First Start
For four years the main goal has been to get the car running and moving again. The engine was seized when I got it, and out of the car. I believe the previous owner had it like that for ten years, and the owner before him had left it for another ten. So there had been no life for at least one decade if not two.
Unknown quantity: the engine on arrival several years ago, prior to the rebuild
After bleeding the clutch and brakes, verifying I had oil pressure, and filling the radiator up with water, I had no more excuses....
Started! In the video below, it was a pig to start as I subsequently found I had the ignition timing too retarded. Once adjusted, it was a lot better.
This feels like a major milestone.
Started! In the video below, it was a pig to start as I subsequently found I had the ignition timing too retarded. Once adjusted, it was a lot better.
This feels like a major milestone.