1951 Pontiac Chieftain

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Brilliant. Did you mean those words?
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PhilA wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 5:54 pm
paulplom wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 1:54 pmYoutube vid?
Most recent, me in the purple shirt.

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PhilA wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 5:54 pm
paulplom wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 1:54 pmYoutube vid?
Most recent, me in the purple shirt.


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paulplom wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 6:32 pm Brilliant. Did you mean those words?
Yup. Wouldn't still be working there if I didn't.
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Oil changed. About a thousand miles.
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A portal to hell, there. Greased all points (23).
Cleaned and adjusted handbrake.

Smoother now.


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It looks very black for 1000 miles. Is that normal for an old yank?
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paulplom wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:31 am It looks very black for 1000 miles. Is that normal for an old yank?
They get pretty sooty and black, but I'm running diesel oil which is pulling every last carbon molecule off every surface right now, so I'm expecting the first bunch of oil changes to be really black.
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That was a pig to remove. Rusty bolts and more stuff to undo than I thought it needed to come out.
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Still, split the blower fan case and got the squirrel cage off.
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Cleaned up and split the blower motor. Didn't smell good.
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Well, that's been hot enough to melt the solder off the commutator winding posts.

New motor time (preferably a 12V one).

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I'm amazed there was a bit left you hadn't painted already.
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Hooli wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:50 am I'm amazed there was a bit left you hadn't painted already.
First time I pulled this out because it worked when I connected it (knew it wouldn't last) and there were spiders.
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