RefrigLeak.jpg
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The low-pressure switch wouldn't engage at 100psi, so I swapped it for a good used one. Then I added a can of refrigerant and used the sniffer. The only consistent hot spot is the evaporator core, so that's where I think it's leaking.
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DoorRalign.jpg
180 hits | 43.3 KB | Posted: 6/7/20
I raised the back edge of the door so it's at the correct height while open. Then I moved the strike bolt down & outboard so the door is aligned when closed.
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LeakCheck.jpg
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After rinsing the old oil off, I parked on a Right lean, and let the engine idle for about a half hour (while letting the EEC re-learn the idle). There's no sign of oil coming from the valve cover area.

I also checked cranking time cold, hot, after ...

Done.jpg
133 hits | 112.13 KB | Posted: 6/6/20
The new paint isn't entirely visible, but that wasn't the main purpose.

ScrapeHour.jpg
104 hits | 118.38 KB | Posted: 6/6/20
Whoever worked on the engine last thought the plenum gasket needed to be glued to the lower intake, so it took an hour of scraping & spraying to remove it.

In general a gasket should be lightly adhered to the REMOVABLE part (the LAST part to be inst...

Grommet.jpg
101 hits | 61.11 KB | Posted: 6/6/20
The PCV grommet tore when I removed it before sandblasting & painting the valve cover, so I had to go grab a new one locally ($10).

PlenumPaint.jpg
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I soaked & scrubbed the plenum to remove the oil & some of the sludge before washing, drying, & sandblasting it. I dried it again before & after painting, belt-sanding the debossed letters, & clearcoating them. It needed new TB ($5) & plenum ($15) ga...

TB.jpg
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The throttle body got sandblasted inside & out before being clearcoated. The spring for the bellcrank was not installed correctly before.
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RHSVCG.jpg
92 hits | 85.16 KB | Posted: 6/6/20
There's less sludge here than I expected for an engine this old - about the same as the Left valve cover. The leak was probably at the rear corner where the gasket is toasty-brown all the way across.
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20200317_135350.jpg
785 hits | 83.84 KB | Posted: 3/17/20
After running the silicone vacuum lines, the hood went back on.
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20200306_164103.jpg
568 hits | 81.99 KB | Posted: 3/6/20
The Left pivot bushing (for the Right axle beam) was powdered. The other one was in better condition, but it also got replaced. Both sleeves required air-chiseling to remove.

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20200229_111753.jpg
484 hits | 80.16 KB | Posted: 2/29/20
I turned the crank forward to 0 degrees, set a pointer wire on the distributor shaft, then turned the crank back just until the wire started to move to measure timing chain slack. 8 degrees is pretty high, which is another reason I think this engine ...

20200318_154121.jpg
450 hits | 53.92 KB | Posted: 3/18/20
The fuel pump access panel went in uneventfully (other than a bloody knuckle).

20200227_134940.jpg
392 hits | 87.19 KB | Posted: 2/27/20
Timing cover gasket details

It looks in such good condition, I don't really want to change it. But it's so old that I hate to put the engine back in when it's only a couple hundred in additional labor from this point. The parts needed are: timing co...

20200305_104419.jpg
361 hits | 97.96 KB | Posted: 3/6/20
The gears are in exactly the same position, with all the slack on the driver's side, so the additional tooth showing with the new gears means the chain is tighter.
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20200306_160309.jpg
290 hits | 88.68 KB | Posted: 3/6/20
After Copper-Coating the new timing cover gasket on, I installed it (with a used dowel tube) & the oil pan. The oil pan corners also got some Hylomar.
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20200307_153946.jpg
288 hits | 87.1 KB | Posted: 3/7/20
The Right lower ball joint nut wasn't tight; not even finger-tight. And although it had been wallowing in the bore enough to wear threads into it, the bore was undamaged. I used the torch to release the old ball joints, and let the new ones in with l...

20200307_143234.jpg
272 hits | 67.22 KB | Posted: 3/7/20
Poly axle pivot bushings are pressed in.