Hello all, It's been a long time since I last posted. The situation with my '58 Fury has yet again taken 1 step forward, two steps back. After about 6 months in the repair shop getting the transmission rebuilt, I finally got it back - COVERED in oil, grease, gas, transmission fluids, etc. It was awful, and my mostly original paint is ruined. It seems to be shifting properly now though. I got one lousy drive to work and back out of it, and on the way home it started smoking... and I mean SMOKING. BIG billowing, lingering blue oil smoke. It was awful and embarrasing. It was so bad, if stopped at a red light by the time it changed to green you literally could not see to the other side of the intersection. Did something break, or is the gunk in the motor just finally washing loose? Considering what came out of the crankcase on the first oil change, the latter would not surprise me. Got it home, and after an adult beverage and calming down decided to start with a compression test. these are the results: (rounded to nearest 5psi) #1: 90psi #2: 30psi and plug was WET with oil (before fresh plugs this one was black and cacked up with sludge too) #3: 90psi #4: 100psi #5: 90psi #6: 95psi #7: 90psi #8: 95psi Yikes! I knew the motor was tired, but DAMN! This is a "dry" test... I did not bother with a wet test, since I know the valves are probably toast anyway... and if not I still need to get the heads done as it is. I just wanted to see what the heck was up. Looks like a broken ring or two in #2, and just plain wear in the rest. As you know, this motor with the 10:1 compression ratio is supposed to have like 180psi right? Motor also has 98,000 miles, questionable service history. It also sat in storage for 29 years. So, looks like I'm in the market for an engine rebuild. I don't want to end up getting screwed again like with the transmission, so does anyone happen to know if a place in the St. Louis area they can reccomend? Shipping would be too costly, yes? I will of course be able to remove and dismantle the engine myself as much as needs be, and re-install. Depending on cost, I may opt for a few "go fast" mods but still keep it looking STOCK. (as if 300hp isn't enough already!) So, any sage-like advice out there? Thanks for listening, Brian ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Looking for a more powerful website? Try GeoCities for $8.95 per month. Register your domain name (http://your-name.com). More storage! No ads! http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info http://us.click.yahoo.com/aHOo4D/KJoEAA/MVfIAA/BBiolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: goldenfin-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ <<attachment: winmail.dat>> |
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