Yay! Thanks for the tip for Jerry, Roger. Now, don't be discouraged when the brake drums don't slide right off 8^) But, more about that later... Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Stottish [mailto:jstottish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:02 AM > To: Dan Morton > Subject: Re: [59plymouth] RE: Your '59 Fury > > > Hi Dan, > Good news!. I removed all of the spartk plugs and used an oil > siphon to > get all of the oil out. I hit the key and > the engine turned over freely. I will put in new plugs and rig up a gas > supply within the next few days to see if it actually fires. > Thanks for all > the help and info from you and the others. > Jerry > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Morton" <morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jstottish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: "Roger Howard" <roger.d.howard@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:14 PM > Subject: RE: [59plymouth] RE: Your '59 Fury > > > > Jerry, > > > > this from Roger (from the list): > > > > >if the car had to be skedded onto a tiltbed, my > > > guess is his wheels are locked up due to stuck brake shoes. > Quite often > a > > > person will jump into a long-sitting car, and the first thing > they do is > > > step on the brakes. The rusty shoes and cylinders respond to the > hydraulic > > > pressure and cinch down tight, then you are stuck,,,the spring returns > > > cannot overcome the rust. > > > Definitely remove the sparkplugs, disconnect the fuel line at the > carb > > > (to avoid sucking 8-yr old bad gas into the carb), and then > see if the > > > engine will turn. > > > off on a road trip today, > > > roger > > > > Check it out! > > > > Dan > > > > >