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She Lives!!! Woo Hoo!
Created on 2006-03-07 21:17:56
Tonight with much apprehension, I put my fully charged battery in the well and hooked it up. (fire extinguisher by my side) I looked for a tell tell spark and there was none. This is the first time I've replaced a compete harness and I was VERY worried I would let out the smoke! I checked a few things, wipers wiped, horn honked, dash lights.... ummm... glowed (ah! normal) and most importantly I heart the tic tic tic of the good 'ol SU fuel pump! yay!
Next I tried turning her over. All went well. It's been over a year since I fired the greenie up, this is a long time coming. Next I checked for oil pressure. It seemed like forever of cranking and cranking but finally I showed 50#'s on the guage. (with coil lead disabled) I static timed her, filled up the radiator, and put some fresh gas in the tank. I turned on the ignition again and after another short while I finally saw gas hit the filter and I could hear it fill the SU float bowls and the ticking slowed and stopped. So the moment of truth. I pulled the choke and gave her a whirl. She started on the first lick! YAY! She belched smoke as all the marvel mystery oil burned off the cylinders. She idled smoothly and showed 70#'s of pressure! I was dancing a jig!
I was hovering over her like a nervous mother while she came up to operating temp. But while I was looking over the bay, I noticed drops of liquid hitting my face. Closer inspection revealed she was pissing a good stream of coolant from under the thermostat cap. I immediately shut her down and ran for the towels! lol! I tried torquing it down, but I think the rear stud will need a heli coil. Oh well!
Man that was exciting to finally hear it again after all this time!
Next I tried turning her over. All went well. It's been over a year since I fired the greenie up, this is a long time coming. Next I checked for oil pressure. It seemed like forever of cranking and cranking but finally I showed 50#'s on the guage. (with coil lead disabled) I static timed her, filled up the radiator, and put some fresh gas in the tank. I turned on the ignition again and after another short while I finally saw gas hit the filter and I could hear it fill the SU float bowls and the ticking slowed and stopped. So the moment of truth. I pulled the choke and gave her a whirl. She started on the first lick! YAY! She belched smoke as all the marvel mystery oil burned off the cylinders. She idled smoothly and showed 70#'s of pressure! I was dancing a jig!
I was hovering over her like a nervous mother while she came up to operating temp. But while I was looking over the bay, I noticed drops of liquid hitting my face. Closer inspection revealed she was pissing a good stream of coolant from under the thermostat cap. I immediately shut her down and ran for the towels! lol! I tried torquing it down, but I think the rear stud will need a heli coil. Oh well!
Man that was exciting to finally hear it again after all this time!
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windshield In, O2 Sensor, Vin Plates | 2006-03-05 | 6 | Saul came over and helped me get the windshield in yesterday. Thanks man! Come to think of it,the first time I met Saul, I asked him to help me with my windshield. LOL! Gotta stop ... | |
| Dashboard Confessional - A Pillow Project | 2006-02-18 | 6 | This was a serious "Might As Well", but I re-skinned my console and much maligned Abingdon Pillow Dash. I know this dash doesn't get alot of love, so I thought I would give it an o... | |
| More Small Stuff And The Week From Hell... | 2006-02-12 | 5 | This weekend I got to make some progress on the B. Mostly small stuff. But it's amazing how it always takes more time than you imagine. I got new lift-a-dots installed on the rear ... | |
| Front Bumper | 2006-01-28 | 2 | 2 | As is often with MG's, nothing is easy! I thought this should be a simple bolt up affair, but ended up taking a day and 1/2! My original front bumper was in horrible shape so I bou... |
| Windshield Part 1 | 2006-01-28 | 2 | 3 | I've been busy with several projects at one. The biggest was the windshield. I've always admired the chrome look of the windshield frames of the early cars, so I decided to remove ... |
| Body Back Together, One Year Later... | 2005-12-29 | 4 | It's almost a year to the date, I started taking my B apart to get a paint job! Little did I know at that time, the odyssey before me! Well today I finished aligning the doors and ... | |
| Split Bumper, More Engine Bay And Hood Struts | 2005-12-27 | 3 | I've been wanting to do this for a LONG time! I had my split bumpers re chromed about a year ago, when I originally thought I was just gonna strip down my car and paint! (How easy ... | |
| Engine Bay 99% Complete | 2005-12-02 | 6 | 4 | I still have a few small things but it's basically done. I need to attached the Tudor bottle and tubing, choke and heater cable and I need to put straps on the oil cooler lines. |
| Bottom Wiring/plumbing Finished | 2005-11-26 | 4 | Yesterday, I laid down on the job and finished the plumbing the bottom of my B. Since I didn't have Heritage pans with the studs already welded in place, I used 1" 7/16 stainless h... | |
| @#$*& Right Fender!!! | 2005-11-13 | 4 | For those of you who have been following my progress, know I've had a world of problems with my right fender. I bought new front fenders as my original ones had too much bondo in t... |
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