CTCV Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Here is where we are as of today. See pic. I am not sure how well it will run but with the enormous assistance from those of you around the country I am sure it will run. This coming week we only need fuel in the carb and a hot to the coil. Once it starts we will proceed to the reassembling of the body. Hopefully we saved one more Buick. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Looking forward to seeing the results of your efforts! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTCV Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 At first crank we noticed an advanced timing condition so stopped cranking. We then rotated the distributor to full retard and it fired right up. We pre- pressurized the oil system so oil pressure was up in under 4 seconds. Ran smooth as silk. And we did video the start. On to the reassembling. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary W Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Great day that first start!! Congrats!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Wright Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Publish the video so we can see it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTCV Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 6:38 PM, Morgan Wright said: Publish the video so we can see it I thought I could post a small clip here but this site doesn't allow videos. We are uploading images to our school website soon. I will let you know when and how to access. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Now that you have run it for a short while, it will be full of condensation. Make sure you inhibit it now; assembly won't take just a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTCV Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 5 hours ago, Spinneyhill said: Now that you have run it for a short while, it will be full of condensation. Make sure you inhibit it now; assembly won't take just a month. Actually I intend on having it assembled in 3 weeks. But I do welcome your thoughts on reducing the condensation. Recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) 3 weeks! Take a series of stills at regular intervals from the same place. It will make a good rapid-assembly movie! What I do is take off the air cleaner and squirt a bit of oil into the carb. It will smoke a lot and leave it a bit oiled up. Edited March 17, 2019 by Spinneyhill (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Wright Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 54 minutes ago, CTCV said: Actually I intend on having it assembled in 3 weeks. But I do welcome your thoughts on reducing the condensation. Recommendations? Run it to full operating temperature before shutting it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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