1966 Plymouth Fury 3
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Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
I would not let it defeat me!
Finally got it turning!
Put the plugs in, threw a bit of fuel down the carb and it barked off then backfired, nearly leaving me with only one eyebrow.
Battery is on charge. Neighbors hate me, because with just the headers it's not exactly quiet.
But
IT GOES AGAIN
Finally got it turning!
Put the plugs in, threw a bit of fuel down the carb and it barked off then backfired, nearly leaving me with only one eyebrow.
Battery is on charge. Neighbors hate me, because with just the headers it's not exactly quiet.
But
IT GOES AGAIN
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Tried starting it up, nada. Investigation pends.
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Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
If the pound soars against the dollar can you repeatedly remind me I should buy this please?
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Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
No, I think I cooked the starter trying to free the engine off.
I took the spare apart to see if it could be fixed, all it previously did was buzz and smoke. Since then it had been submerged in rainwater for several months.
It spins now so we'll see if it's any better another day.
I took the spare apart to see if it could be fixed, all it previously did was buzz and smoke. Since then it had been submerged in rainwater for several months.
It spins now so we'll see if it's any better another day.
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Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Rebuilt starter works much better.
Engine pops and farts but refuses to run.
I don't know if I have the enthusiasm to continue spending time on this block. It was pretty wrecked to begin with, it's worse now.
Phil
Engine pops and farts but refuses to run.
I don't know if I have the enthusiasm to continue spending time on this block. It was pretty wrecked to begin with, it's worse now.
Phil
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Yeah, it's almost there.
Engine cores have gone up in price though. I'm not doing much to this one that costs money. It's not worth it
Engine cores have gone up in price though. I'm not doing much to this one that costs money. It's not worth it
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Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
What's brought that on then? You'd think they'd be ten a penny over there as they have made umpteen million of them over the years?
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Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
I really don't know. I was looking at 440's last year and a rebuilt one was around $2500 (which is not too bad given that the big blocks are sought after). A tatty "just pulled from a motorhome in Arizona" engine with 200k on (they usually need rebuilding every 75k or so), and otherwise unknown provenance is the same price now, with rebuilt ones in the $8k range.Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:17 pm What's brought that on then? You'd think they'd be ten a penny over there as they have made umpteen million of them over the years?
A rebuilt 318 still comes in under a grand, though. Polyhemi blocks even less.
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