Dr Olds Burnout Machine
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Getting really close to running. Thought, just fluids and a battery. Then I remembered, probably the top two bell housing bolts aren't enough to hold it all together.
Well, it runs with great oil pressure, try that on nearly any other brand from that era, 47 years old. It has 20 hot idle at 800 rpm. The hot air choke works as it should, surges a bit at idle. My timing light was broken, bought a new one, was at 39 degrees, hit against the starter slightly, man these can tolerate timing. The surging seemed better, probably 20 degrees less timing. It is no powerhouse but I have a feeling the 83 non CCC 800 CFM Canadian 307 carb is super lean. Tough to get it to idle low enough with manifold vacuum for the timing, 52 degrees with the vacuum advance. Well the secondary air doors were super light tension, tightened a bit and only opened 70 degrees, fixed that, now 90 degrees. This carb also doesn't have a big port for the charcoal canister. Where would it hook to?
I used what I had around. I used 3 liters of the old SL rated Quaker State Defy, two 5W30 and one 10W30. The oil you see there is a SM rated 5W50 full synthetic motorcycle oil, used 1.5L with Hastings LF222. It is made in Regina at the Coop refinery with the good POA Group 3 base oil. I also used half their convientional Dexron 3 and half full synthetic Dexron 3. I am a fuel truck driver for our local Coop. It is page 21,22 Dexron 3 and 51 for the 5W50. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAAegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw1ZW5j9pWjNbhkdcwL9ySli
I had 4 vehicles down this week, Dakota technically drives but was filling the oil pan with antifreeze. My Daughter's Tercel starting using a lot of oil in town, not good nearly 400K on it. She added a ton of oil on the way home, still blew up. My Dakota had a head gasket go. Both Olds were running, tore down for improvements. Pretty bad when a Dodge is the vehicle you can count on. Now the 88 is running and the Tercel is scrap, so two more to go.
Hmmm, for a minute I thought you were talking about me. Only I'm not in the nursing home, yet, unless your talking about my garage. I hang out with about a dozen of my "friends" ages range from 55 Y/O to 42 Y/O. Oldest is a 1965 425, youngest is a 1978 403. The rest of the description pretty much fits. 🙂
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