Update from yesterday's tear down.
Goodness is:
Cooling system drained. Coolant was remarkably clean. No massive scale detected anywhere in the system, tho the heater core remains (and will for the time being) tucked away awaiting catastrophic failure. Rad is straight and clean, no leaks detected.
Alternator tests out just fine, PS pump seems tight though that leaves a leak elsewhere that I've yet to find, AC Compressor turns anyway, not going too far into that right now. Rockers are free, rods all seem straight, no stickiness in the valves.
Ugliness is:
Water pump is a little growly so that will get replaced. Carb is gummy as all get out so she's getting a rebuild.
I did all this because I wanted to preemptively get at the timing chain but as I tore in it's clear that the car is a vacuum nightmare. I didn't find a single hose that wasn't toast... all that's gonna get done over.
I'm pretty sure the heat riser in the pass. exhaust manifold is frozen shut. .. god knows how long this has been the case .. we'll see what I do about that.
The wiring is iffy to say the least. It's there, it's dried out and cracking. Something I really don't want to take chances with but need to take a little time and plan. One weird one: a gray wire with a clip on the end of it that was run underneath the pass. side valve cover gasket.. obviously connected to nothing. I'll have to figure what that was supposed to be.
As stated earlier, the oil pan is mushed. I've yet to drain it but thats next and I'll yank the pan and either straighten it or get a replacement.
Fuel pump looks original issue and warranting replacement BUT at some point a filter was added before the pump .... Thinking it might be best to let it ride a little longer until I've had time to check the rest of the system and figure out why that filter was added.
Anyway, thats a pretty good list for just the motor. Hopefully I can have her purring before May as I've got a whole other ball o wax to deal with in the front end!
