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Sep 29th, 2020, 02:40 | #21 | |
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The trick with spinning the oil pump allows you to have oil flow to the mains and cam bearings without having to spin the crankshaft. Your method will work; but, the first few spins of the crankshaft will be without any oil or with whatever residual oil was left from 20 years ago. |
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Sep 29th, 2020, 16:35 | #22 |
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142g;
I am aware of that, but since there are no compression or power strokes, whatever (little) remaining oil-film there remains, is not stressed in the least, and new oil will be supplied in seconds. Cheers |
Sep 30th, 2020, 12:34 | #23 |
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D'accord! i was just going to say that, Kwas. While i tend to agree with 142, as promoting best practice an future engine health, my 145, having sat for a similiar period, fired straight up (single stromberg), ticked over like a watch an pulled strongly. I guess it's down to individual car circs.
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Oct 29th, 2020, 08:57 | #24 |
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Realised just now that I updated the wrong thread so posting my update here:
Thought I’d post an update on what’s been going on with the car as it’s been a while. Working, families, emergency DIY at home and bad weather prevented us from getting to the car for the past month or so, but we found time this weekend to drag it out and give it a clean. The car was parked up in 1994 so we were excited to remove 26 years of dust and grime. This was just a first pass over the car to see what we are working with and it’s a lot better than we thought. The entire car is well preserved, it’s totally solid throughout and there isn’t a dent or scratch in sight. We also found all the carpet, interior trim and missing brightwork to make it a 100% complete car. The paintwork should look new with a bit of polishing and the brightwork should respond well to buffing. The carpets will get a good shampooing and should come up well too, and with a bit of love the interior should look equally good. We also found time to siphon fuel out the tank to make it easier and safer to remove, fitted new tailgate struts as they were knackered and connected a new battery. We didn’t turn the car over as there’s still some way to go until we do that, but everything works. Wipers, all the lights, dash lights, stereo etc… Oh… and the car was hiding a dirty little secret… It has an aftermarket sunroof which will no doubt upset the purists, but it’s a period correct mod and we quite like it. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Here it is before we cleaned it. |
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Oct 29th, 2020, 08:58 | #26 |
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We first went over the bumpers with wd40 and wire wool which removed a lot of the pitting, but there is some permanent damage which we'll live with for now.
The interior just got a wipe down for now and then the exterior got a good wash. This was by far the most satisfying car wash I have ever done with each swipe of the sponge washing away the decades of grime that had collected. There wasn't time to do anything else at this stage and we're going to focus on getting it running before we detail the car properly. Here it is after cleaning: |
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Oct 29th, 2020, 09:38 | #27 |
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That looks amazing already.I shall follow this thread with much interest.
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Oct 29th, 2020, 13:12 | #28 |
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That looks really nice. Re:- detailing and Re:- Getting an engine that's been sitting for ages back running => Do you need tips / advice or are you as the Americans sometimes say "all set"? (No point teaching Grand Mothers to suck eggs eh?)
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Oct 29th, 2020, 16:51 | #29 |
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Time to update the thread title because your car doesn't qualify as a real 'barn find'. You need some serious rust and a really deteriorated interior to qualify as a legitimate barn find. A mouse nest in the car wiring adds serious credibility to the barn find status.
Your car's external condition looks like a time warp to 1976 and you just acquired it from the used car lot at the local Volvo dealership. Working electrical bits after 26 years is incredible. The fact that the body and interior appear to be in very good condition will save you time and money. Any expenditure on restoring the engine, even a complete rebuild will be a pittance compared to the cost of major body restoration. As they say at the vintage car auctions, "well bought". |
Oct 29th, 2020, 22:54 | #30 |
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Man, that had to have been the most satisfying car wash of all time! So good! I have to agree with 142 Guy; if the engine and drivetrain are anywhere near running, you've got yourself a real prize. Actually, even if the engine is a brick it's great, and a chance to mod it a little.
Congratulations on a real beauty! |
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