JimKueneman
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I know it looks like crap I need to buy stripper and refinish it
1968 Coronet 500 Project
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I know it looks like crap I need to buy stripper and refinish it
JimKueneman
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Well only 4 at noon! Spent the day with home improvements. I need to get the house painted before it get too ruddy hot. The south and west side are the worst. The south is 3/4 done and I am 4/4 done for the day.
JimKueneman
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Work product for the day...
Work product for next weekend....
Ok I lied I did go back out in the garage and work on the Coronet..... I filled the windshield (which I don't have yet) washer tank with fluid. The poor bloke that pushes that button is in for a surprise with no windshield
Work product for next weekend....
Ok I lied I did go back out in the garage and work on the Coronet..... I filled the windshield (which I don't have yet) washer tank with fluid. The poor bloke that pushes that button is in for a surprise with no windshield
Paul Boucher
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Jim, always love seeing your progress! You are going to have one sweet ride when you are finished!
JimKueneman
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Ok got more energy after a shower and the sun is setting so the temperatures are going down. I filled the power steering pump, transmission with Dextron III, and installed the break in oil that the machine shop gave me. I don't understand why it never registered on the dip stick but whatever....
Looks the spark plugs out and cranked it for a bit..... Of course in true Hollywood style there was a practice run ;)
Looks the spark plugs out and cranked it for a bit..... Of course in true Hollywood style there was a practice run ;)
Jim . . . it was a very nice and comfortable 60 degrees here in NC today . . . nice breeze to keep the humidity down ( that won't last long ) . . . But all in all a very nice day ! ! !
( sh*t eating grin )
JimKueneman
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It was probably 82 and humidity of 25% or so here. The clouds came in after lunch which made it much more bearable. Soon it will be in the low 90's.....
JimKueneman
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I have a really stupid but very real question. How the heck do you get gas in this thing without a gas pump! I guess I need to go get a funnel with a long flexible neck or something?????
threewood
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With your efi it should prime when you hit the key. Is there a purge or vent on the EFI itself?
Lol, are you talking about getting it into your tank? Long, flex spout would do it. Get a couple foot section of hose that can clamp on your gas jug.
Lol, are you talking about getting it into your tank? Long, flex spout would do it. Get a couple foot section of hose that can clamp on your gas jug.
JimKueneman
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No I am exhausted asleep on the garage floor
.... you changed your comment on me so this now makes no sense!
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JimKueneman
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I ran the return all the way to the EFI so it should prime all the way to the body. It should just start when I get gas, coolant and the FITech wired in.
JimKueneman
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I am not sure you can do that on a 318. There is no gear on the distributor, the gear is in the block and the distributor just has a slot that goes into it. You can't spin the gear as it is engaged with cam.
threewood
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You pull the gear/intermediate shaft so the hex rod goes down into the oil pump. Same as the BB/RB only a slightly different design and you spin them different directions.
JimKueneman
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JimKueneman
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Shhhh, Thursday is my Coronets 49th birthday. She rolled of the line March 23. I am throwing a surprise party for her.
threewood
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Big reason is for flat tappet cams, by turning the motor over you are wiping away the lube on the cam lobes. If you spin the pump up and get oil to the galleries you keep the assembly lube in place so when you fire it up, bring rpms over 2k to sling oil on the cam as the lube dissipates.
Probably not a huge issue, just what I have been told.
Probably not a huge issue, just what I have been told.
JimKueneman
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When I was a GM mechanic we never did anything but turn the key and fire it up. Maybe a race engine with super stiff springs etc.... I read a lot of things that back in the day we did none of it. I take most of what I read with a grain of salt especially now that information (both right and wrong) is everywhere on the internet.
Okay, I remember there was a Coronet I was considering buying last summer and the seller admitted he did not properly oil prime the rebuilt 440 and it had many internal noises. When I asked further about this, he claimed "you have to follow the procedure by using a drill in the distrubitor to get it primed properly".
I don't know....just my two cents for the day.
JimKueneman
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Ok more work on the house but then more work on the Coronet. I got my NOS antenna. Pretty, but it should be for the price. It got dark before I got a picture. I am thinking based on the hack of a fader switch that the radio was dealer installed. The hole in the fender was not big enough for the OEM antenna. I think the POS aftermarket antenna was the original antenna installed by the dealer. I also fabricated my underhood harness for the FiTech EFI. Everything needed for the EFI system. Sorry for the focus I did not realize the autofocus was not on and without my glasses I don't know if the screen is in focus or not . Getting old sucks.
I also bought 5 gallons of gas and got it in the tank. The gas gauge did not move much... I think the calibration of the aftermarket float won't be right. I need to measure the resistance of the sensor with 5 gallon and write it down. I know empty it is about 80 ohms. I have a few data points from my previous test of where the gauge is with different resistances. I will then add another 5 gallons and see what the resistance is. I will then just add a resistor in parallel in the harness somewhere to fine tune the sensor to the gauge. Before I called it a night I plugged in the handheld, turned on the key and communicated with the ECU! I did not have the fuel pump wires hooked up yet. Need daylight and fresh head to ensure I am getting what I need from the fuel system.
. Getting old sucks.I also bought 5 gallons of gas and got it in the tank. The gas gauge did not move much... I think the calibration of the aftermarket float won't be right. I need to measure the resistance of the sensor with 5 gallon and write it down. I know empty it is about 80 ohms. I have a few data points from my previous test of where the gauge is with different resistances. I will then add another 5 gallons and see what the resistance is. I will then just add a resistor in parallel in the harness somewhere to fine tune the sensor to the gauge. Before I called it a night I plugged in the handheld, turned on the key and communicated with the ECU! I did not have the fuel pump wires hooked up yet. Need daylight and fresh head to ensure I am getting what I need from the fuel system.
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