project 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

[PhilA]

Assembled. One valve stuck open, thankfully spark plug out and a gentle tap with a screwdriver on top of the valve saw it snap back down into place.

Alternator putting out 13.4V at idle which isn't bad

 

Phil

[PhilA]

Just spent a pleasant evening BSing about cars with that there Hairnet. 

Nice to have you stop by!

 

Phil

[hairnet]

Thanks Phil

Omg it's late

Also shit hire car alert

 

[hairnet]

*faps quietly

 

[PhilA]

Well, there's the rain and thunder that wasn't forecast. 4 weeks with no rain up to right now this morning. Excellent!

[hairnet]

Porn alert

[hairnet]

Mississippi River

[hairnet]

More pics later

[hairnet]

Beast

[hairnet]

Huge thanks to Phil and Elise

Currently in kenner again having lunch at Denny's

Heading for mississippi

[hairnet]

Meridian Mississippi ( Google it)

Reuben and a soup

[hairnet]

On 9/14/2019 at 4:54 PM, hairnet said:

Mississippi River

All them buttons - ejector seat and oil slick and shit

 

Orders Wendy's for ya too

[hairnet]

Not greenbow Alabama

Greensboro

breakfast

 

[PhilA]

That's a very long straight road.

 

Lots of trees.

 

 

Phil

[PhilA]

Ordered oil pump today. New old stock item. Ordered the thrust washers and a new nose seal because the NOS pump is 68 years old and so is the seal.

 

Phil

[hairnet]

9 hours ago, PhilA said:

That's a very long straight road.

 

Lots of trees.

 

 

Phil

actually it wasn't that bad - got twistier later

but yeah many tree - saw faiar few logging trucks - was on a roads mostly - trucks don't slow down do they  and they don't do 56 like at home

overtaken by one on the freeway with cars on the back and I was doing 70

nutters

route for tomorrow can go via atlanta and its 5 hours but the twisty alternative NW is only 45 mins more guess what im doin

more trees hopefully some toot to look at

will I get shot if elmer sees me photoing his tat

 

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, PhilA said:

Ordered oil pump today. New old stock item. Ordered the thrust washers and a new nose seal because the NOS pump is 68 years old and so is the seal.

 

Phil

much like yourself  (kidding)
 

[hairnet]

Wasn't that straight

[PhilA]

A lot of older trucks aren't limited, there's no regulation for them to do a set speed other than the company operating them- some bigger firms have limited their trucks to 65 to "save fuel". Flat out the older ones will do over 100 but the tires aren't rated for it.

Avoid Atlanta, the traffic through there is horrible.

 

Phil

[Jimbo]

Nothing more frightening than doing 75 on the interstate in a centre lane and have a big rig either side of you passing at breakneck speed. The box trailers have no chassis or under run protection let alone mudguards, Europe has a lot more safety precautions then a the states. 

[PhilA]

Newer trailers are gaining side bars and mudguards but a lot of older stuff still doesn't have. 

You get used to it, the country is too big to have trucks doing 56 everywhere, also. Plus, most interstates are 2 lanes both ways so getting 2 trucks trying to crawl past each other is a recipe for significant angst.

[PhilA]

Found manual. Found stroboscopic timing light.

 

Cleaned mile-wide paint off the pulley and did the grooves marked TDC (red), 3° and 6° BTDC in new paint.

Timing was nearly 45 degrees advanced. Previous owner had indexed plug leads one off. That's why the idle was lumpy.

It's now set to 6° and idles and revs freely. Funny, that.

 

Phil

[hairnet]

7 hours ago, PhilA said:

Newer trailers are gaining side bars and mudguards but a lot of older stuff still doesn't have. 

You get used to it, the country is too big to have trucks doing 56 everywhere, also. Plus, most interstates are 2 lanes both ways so getting 2 trucks trying to crawl past each other is a recipe for significant angst.

Today I only saw that twice in 320 miles

[hairnet]

48 Buick Roadmaster straight 8 - fireball 8.................

[PhilA]

Brand new, old stock 1951 Hydra-Matic front oil pump.

Mmmm.

 

 

Phil

[colnerov]

On 9/17/2019 at 3:10 PM, PhilA said:

Newer trailers are gaining side bars and mudguards but a lot of older stuff still doesn't have. 

You get used to it, the country is too big to have trucks doing 56 everywhere, also. Plus, most interstates are 2 lanes both ways so getting 2 trucks trying to crawl past each other is a recipe for significant angst.

Ahh yes, Elephant racing.

[hairnet]

I have a Ben n my possession

Lost for words

(Not for the reason you think)

❤️

 

[hairnet]

Oh nice work on the oil pump y'all

[PhilA]

My initial suspicion was correct. A bearing wasn't sat fully- the oil pump bearing I replaced. However, my method to attempt to remedy that was flawed, leading to busting the flange on the oil pump.

However, I think the flange wasn't straight anyhow looking at the way it sat in the end of the case compared with this one.

New pump gone in, factory spec- now with a 66 thou think spacing washer I have 35 thou of lash, so need to tighten that up about 30 thou.

 

Closest washer is 26 thou which would leave me at 11 thou lash which is within tolerance.

Ordering washer tomorrow

Phil

[hairnet]

Oh no Phil's on the lash

Oh dear shit joke sorry Phil