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| Jgilliam914 |
 Jun 27 2021, 08:10 PM
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My girlfriend inherited a 31 olds sedan
It hasn’t run in 10 years so she asked me if it was something I could look into? The body was restored 15 years ago and the interior 12. My first good look at it happened today. The fuel will be drained and the carb cleaned. The oil will be changed. And a new battery added. I have six new plugs coming Tuesday From what I was told when it did run it would overheat. I will assess that once I get it going. I am very excited to tackle something different.    |
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| Jgilliam914 |
Jun 29 2021, 06:35 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,375 Joined: 30-July 12 From: Iowa / Florida Member No.: 14,732 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I jumped into this old piece of American Iron. I drained the tank and cleaned the fuel line. Changed all the fluids and filters. Removed the old battery. A John Deere tractor battery. There was no easy way to pull it easily. so that took awhile. My grip and the inability to access it sucked. But with the new battery I pumped out all the old fuel then used a air hose to blow out what rust was in it. I added the oil checked the radiator level and added 5 gallons a little sea foam and started cranking. Tossed in a little starting fluid and she fired right up. Pretty damn simple all in all. I finished by airing up the tires and will look at the brakes tomorrow.. I am going to open a beer and smile knowing my Dad would have loved getting dirty working on this
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Jgilliam914 Not Porsche related but still a cool project for me Jun 27 2021, 08:10 PM
euro911 That's really cool Jun 27 2021, 08:26 PM Jett
My girlfriend inherited a 31 olds sedan
It hasnâ... Jun 27 2021, 08:31 PM Shivers A couple accessories :D
https://www.ebay.com/it... Jun 27 2021, 08:45 PM ClayPerrine That look almost identical to the 1931 Chevrolet m... Jun 28 2021, 07:01 AM johnhora Very Cool...that's going to be a fun project..... Jun 28 2021, 09:03 AM
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I jumped into this old piece of American Iron. I ... Jul 2 2021, 06:20 AM mrholland2 If I had that car and lived in a small town (maybe... Jul 1 2021, 05:31 PM Jgilliam914 I took it out for it’s re-maiden voyage this wee... Jul 4 2021, 04:58 PM Jamie
I took it out for it’s re-maiden voyage this we... Jul 4 2021, 06:22 PM Shivers She is very elegant. I get a real kick seeing one ... Jul 4 2021, 05:28 PM Montreal914 Look very nice! :)
And rust free too... :lo... Jul 4 2021, 06:29 PM Jgilliam914 Here is a short video of its shake down run Jul 5 2021, 09:34 AM krazykonrad Keep the updates coming. This is a cool project... Jul 5 2021, 10:31 AM Jgilliam914 Figured out how to add a video of the Oldsmobile
... Jul 5 2021, 09:00 PM Jgilliam914 I love working on cars but 90 year old ones are a... Aug 10 2021, 09:05 AM |
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