1951 Pontiac Chieftain
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
It tightens up straight and holds nicely.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Yeah, but twelve Volts suck.
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Not for keeping the Watts up and the Amps down.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
I prefer André-Marie Ampère to James Watt any day of the week.
Watt. What a bloody phony.
Watt. What a bloody phony.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Alternator puts out, which is nice. At idle I went from 12.4V to 13.3, which went up to nearly 14V when revved. Belt doesn't squeal either.
Calling that success
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Ordered oil pump. NOS, ordered a modern front oil seal to put on because modern ATF.
Couple thrust washers because the clearance is kinda between the two. Can always pop it open on the next big service and then I'll have one to take up the slack.
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Couple thrust washers because the clearance is kinda between the two. Can always pop it open on the next big service and then I'll have one to take up the slack.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Question: Will a Pontiac straight eight run if the timing is 45 degrees advanced?
Answer: Yes
Painted up the timing marks because someone had just thrown paint on in approximately the correct place on the pulley.
With the timing set to 6° BTDC it idles well and revs freely. Funny, that.
Phil
Answer: Yes
Painted up the timing marks because someone had just thrown paint on in approximately the correct place on the pulley.
With the timing set to 6° BTDC it idles well and revs freely. Funny, that.
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Mmmm.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
My initial suspicion was correct. A bearing wasn't sat fully. That beating? Oil pump. 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 case compared to the new 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
However, I think the flange wasn't straight anyhow looking at the way it sat in the case compared to the new 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
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Bought 2 gallons of 30 weight engine oil and 12 quarts of ATF.
Antifreeze notwithstanding (gonna run water to flush it through initially) that's the fluids done.
Phil
Antifreeze notwithstanding (gonna run water to flush it through initially) that's the fluids done.
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