non-rubber-cushioned socket) and
> poured some ATF into the cylinders and sprayed some PB Blaster into the
> spark plug holes. Fastforward 3 days; rocking the car in gear shows some
> movement of the crankshaft pulley, so I'm thinking the engine isn't frozen.
> Next step is to get a battery hooked up, spritz some gas into the carbs and
> see if it'll fire.
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> Spark plugs: I went on-line to see who had what. Most of them doubled in
> price with shipping. But I found one locally - at Home Depot, in their lawn
> mower parts! Champion-made Eco-Clean RN9YC. We'll see if it works.
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> Lastly, banging one's head on the bonnet gets old quick, so I took the
> bonnet off and set it aside. I'm blessed with a barn with a loft. Storing
> the bonnet meant getting if from the car bay and up into the loft. My Warn
> Pullzall winch to the rescue. It helped get the Bugeye onto the trailer. It
> did good getting it up into the loft. Expensive, but it beats a come-along
> or block-and-tackle. They make a battery powered one for more money.
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> Q. Being new to starting my own build, should I continue with this email
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