Not Porsche related but still a cool project for me, 1931 Oldsmobile Options

[Jgilliam914]

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.

[Jgilliam914]

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

[ClayPerrine]

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

Remember, the brakes are cable operated. So you will never get them to work evenly. It will always pull one way or another under braking.

With the battery, you should be able to pull the floorboard up and get to it easy.

If the Olds engine is anything like the Chevy engine, you won't get much oil pressure. The pump does not pressure feed the mains, it fills a well above them and gravity makes the oil run down past the bearings. The rods are lubricated by splash oiling. There are dippers attached to the ends of the rods, and there are troughs welded into the oil pan that hold oil up high enough so the dippers can scoop it up.

I hope the mohair upholstery is in good shape. It looks good, but it sucks to sit on when it is hot out. Take a towel.

Clay