Engine Help

[malihoochie]

I think you'll be back in business in no time.

[Jim Nilsen]

You will think you have a totally different car!!

Power will be up ,throttle response will be crisp and your mileage will be lots better too!!!

Have fun, you are now close so don't go changing too much until it is telling you to replace it still.

[Jeremy]

I don't plan on replacing/changing anything else. I just can't believe how much was in poor shape, particularly since I rebuilt the car 6-7 years ago. Of course, that is the risk you run with rebuilding old parts.

The fact that the car ran halfway decent with a froze distributor, cracked intake and stretched timing chain is amazing.

I got all of the pulleys and brackets stripped today and will drop them off at the paint shop this afternoon. I had painted them with rattle can and they looked okay. I am going to have them shoot them with some better paint at probably 80% gloss. It should make things look much nicer.

With the new intake, new carb, new distributor, chrome waterneck, new chrome valve covers, and fresh pulleys and brackets the motor should look great. Off course I am painting the waterpump housing and the front of the block as well.

[Jeremy]

Its alive!!!

Thanks to all those that helped. I got it put back together today and it looks great and fired right up once gas got back to the carb.

I really like the 600 carb around town. It is much more responsive. It is also a lot more responsive to metering rod changes.

I also pulled a while I was at it and got new chrome valve covers, chrome water outlet, and had the body shop repaint all of the pulleys, brackets, etc. It looks better than before.