Double Low Turtle
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Burnt the paint off the manifold the other day. After reading the pitfalls of engine rebuilding I was a little nervous about the initial start. The Big Day in Gladis'es restoration had finally got here. Her tires squealed for joy on the floor as we pushed her out the of the workshop and into the yard. I plumbed up a hose to a small plastic fuel tank that stuck between the spokes of the steering wheel. Turned the key on and pushed the starter button to try to prelube the engine with the sparkplugs removed. She would not turn over so I went to checking with my multimeter. My solonoid wasn't grounding due to the new paint. Cleaned off the solonoid bracket back and mating surface paint and she turned over. Cranked the engine a few times and noticed small oil leaks at the oil gauge to tubing connection and the small allen bolts in block under distributor. Tightened these up and than reinstalled the sparkplugs. Turned the custom gas valve on and watched as gas flowed into the fuel filter bowl filling it up. Gave it a little choke and hit the starter button. Well Gladis spit and sputtered, sputtered and spit but would not come to life. After scratching my head a few minutes figured I had the distributor turned 180 degrees out. Rather than pulling out distributor and risking dropping oil pump shaft into oil pan. I simply reversed the plug wires to match. Hit the starter and Gladis roared to life. We all gave a cheer and that moment was worth all the effort so far. Oil pressure was normal, water came up to temperature and alternator was charging. Still need to hot adjust the valves, fabricate a heat shield, install the tank, prep, paint and install remaining sheet metal. Still a lot to do but a major part is accomplished. Thank you all for your advice and ideas.
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Education is what you get if you read the fine print.
Experience is what you get if you don't.
