BearsFan315

went out last night for fire attempt number 3.did my once over, and installed battery, and then tried to fire spin the engine to pump gas to the pump, then carb. i primed the oil pump via drill . and the thing could barely turn over !! i can crank it by hand and it is a little tight, but i expect that on a freshly rebuilt engine. starter is fine and works great, they tested it and i bench tested it. i had to remove all spark plugs to get the thing to turn over.so wondering if maybe the battery got fried ? burned out a few cells or something ? it is a Red Top Optima 6v, and this thing usually slings the motor around like there is no tomorrow. it stays on the tender and says it is fully charged, on a meter I get 6.4 v all day.unfortunately i do NOT have a spare 6v battery around anywhere think i will call local auto store and see if they can load test the 6v.

well the replacement battery cut off came in, so got it installed. hoping to have some time later this week or this weekend to try to fire it up, attempt #3

my suggestion would be to call a few, look online (expedia, hotels.com etc...) find a place book it stay. then you KNOW what YOU will be paying. I will say this every day you WAIT is less and less chance of finding a room !! people booking, prices going up. and prices are always higher during an event, they know it and bank on it, just like around Hershey !! here are prices as of NOW around the area, the - means sold out or not listed. yes the roads get congested around the field mainly early in the morning everyone trying to get to the field when it opens. small single roads stop lights, etc... we get up, hit the showerhouse, then eat and walk over to the field and cruise. perk of camping on site we do not drive anywhere other than in on wednesday and out on saturday !! lol, last spring it was nice weather, then got up headed to field and was snowing hard !! then cleared up and nice day. like going to hershey plan for all 4 seasons !! we book our stay when we leave each year for the next year. always easier to cancel then find a place to stay !!

we drive up wednesday, settle in have lunch then walk around a bit thursday we walk one half, friday the other half, then cruise car corral dont really buy much, but love to walk look and talk with friends, and make new ones

We go every spring, and we camp on site. plenty of parking, most of the locals (businesses and homeowners) let you pay to park on their lot or in their yard. not much in the way of onsite parking. expect to pay to park !! $10+ depending on who where why there are a few hotel/motels about 10 minutes away. the site as you know is adjacent to 76 Comfort Inn is decent and around $150 a night and about 10 minutes from front gate or 6 from rear gate on rt11 Days Inn, etc.. are around $ rates based on room location, etc...

went out last night and figured i would give starting a chance... did a once over on the engine, checked fluids, cables, wires, etc... then went to drop in battery and noticed the ground wire was hanging ?!? rolled under the car and realized that the battery cut out was fired and melted !! guess when the starter was arcing it caused excessive heat and melted the casing on the cut out. i know the battery was warm when i pulled it. had to order a new switch, they are rated for 500A 12Vdc

when we were prepping for start up a few weeks ack, we noticed there was some coolant in the water pump. Problem was it is the new sealed water pump from The Filling Station, so it did not make sense. we cleaned up the coolant, only a few drops and moved on. while installing the starter and generator i went back and checked, and notice that there was a little more coolant in the water pump trough. i noticed some coolant on the front of the head, and a spot around the water outlet. tightened it up and bam leak gone.

next up was the generator, put it in and lined up the belt and tensioned it

first up was the starter... put on a NOS switch, cleaned it up and painted it. they bench tested it and ran great, plenty of torque.

well been a while, but i did go pick up the starter and generator. was a short wait, only about a week and a half. but as always they did a great job. both look great.

dropped off the Starter & Generator at the Auto Electric Shop here locally. this is the place that rebuilt my 1930 generator about a year ago, great service and KNEW what they were doing. so they are my go to place to get Electric things done for my old Chevrolets I hope they are done by the end of the week, we shall see

and here is a shot of the generator kit

got a surprise in the mail today, the rebuild kits were scheduled for Friday, but arrived a day early, no complaints here !! bought one for the starter and one for the generator. very nice kits, most everything you need to rebuild them, they also offer new end caps if needed with eth brush holders installed.

busted open one of my Delco NOS Starter Button Cans... have a few on hand, 2 for spares, and 1 for the collection. Was a little crusty, so cleaned it up and put a fresh coat of black on it.

reassembled and put a prime coat on it will put top coat on it once it is rebuilt, so there is less chance of messing up the paint job.

well since i had to wait on parts, i tore down the starter and then blasted the housing so that i can repaint it.

luckily the rebuild kits for these 714L Starters and 943J Generators are available, seems that Delco used the components on MANY model for various vehicles, especially Tractors !! I have been working with the guys out in Ohio @ S&D Repair (https://www.ebay.com/usr/s-and-d-repair?_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2559)they put together some of the kits they now list on ebay. They are knowledgeable about many starters and generators and can cross reference and look up the parts. I bought the rebuild kit with the NEW bendix i do not want to have any concerns when i get it rebuilt. also went ahead and ordered the Generator rebuild kit to be safe. hopefully should be here this week, priority mail is usually 2-3 days, considering today is a holiday maybe by Friday and can drop off at local shop on Monday :!

next was going to leave ignition off and prime the system, pump fuel from tank to pump, then pump to carb. noticed i did not put in the paper filter yet, so started to do that and then noticed smoke coming out around the starter band !! immediately flipped the kill switch and removed starter band, smoke was pouring out, not smell though >!> what happened ?? starter was really warm as was the positive cable and the top portion of the battery. we disconnected everything and pulled the starter. pulled it apart to diagnose. This morning i had a thought, and went out to look and noticed that the clip on the starter was missing, and the contact pad on the starter was black and roughed up. also noticed that the spring on the starter button was weak, hardly any rebound ? figured that when we bumped it the spring clip fell off, and the button did not release, it was arcing across the starter contact button. you can clearly see the points on the starter button and the contact button. i did bump the starter with the battery this morning and it spins up, but does not seem to have the power it did before. so going to get a complete rebuild kit and have it rebuilt. not taking any chances, also putting on a NOS Delco-Remy starter button I have on hand.

well this weekend did a recheck of nuts, bolts, connections... sunday morning picked up fluids, and started to prep car for fire up. put in 600wt in trans, and put on top cover, put some in the u-joint housing. filled radiator up with 50/50 green and water. had a few drips on the hose connections, so snugged those up. put in plugs connected wires. double checked the double check. dropped in the battery, connected it up, left disconnect OFF, then put in about 2 1/2 gallons in the tank and looked for leaks. all looks great. flipped switch and bumped starter to make sure we had connection and lined up. good to go

Put the last coolant line on this morning with the Gano Filter. tonight will go over everything and double check nuts, bolts, screws, timing, settings, etc... then start prepping for startup !!!

Thank You Sir !! That is exactly what i did. process i learned from an ole timer, and works like a charm.

This is where I am as of now, getting close, going to install the Gano Filter on the coolant return line so I can monitor the fluid for a bit. then once content will put the solid hose in. Hood will NOT go on until i am content with the timing, tuning, and operation of the driveline. unfortunately this is NOT my first rodeo with this car. but hopefully the last.

installed the lower radiator hoses and elbow with clamps

secured the headlamp wiring in place along the front under the radiator and belt, as well as up the side off the radiator. used a 3m stickie pad and zip tie

put on the radiator and support to hold it in place. realized I needed to drop on the splash apron to help located the radiator as well. so a little tweaking, some measuring, etc., got the radiator lined up and the splash apron in place. snugged down the radiator and the supports. splash apron will get secured later when i put on headlamp bar with the stanchions.