You only live once. Go for it!

No guts, no glory. Send it!

Scaredy cat.

What?  That's the best part is starting one up for the first time.  Go for it!!!

Waiting is worse than starting it up. Follow MS instructions and post some videos. 

heeheehee... Today is hopefully the day y'all! its fueled up with 5 gallons of fresh gas. The oil pump was primed a week or so ago. Battery is on top off charger. all accessories are working , no smoke from electrical systems. thankfully no new accessories since last time, all acessories are the same (well except the power steering pump now is saginaw style instead of Ford OE style) .. '

Fire extinguisher --Check
Water Hose --- Check
will be rolled out the garage , atleast past the firewall so its not so tilted firing up on the driveway -- check
Friends with camera -- check
New timing light --- check
Wrench in hand for what I dont know but sure.. --- check (PMGR starter , so not much the starter solenoid will be doing)
WIll be in PARK -- Check

Ok .. i seem to have things here. Today after work , we will know if this thing fires up! :D
 

fill carb bowls with gas (No need to grind-grind-grind with the starter waiting for fuel pump to fill it!!!
(don't axe me how I know this!)
Loosen hold down bolt on distributor so it can be turned by hand to aid in cranking
Have timing light hooked up
A can of starting fluid handy to aid in starting (Brakleen...I love this stuff....works great for this too!)
(Hope you got open headers!!)......If so...wear loose fitting pants..they are more comfortable(IF you know what I mean!?!
Give friend a video camera........
6sally6

It wanted to fire up. But 3 tries and 2 fuel leaks ...

one leak was major close to the mechanical pump. Filter was broken or loose . I went to orielly , got a new filter . Replaced the rubber hoses there with the filter while getting serenaded by a gallon of gas that I lost through there .

Then second try , it actually gave me a good couple of hits , but then I checked , and the line connecting the front and back of the Holley was leaking at the split . I tried to reseat and try again, but that leak didn’t go away.

I could have just kept pushing it, and I am pretty sure it would have fired up , but it was 10pm by this time and auto stores were closed for me to get a new metal line. So I just called it .

We will try again another day.

https://youtu.be/xtY7OMT49CE

Here's Gaba's REAL engine start-up!!!! (starts at 3:22)

Check it out......AGAIN!!


A little inspiration video!!!..
6sal6

Last edited by 6sally6 (2/11/2021 6:58 PM)

Great. Start it in the garage which is surrounded by your family in their bedrooms.
Oh, that pesky little fuel leak?   No problem.  It will evaporate quickly once the flames hit it.

What if the fuel had sprayed onto the garage floor and caught fire?

Jeez...

NO i am not smarter! God have mercy! the only time i had to do it was at night .. and i coudnt do it on the dark street at night.. and its COLD oK!! i knew i would catch a lot of flack for this! :D :D either from the car or peeps here... or both! :D how bout just call it young and stupid OK!

here are two more videos from last night. Stayed running a minute or so after it scared me and wife with a backfire off the tail

https://youtu.be/LXYtRkZSep0

https://youtu.be/0wj6ZWa3704

Carb needs some gaskets .. got a leak from the front bowl.. so its halted for aminute. but!!! making progress Yall!

Last edited by Gaba (2/12/2021 9:55 AM)

Roll it out side and ...idle it up to about 1000 RPM...warm the engine....have the TIMING LIGHT HOOKED UP.... A quick check of timing will cure the back fires.
Sounds pretty durn sweeeet to 6Sal6 though!!!!!!
6s6