Today is March 4, 2013.

A few things got bought, and a few things have got done.

Let's start with the buying of stuff.  The first thing was a carburetor rebuild kit.  It's part number is from Walker, and it's 15306A.  It's made in the USA, and it's just a very basic rebuild kit, mainly consisting of gaskets, new inlet needle/seat combo, and accelerator pump assembly.  It cost $16 from O Reilley.

I also figured I'd get a new condenser for the distributor.  It's part number is from BWD Engine Management Technology, and it's G136 (also MO9167 on box).  It cost $7  from O Reilley.

I was unable to remove the busted stud from the engine block where the center exhaust manifold bolt hole is.  So.....Helicoil to the rescue.  I bought a kit for $22 from O Reilley.  It comes with the tap, and a bunch of inserts, so it seemed to be reasonably priced.

So, $16 + $7 + $22 = $45 more spent so far.  Add that to the previous total, and it's $121 total spent so far.   

I got a bit lazy these last couple of weeks, so progress slowed.  Or, more likely, progress slowed because my favorite saying is true.  "It's a lot easier to break shit apart, than it is to put it back together."  I'd add that it's also a bit more time consuming putting it back....

So, I went with the newer carburetor and rebuilt it.  It was simple, and oh my gosh, using the gopro camera on the head mount works fantastic for stuff like this.  I can literally talk my way through the disassembly as I'm taking it apart, knowing that I'm the one who's going to be watching it again to see how it gets reassembled.  I also think that because I'm verbally describing the take down process, it's making me remember it more regardless if I were using the camera or not.  

Here are some stills of the rebuild.

There were more videos taken, than stills, so that's about all of the pictures.  I tried to be organized, and it worked out well.

It should work well enough to get the engine to start?????????????????????  hahaha

The distributor was a nightmare to remove.  I didn't plan on even pulling it out, but I noticed that there was nothing securing it to the block.  The two bolts that were supposed to be holding it were gone, and so I tried to wiggle it to move it.  Nothing.  So I hammered, and I hammered, and I hammered, and poured tons and tons of oil, and about a week later, I was finally able to get that son of a bitch to pop out.  I thought for sure that I was going to crack the case, or break it somehow, but other than being a bit deformed on the bottom where I was hitting it, it still looks good, and it's bearings feel like glass.  I cleaned up the dirty mating surfaces between the block and the distributor, and it slips in and out just the way it should now.  I don't know what I would have done if it's timing needed to be changed and I hadn't freed it up out of the car.  I mentioned earlier that I got a condenser for it, and I'll try to run the points that came on it as is (a little sanding).

Now the engine is ready for a another bath before the Ospho.  Ospho is like Naval Jelly, or any other rust inhibitor except that it's more like water than jelly in it's consistency.  It can be brushed over rusty metal, and it converts the rust to a hard black paintable surface.  All I know is that people who use ships use it, nuff said.  

And a coat of Ospho.

That's enough for now.

Hopefully it'll be painted, and .....................well, hopefully it'll be painted by the next time I post.............oh, and that helicoil.................yeah, that too.  haha