medium_jon Posted August 9, 2017 Report Posted August 9, 2017 9 hours ago, 51Meadowbrook said: Been a hot long day! Making good progress. Keep it up. Piece by piece -- you'll get it done Quote
51Meadowbrook Posted August 23, 2017 Author Report Posted August 23, 2017 Things I have learned on this build: never trust the previous owners mechanical work or skills! I have found more mismatched bolts on this build than you can shake a stick at! Always submerge the oil pump in a can of oil to prime the pump and get all the air out of it! Don't buy parts from Rock auto! Take your time and don't rush your build! When pulling and installing an engine in these old cars go ahead and buy a longer square tubing pipe for your engine hoist, you'll need the extra length to get past the front radiator bracket! Once the engine is built and installed in the car don't rush to put the radiator in until your sure the engine will turn over! I had to drain my antifreeze and pull the radiator so I could hand turn the engine with a breaker bar several times to get the Mel oil to lube the moving parts good and turn easy! Last but not least don't sweat the small stuff! 1 Quote
medium_jon Posted August 23, 2017 Report Posted August 23, 2017 21 minutes ago, 51Meadowbrook said: Things I have learned on this build... @51Meadowbrook, in my book, if you learned something it was a successful venture. If the car runs after you finish, well that is icing on the cake. 1 Quote
keithb7 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Posted August 23, 2017 Did you get a lot of incorrect or inferior low quality parts from Rock Auto? Please elaboate. So far my orders for '53 Windsor parts from Rock have been good. Thx. Quote
Flatie46 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 I'm glad you got your engine done. It should be very dependable and give many miles of smiles. I haven't bought anything for my Plymouth from Rockauto but have for other vehicles. Never had an issue. Really there shouldn't be any surprises as you know the brand your getting up front. So what's the next big project for your car? 1 Quote
51Meadowbrook Posted August 24, 2017 Author Report Posted August 24, 2017 9 hours ago, keithb7 said: Did you get a lot of incorrect or inferior low quality parts from Rock Auto? Please elaboate. So far my orders for '53 Windsor parts from Rock have been good. Thx. When I ordered a throw out bearing they didn't specify that it was for a regular manual transmiassion instead of a fluid drive . And going by the pic they had posted it looked like the right one but wasn't . There were a couple of other parts I orederd early on in the build that were wrong but I can't remember what they were after purchasing so many parts from different places! Quote
Jerry Roberts Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Did you let them know that you had fluid drive when you ordered and that you would need a different bearing than usual ? Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted August 24, 2017 Report Posted August 24, 2017 Rock Auto has been very good to me. 1 Quote
51Meadowbrook Posted August 26, 2017 Author Report Posted August 26, 2017 On August 23, 2017 at 9:38 PM, Jerry Roberts said: Did you let them know that you had fluid drive when you ordered and that you would need a different bearing than usual ? I knew that I had fluid drive , but Rockauto showed 3 different throw out bearings 2 with the sleeve and one with just the bearing. The problem was that the description of all 3 bearings was very vague . And all 3 were for regular 3 speed manual transmissions with out the fluid drive but it never said anything about that. It was very confusing Quote
Don Coatney Posted August 26, 2017 Report Posted August 26, 2017 On 8/23/2017 at 10:39 PM, Dodgeb4ya said: Rock Auto has been very good to me. Me 2 Quote
51Meadowbrook Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Posted September 9, 2017 Since we have last spoke I installed the transmission I installed the new throw out bearing adjusted the clutch I can feel the clutch engaging and I can feel the car go into gear the only problem is is it's not moving yes the parking brake is off! Any ideas? Quote
Jerry Roberts Posted September 9, 2017 Report Posted September 9, 2017 Are the brakes locked up ? Does the fluid drive bell housing have a clutch inspection cover like the non-fluid drive bell housings ? Quote
51Meadowbrook Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Posted September 9, 2017 I don't think it's the brakes because the cars not pulling down like it's trying to move . I think when I had the fluid drive setting out on my front porch with the clutch and pressure plate still attached it got moisture in it and seized up maybe some surface rust, keeping it from engaging. Quote
Branded Posted September 9, 2017 Report Posted September 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, 51Meadowbrook said: I don't think it's the brakes because the cars not pulling down like it's trying to move . I think when I had the fluid drive setting out on my front porch with the clutch and pressure plate still attached it got moisture in it and seized up maybe some surface rust, keeping it from engaging. Does the fluid coupling have the proper amount of fluid in it. If it's low it won't engage Quote
51Meadowbrook Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Posted September 9, 2017 Boy do I feel like a goober I had the clutch linkage adjusted too much that's why it wouldn't engage I just did it way back tightened it down and took her around the block she runs like a dream 1 Quote
greg g Posted September 9, 2017 Report Posted September 9, 2017 Around the block is a good ride. Make sure you have some free play at the top of the clutch pedal travel . about an inch is recommender if I recall correctly. Quote
Matt Wilson Posted September 10, 2017 Report Posted September 10, 2017 2 hours ago, 51Meadowbrook said: Boy do I feel like a goober I had the clutch linkage adjusted too much that's why it wouldn't engage I just did it way back tightened it down and took her around the block she runs like a dream Wow, congratulations! What a feeling, right? Quote
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