MyhreMade
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Making some more progress. Cleaning up and painting things. Rebuilt the wiper motor. Made a new gasket and cleaned everything up. Tested it out by hooking a vacuum line up to it and the motor now moves like it should.
Got the wire I ordered from Brillman. Now to tackle this mess of wiring. It’s getting real close to try and start.
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Does anyone have a good source for factory style cloth wire? I know I can order a whole harness but for now I just want to fix up some of these wires and connections. Would like to use similar wires like factory.
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Yeah I think the cork one is for the fuel pump glass bowl.
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I’m hoping to put the new exhaust on soon. Anyone know if one of these gaskets is for the exhaust? The two grey ones appear to be the same size.
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17 minutes ago, NightTrain said:
Also, when you get to the carb, thats a lot of fun too, let me know…got some tips.
Thanks everyone for the tips. I’ll definitely be checking all of those things. I had the carburetor rebuilt by national carburetor in FL. Cost about as much as a rebuild kit and this way I know it’s done correctly.
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Cleaned up the distributor and installed a Petronix ignition kit.
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Got the spring I was missing for the heat riser installed.
found a few of these older style hose clamps on eBay to replace this newer styler that was on the car.
I found out the battery tray from an older model chieftain does not fit the 53. There is a hole that is missing on the older bracket. I kind of beat my original ones up trying to get them off. Didn’t think I was going to use them. I ended up having to put it in the press to get the bend out.
also finished putting back together the fuel pump.
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17 minutes ago, The 55er said:
Here's the lower spring UNDER the starter..........
Perfect! Thanks. That’s what I was looking for.
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I’m trying to see in the picture where it’s attached. This is the lower spring I’m trying to figure out.
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I’m wondering if someone can help me with where this lower spring attaches? I didn’t take a good picture and not sure where it should attach to the linkage. I’m not sure if where I have it is correct.
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I picked the spray up from Amazon. Just ordered the spring from California Pontiac parts today also. Should hopefully have it in a few days. Hoping to get some work done on the car over the weekend.
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Used some of the mopar heat riser spray and added a little heat. Got the heat riser loose and moves freely now. Anyone know where I can get the spring? Looks like mine is missing.
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7 hours ago, Bloo said:
Well outside of completely rebuilding it or finding another one, you'll just have to get it freed up. Get some MoPar heat riser solvent, MOPAR #4318039AD, best penetrating oil ever. Chrysler calls it "Rust Penetrant" now that they haven't made heat risers for a few decades. Amazon probably has it. Spray some on the bushings, inside and outside, every day for about a week. Then try tapping on the end of the shaft with a small brass hammer. Just a couple of taps on each side, don't hurry it and don't overdo it. If there are bushings in there, you don't want to separate them from the housing, because then the heat riser will be sticky and unreliable. Don't use a steel hammer because it might mushroom the shaft, and if my method doesn't work you will need to get the shaft out. You DO want to shock the rust. It is brittle. That's why brass is better than plastic or something.
So, just a couple of taps on each end, then put more heat riser solvent on and the next day a couple more taps on each end, and more solvent. Do this every day until you see it move to the side a little. Don't force it. Once the rust is broken up the solvent will get in real good. Spray more on and wait another day. On the next day, try to work it a little. Maybe it just comes loose. If it turns a little but isn't really free, spray more solvent and wait another day.
It can be done. This usually works. Patience is everything. It goes a lot faster if the car is running, and you can heat cycle the parts by driving it every day, but obviously that is not an option here. If for some reason it doesn't work I have more ideas but none near this easy or cheap. Do you have an acetylene torch?
This is great info thanks. I will order some of the penetrating oil and see if that helps. I do have an acetylene torch.
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One other issue that I’ve run into is the heat riser flap is stuck on my manifold. I think it is rusted in place. I’ve tried all kinds of penetrating oil and it doesn’t do anything. Not sure what my options are.
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I’ve been working on the car. I’m working on rebuilding the fuel pump. Picked up an inexpensive ultrasonic cleaner and was surprised how well it worked cleaning up the parts. My rebuild kit diaphrams don’t match what I have in my fuel pump. Maybe I ordered the wrong kit.
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12 hours ago, Summershandy said:
Not sure how close a '54 is but I ended up making that bracket. Quite easily actually. I also have an original bracket near the firewall where the pipe bends. The last bracket is at the tailpipe. All 3 in total. Hope you have better luck with fit then me. I got mine from Classic and had to have a muffler shop remake the piece off the manifold. The bend was bad enough it wouldn't clear the second hole in the frame. Thanks for sharing the posts. It's been a long winter up here and with no car shows the past 2 years makes one miss those days!
Thanks for the pics summershandy. That helps to see.
I rolled the car out into the sunshine today. I’m glad to know I can actually get the car out of my garage. After I put the car in my third stall I got a truck container that I’m using for storage. It sits outside the garage door. I have the car in dollys and had to roll it into the other stall and out. Didn’t know for sure if it was going to work.
Moved the car outside to power wash the engine are and try to get some of the dirt and oil off before I paint the motor. Didn’t want to pressure wash in my garage. Came out great and managed to get the car back in. Hopefully next time it goes out of the garage it can be driven back in instead of pushed.
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I got a new replacement exhaust system for the car. The other one was falling off. Anyone know if they make a replacement bracket like this? This one it pretty rough. Is this the only bracket that holds it to the car other than the one that attaches to the manifold?
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Got to work on the car this weekend. Got the head all torqued down following the manual. Installed a set of NOS spark plugs I found at a swap meet.
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Made some progress over the weekend. Got the oil pan installed and motor bolted back down. Adjusted all the valves and starting to put the head back on. Haven’t bolted it down yet. It says something in the manual about using white led on the head bolts. Would that be the same as anti seize?
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On 4/6/2022 at 6:23 PM, NightTrain said:
New prague area, down south, you?
Those lines look like auxiliary oil filter system. My engine had an add-on aftermarket oil circulation filter that supplemented the oil pan filter system?
where are they coming from?
Thanks guys for clarifying what the lines are for.
I’m up in East Bethel. Maybe I’ll see you at some car shows at some point if I ever get my car back on the road. Pretty motivated after seeing yours.
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7 hours ago, NightTrain said:
Wow….I feel like this entire post is like deja vu for me!! I started a 53 chieftain in Oct of 2019, and everything you have shared has been my journey! So much to say, but I will start with this. I too was concerned about my motor, bent valves, blown piston, etc. but all was close to spec and it runs great. Here are a few pics.
ps: I am in MN too!!
Wow NightTrain that’s really motivating to see that you started with a similar situation. Great before and after pictures. Where in MN are you?
I’ve been slowly making progress. Got all of the new valves put back in. Just need to adjust them now.
does anyone know what this is with the two hoses going to it? I haven’t seen this on anyone else’s car. I need to check my manual but wondered if anyone had ideas.
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also finished putting back together the fuel pump.
1953 Pontiac Chieftain project
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Not sure if this video will work but I’ll try uploading it. This is testing the motor out.
Wiper motor test