'70 squire: back to the road

My grandpa was a pack man. He had a store and would carry a gun

 

Well boys, she runs now. And runs damn good.

When assembling the carb, I forgot to click the float retainer spring into the needle seat. Oh well. Then it threw the alternator belt. So it runs AND has 3 new belts now. What joy!

 

Awesome! Glad to hear it.

 

Two steps forward, one step back..

My 08 dodge decided it didn't want the intake valves to open anymore on cylinder 1. Oh well. It's just money I guess..

But I did get a 1 inch lift installed on the samurai and re wired the positive battery cable.

And sold my 94 f150. So that's cool.

Next up on the list is replacing the leaking freeze plug, and replacing a few vacuum lines and caps. Then I'll de-grease the engine/trans and run it for a good half hour or so to check for leaks and proper operation. That way I can really check off the engine and move on.

 

Does anyone have good pictures of how the vacuum lines are supposed to be routed? I have a diagram, but it doesn't show routing.

 

I think I see your problem:

 

What's that stand for? Not Done In America?

 

Man, those freeze plugs are kind of a bear to get out. On the drivers side it looks like I'll have to lift the engine a little and remove the engine mount. Both lower plugs are leaking.

 

Well, it spells India. But the I is hidden.

 

Oh, I get it: Incompetence Not Done In America

 

After 2 days of messing around with these plugs, I think I'm going to resort to pulling the engine and replacing all of the plugs on the block. I may even do a really good degreasing while it's out. But, that will have to wait until I get to the new house. I think I will move on to the fuel tank and lines for now.

 

You can temporarily replace a block plug with one that has the expanding rubber; you just slip the correct size in the hole after removing the old one, of course, then turning the center nut until it won't turn anymore. Then, when you get to your new place, you can yard the engine and replace those with proper plugs.

 

It's actually getting the old ones out that's giving me the fit. And that's the easy to access one. I couldn't imagine the one behind the mount. All I need to do is get it on and off a trailer for now. The car can't be driven without vacuum lines, fuel lines, all brakes done, and exhaust anyways. So I'm not really being held back at this point. Although it would be nice to get it up to temp. Oil pressure gauge says 60 psi, so that's nice

 

You stick a 3/8" extension in one side, pount the extension with a hammer till it rotates 90* in the hole (may go inside the block, but don't panic), then grab the side with a pair of locking pliers and lever it out.

 

Back after it in the new garage. I pulled the fuel tank out and found a few gallons of liquid stinky rust. unfortunately, that's not all I found. My sending unit is seized and the float is dissolved. Also, the tank looks a lot like swiss cheese when you clean the dirt off.
So I'll be on the hunt for some parts. There's a fellow in Georgia that has a few of these wagons and other LTD cars stocked up. I gave him a call and left a message. At this point, I'm strongly debating buying a cheap driver with a 302 or 351 in it and swapping over all of my nicer options. I dont really want to go that route, but I think I would be thousands ahead in the end. Although it wouldn't be worth near as much for sale.