Kaharvey88

The carb model for my car is a BXVES-3. Not sure on the linkage. PM me some pics of what you have and I can compare to what's on my car.

Well I scored big time at a local junkyard. They usually don't have vehicles this old, but this one was brought in just a few days before. I really didn't know what to expect when I walked up to it, but as soon as I saw that it had a good exhaust manifold, I started wrenching! I walked out with the intake and exhaust manifolds, carburetor, and fuel sediment bowl for $20. The "flap" inside the exhaust manifold that I'm assuming opens/closes via a thermostatic coil to help warm the intake is my only holdup at the moment. I've gotten it to move slightly by tapping the shaft in and out with a hammer and brass punch. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there seems to be small bushings on the shaft. The bushings will move in the manifold, but they are frozen to the shaft. I'm open to any suggestions on getting this thing loosened up. BTW If anyone sees anything that they could use off this truck I'll do my best to get it before they crush it. I'm sure it'll only be there a few weeks.

Well, it's been a while since I've been on here... life has been sorta busy lately, but I was able to take some time off during Christmas. I rebuilt the carb and fuel pump and got the clutch mechanism working. I don't have a key for it so it just jumped power to the coil and to the starter solenoid. Once I got gas to the carb, it fired right up and idled so I guess I did something right. While I had it on the lift I depressed the clutch pedal, shifted it into gear and slowly let out and the tires started turning! I know I still have a lot of work ahead of me before it's ready for the road, but I feel like I made some major progress. My concern now is when it's on the ground and I put it in gear when I let out on the clutch the car tries to move before I give it any throttle. I thought with the gyromatic transmission it's supposed to sit still in gear without the clutch pedal depressed. Is it possible it's just idling too high? I haven't checked idle speed yet, but I have it set pretty low. Just by ear I'd guess it's around 600 rpms. Also, I'd love to post a couple of videos if someone could help me out with that.

Do you know a good source for a rebuild kit? Also, do I need to run a lead substitute in the fuel? From my understanding the Gyromatic has a torque converter and a clutch. My main concern is the stuck clutch. Any ideas how to get it freed up?

I'm not sure what happened, but there doesn't seem to be any audio with the video that I posted.

IMG959632.3gp It's alive! Aside from the spitting and popping through the cracked exhaust manifold, the motor sounds great! 40 pounds of oil pressure at idle. All it took was a new set of ignition points and that old eBay carb. It really needs a proper rebuild. It doesn't like to idle very well. My plans are to rebuild the carb and then make sure the timing is dialed in. I'm assuming this was its first start since 1997. According to an oil change sticker on the windshield, the oil was changed, it was driven 5 miles and parked. My next dilemma is transmission. Can someone school me on Gyromatic transmissions?? The clutch pedal moves, but all it seems to do is pull on a big spring that's on the linkage. The clutch fork or clutch itself seems to be seized. Thanks for all the support guys! We're well on the way to getting this thing back on the road!

Sounds like a good plan. I'll pull it and see if I can find someone to repair it.

I really thought I had the right carb. Every bit of research I've done to this point has said this is the correct one for this car with the Gyromatic transmission. ?‍♂️

Just grabbed this off carburetor off eBay. ? hopefully it will work. I noticed the exhaust manifold has a big crack in it (see pic). Also, can y'all tell me what I'm missing as far as linkage and wiring goes? Thanks!

Pretty sure it's a 51. Lower grille panel is chrome. It's a gyromatic transmission according to the fender badges. I can post better pics of the engine to show you what I have to work with. I found some miscellaneous carburetor gaskets in the trunk and some kind of linkage/rod. Not sure if it even belongs to this car. I'd definitely like to get a carburetor for it soon so I can get this thing running! If any one has one let me know. Thanks!

Also, here's a few after a bath and hooking up a battery just to see what all worked.

Hey guys! Finally got the car up to my shop. Here's some pics for ya! Let me know what you think.

Thanks for all the positive replies guys! I currently have a full time job at a chemical manufacturing plant and I work on cars in my spare time. Most of it is just regular maintenance type work. Some modern hot rod stuff gets mixed in every once in a while. ViceGrip Garage is one YouTuber I follow that goes around doing exactly what my plan is and I know he's making a killing! He actually gets the cars running where they were parked and drives them (usually several hundred miles) back home. I'll update with more pics asap. The car is actually still at my buddies place right now. It does have something going on with the left front tire. The wheel isn't attached to the hub. Looks like at minimum it has a couple of studs broken. He's supposed to deliver it to me on his rollback. I didn't want to risk damaging anything on the car trying to winch it up onto my trailer. That's pretty cool about the visor. Is that a factory option or something aftermarket? Also, does anyone have a good source for a carburetor and a wiring diagram? From what I've read there's a few solenoids that help to control the shifting of the transmission. Not sure if this wiring is still there. I'm sure when I get more pics posted the experts here can point me in the right direction! Thanks again!

Hi everyone! My name is Kirk, I'm 32, and I'm from a small town in southeastern Arkansas. One of my buddies and his dad run a scrap metal business and they buy a lot of junk cars. Most of it is usually modern throw away stuff. They let me dig through their junkyard when I need a part here and there. After they get the yard full they'll crush the cars and make room for more. I try to go there about once a month just to visit and see what they've dragged in. Well back in February I drive down and as I'm walking into the yard I see this car. I immediately called my buddy and asked if they were going to crush the Coronet and he said yes! I asked him what it would take to buy it and he shot me a price. It seemed a little on the high side, but I agreed to it because I couldn't stand to see that piece of American automotive history get destroyed. The car is fairly complete. Engine isn't seized. Carburetor is missing however. I plan to try to get it running and driving and hopefully sell it to someone that has the time/money to make it really nice. Let me know what you guys think of it!