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1951 Meadowbrook Rebuild


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As I talked to different car people around town they all seemed to agree my issue is valve guides. I figured I would try a last ditch effort and I added sea foam to the oil like  they recommended. So far I have seen no definitive change. I didn’t notice the smoking during deceleration but I didn’t drive the same roads to do a full comparison. 

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On 6/26/2018 at 12:30 AM, knuckleharley said:

Or drop by to visit his wife or children when he isn't home.

 

Make sure you park in his place when you do.

The only one I like there is the dog ?

 

He just bought his “dream car.” It wasn’t the ‘73 he wanted but it’s a 1980 Corvette. It runs but didn’t have coolant in it when he got it so he doesn’t leave it running for any length of time. Still hasn’t put it in, 6 months later. Instead of doing minor touch ups to get it on the road to enjoy it a little and make sure it’s in good shape he has taken apart the brakes and is replacing all of the lines and connections. It’s not how I would have started the project but it’s his first toy so I am not giving any advice, because he won’t listen to it anyways. Yup, he’s one of those guys.. 

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I have cleaned the draft tube and oil breather. It didn’t look dirty but I was surprised to see the stuff that came out of the mesh opening. In response to the post about the oil passages being clogged I got sea foam and put it in the oil as it suggested. So far I haven’t seen much in terms of oil consumption and it may be coincidence but the smoke seems to have lessened. 

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Every time something gets fixed another thing breaks, but that’s the “joy” they say. I had the wrong carburetor on the car since I bought it. So I got the right one and just rebuilt it. While I was testing it and revving the engine I saw the radiator hose collapse. So I finished testing the carburetor and turned the car off. That’s when I saw the steam coming from the engine bay. I looked and saw that I had blown out a freeze plug. So now I have to fix that before I can road test the car. I’ll clean the block out a little while the plug is out. 

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