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Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:55 pm
by PhilA
Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 6:25 pm
Is it worth sneaking a couple of relays inline or are the new switches OK quality wise?
Yeah, nothing more than a few hundred milliamps will be going through the new one. There shall be many relays.
Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:58 pm
by PhilA
mercrocker wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:07 pm
Keep expecting to see Steve Magnante's head pop into view....
Sure, he can come along and revive the car for me, that'd save a bunch of work!
Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2022 9:09 pm
by PhilA
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Pull hard enough and anything comes apart, it seems. Indicators assembly out. Selector plate is loose.
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Locking pin is well worn. That needs to be built back up with weld and ground to shape.
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Lever itself polished up okay though.
Phil
Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:31 pm
by PhilA
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More new(ish) things. Mississippi chrome versus New Mexico.
The new one still even has the cadmium coating on the shaft.
Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:23 am
by PhilA
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Well, that's pretty nasty. Wasp nest inside the oil gallery is a nice touch.
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Rear four cylinders all look like this. Pretty ugly.
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Heads are equally crusty.
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Cuban rebuild ensued (wire brush).
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Ran out of time and energy. I've lost my valve spring compressor, need to make a piece to clamp over the spring so the G clamp holds it more evenly. One port cleaned. I'll do the rest, lap the valves in and call that done, I think.
Phil
Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 1:03 am
by PhilA
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Bought a new valve tool and pulled the valves out of this head. I'll clean it up another night when it's not so hot.
Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 3:22 am
by PhilA
Thought about it and figured I could clean the valves up inside.
They're pretty ropey. They also recieved a do-or-die reface because they were so badly burned.
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Two left to do on this head.
Surprising it had compression at all to be honest.
Phil
Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:00 am
by nebuchenezer
My awe is dropped face, please do not stop posting
Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:39 am
by PhilA
Okay.
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Surprisingly, all eight valves lapped in nicely.
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That's them all back in, done. Other head next; repeat.
Phil
Re: 1966 Plymouth Fury 3
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 9:45 pm
by DodgeRover
Next you will be telling us you lapped them by hand with one of those sucker sticks not a cordless drill....