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May 21, 2000 - Sunday |
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The front end of this car is so cool. |
We took off the head and found that the pistons look pretty good. |
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We're going to try to get the engine running without doing a complete rebuild. |
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The water pump is frozen, we're going to see if we can rebuild it or if it needs to be replaced. |
By the end of the day we got the pistons free. |
Looks like we'll be able to save the engine after all. |
Time to start putting the engine back together and get the car started. |
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First, drain the water out of the oil pan (a half gallon). Second, drain the bad gas out of the tank (oh, what a smell). |
Third, put new plugs in. |
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Finally, clean out the interior so we can get inside. |
Rick spent a lot of time cleaning all of the stuff out of this car. |
It looks pretty good now. |
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June 3, 2000 - Saturday |
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Time to see if this car will run. The engine is free and the battery is new. |
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The starter is way too slow to make the engine turn over. |
We decided to hook it up to the van and pull start it. |
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Yeah! We only pulled it about 50 feet and it started. |
It runs pretty smooth considering it hasn't been running for the past nine years. |
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We drove it around the block a couple of times. |
It's a good thing they don't do smog checks on old cars. |
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June 3, 2000 - Saturday |
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The car ran great except for a little overheating. |
Rick took the radiator out last week and got it cleaned. |
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It was recommended that we also take the water distribution tube out and make sure that all of the holes are clean. |
Nobody mentioned that there is a frame in the way, so Rick made a tool to jack up the engine. The tube was perfectly clear. |
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Time to put it back together and work on the body. |
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