We did, I was hoping that would solve it. I'm probably going to grab some 20w50 and try that. I also have some Lucas oil stabilizer I could try.
UNBREADED! '71 Monaco Wagon
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polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Bearings are toast.
Rain prevented that, so I put in a quart of Lucas oil stabilizer.
Wyatt inspected a couple, and they looked okay. I'm not saying the others are good, we didn't dig that far. After putting in the HV pump the lifter noise went away, so I'm thinking it helped a little. A band-aid at best.
The engine is definitely tired. The sludge it had showed it wasn't loved, just used, and not maintained the best. I have another 383 I got with the Cicada I'm going to go over and see if it's good enough to install in the wagon, if this engine tells me it's time.
After the initial heat cycle, it was nice and cool. I'll be sticking to the freeway to keep temps down, should be okay.
Well, that didn't go as planned. The radiator decide to **** the bed. It was losing power before the coolant puked out.
Luckily, I hadn't really gone that far from home when it happened. Better close to home than a hundred or so miles away.
Luckily, I hadn't really gone that far from home when it happened. Better close to home than a hundred or so miles away.
3175375
Senior Member
Stealth wagon!
I hope you get home safely and figure this out. Maybe you need to bite the bullet and refresh the engine.
I hope you get home safely and figure this out. Maybe you need to bite the bullet and refresh the engine.
Getting it towed, not sure I have enough antifreeze to make the trip home.
Yeah, a rebuild may be sooner than expected.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
A rebuild was necessary when it came out of the fields in Oregon.
Yep, the very same problem that @ayilar had w/ Buttercup his 72 New Yorker. Check out that tread.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
The guy I got it from said the oil light flickered . My head naturally always goes to bearings from experience. For Scott's sake, I hope not.
I can help you sourcing parts for a rebuild at a reasonable cost having just overhauling @ayilar 72 New Yorker.
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polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Formal pricing has ensued
It's in it's storage hole. At least I can drive it in and out, but it's making a bit of a clatter now. I'll figure out what I'm going to do in a week or two.
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Going back and rereading the whole thread I'd say this wagon has been running on "Borrowed Time" for a while. It is certainly worth putting the work into it to make it nice!
You guys are such negative Nancy's! If this wagon was a game show, Press You Luck would be appropriate. Hey, I tried.
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