Terrible news!
After a productive afternoon working on the car reinstalling the heater – now working fine thanks to the resoldering work done by Rick at Lewiston Radiator – mounting the correct air cleaner with bracket, putting on the wheel trim rings and hubcaps, lubing the chassis, adjusting the emergency brake and clutch, and bleeding and adjusting the brakes, we started up the motor again to get the coolant circulating through the heater.
At first I noticed a small sound, occuring every 10-15 seconds, that sounded like a dog barking in the distance. Then it got more noticeable and more frequent, especially when accelerating the engine. Thought it might be the water pump or generator, so removed the fan belt; no luck. It's not the fuel pump either, so that leaves something internal to the engine, perhaps bearings?
Needless to say, that is very discouraging news! I need to call Gary Pulisfer, the engine rebuilder and get his take on the situation. I assume he will guarantee his work, but who knows what I'm into at this point? Hopefully it can be fixed by dropping the pan, and not removing the engine.
Anyway, the painted wheels look great with the new tires, hub caps and trim ring. The hub caps aren't great (although better than they show here), but there the best I have at this point.
The RH vent window is done and Ken has made and mounted the weatherseal channel. It will need to be chromed next. Notice the brown molding stripe as well. It makes a very nice accent and will look even better with a 7/32" orange pinstripe.
The undercarriage looks great. Here are some shots of it.
Notice the rear sway bar in the last picture. That is incorrect for this car, being a Deluxe feature, this Master car shouldn't have one. But it makes handling much better (and safer), so I opted for it. It's one of the few non-original features.
So ultimately a disappointing day, although we are really making progress in all other areas. I just hope this engine thing isn't too complicated.
At first I noticed a small sound, occuring every 10-15 seconds, that sounded like a dog barking in the distance. Then it got more noticeable and more frequent, especially when accelerating the engine. Thought it might be the water pump or generator, so removed the fan belt; no luck. It's not the fuel pump either, so that leaves something internal to the engine, perhaps bearings?
Needless to say, that is very discouraging news! I need to call Gary Pulisfer, the engine rebuilder and get his take on the situation. I assume he will guarantee his work, but who knows what I'm into at this point? Hopefully it can be fixed by dropping the pan, and not removing the engine.
Anyway, the painted wheels look great with the new tires, hub caps and trim ring. The hub caps aren't great (although better than they show here), but there the best I have at this point.
The RH vent window is done and Ken has made and mounted the weatherseal channel. It will need to be chromed next. Notice the brown molding stripe as well. It makes a very nice accent and will look even better with a 7/32" orange pinstripe.
The undercarriage looks great. Here are some shots of it.
Notice the rear sway bar in the last picture. That is incorrect for this car, being a Deluxe feature, this Master car shouldn't have one. But it makes handling much better (and safer), so I opted for it. It's one of the few non-original features.
So ultimately a disappointing day, although we are really making progress in all other areas. I just hope this engine thing isn't too complicated.
posted by Bob Shafto at 8:33 PM
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