What have you done to your wagon lately? (Let's keep the thread going!)

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  1. HillbillyHipster

    HillbillyHipster Well-Known Member

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    Got the beauty rings in today...

    So I put them on the wagon...
     

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    Hadn't seen quite that look on a Roadie, looks good! :thumbs2:
     
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    Fat Tedy Island Red Neck

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    DAM!:dance:, That looks awesome IMO(y)(y)(y)[​IMG]
     
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    Agree, that look is GREAT! Hard to believe those darned caps are soooo bloody expensive.
     
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  5. HillbillyHipster

    HillbillyHipster Well-Known Member

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    Here's some better pics from this morning...

    Where's a Cars and Coffee when you need one? Anyways, I went out for breakfast this morning and afterward, I shot some better pics...
     

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    I hate to ask, but is it using coolant?
     
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    It's not using coolant and with the compressionAll being at 150 I doubt it's a head gasket or cracked head. The 2 sparks have a light brown tint while the others have a dark brown tint. I think it's a carb or vacuum leak issue.
     
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    jmt455 Well-Known Member

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    Yep, that sounds right to me.
     
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    Looks great, Hillbilly!
     
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    I pulled valve covers today and both intake/exhaust valves move as they should. I figured if there was a problem it would be on the intake side. I am really thinking its a vacuum leak. I removed the carburator and found only two gaskets. I think there should be three mounting gaskets. A lower, the metal heat shield, and then a top gasket. I will do some more research and see what should be there. It's odd that number 7 and number 2 are the cylinders running lean, the rest all look good. They must be on the same intake path where the vacuu leak is at. Also wondering if the fuel pump might be getting weak.
     
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    Hillbilly that looks awesome, sleek, clean and REALLY shows off your car very nicely!

    Excellent job :2_thumbs_up_-_anima
     
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    Well that's cool...were you speeding? And did you post this on youtube?
     
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    WOW....340,000 miles! You sure would never know it by looking at that car!!;):rofl2:

    Just kiddinnnnnnnng!:D
     
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    Well I found my vaccumm leak on the Buick, I had the carb rebuilt and when reinstalling it I only used the tin gasket and the one baseplate gasket. I installed the other gasket, tweaked the timing, removed some old crappy vacuum lines and she runs like a champ now. BUT, while playing with the timing I advanced it a little to far. Tried starting it and crack, snapped the head off the starter. So hopefully I can go through the semi trailers of old parts and find a donor starter to replace the head. Good Times.......I hate self inflicted wounds
     
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