So I was very happy today when the beasty fired up! I had to add three spark plug wires (one was mia and the other two were visible broken. Somewhere in my barn is a box full of spark plug wires, but I couldn't find it. So two new sets are on the way. And no, I could bare to rob wires from my 70 Challenger!
So best I can tell, the mechanical fuel pump is not working. I had hooked the suction side up to a five gallon gas can, and nothing pumped out once the carburetor fuel bowls emptied after I filled them. So another part to buy - fuel pump.
Since there seems to have been some kind of massive coolant leak at the thermostat housing, I going to just pull the whole front end off and replace the housing, water pump, fuel pump, radiator, timing chain set, camshaft and lifters and pushrods. Then rebuild the carburetor.
While I'm in there can anyone thing of anything else?
So best I can tell, the mechanical fuel pump is not working. I had hooked the suction side up to a five gallon gas can, and nothing pumped out once the carburetor fuel bowls emptied after I filled them. So another part to buy - fuel pump.
Since there seems to have been some kind of massive coolant leak at the thermostat housing, I going to just pull the whole front end off and replace the housing, water pump, fuel pump, radiator, timing chain set, camshaft and lifters and pushrods. Then rebuild the carburetor.
While I'm in there can anyone thing of anything else?
