1951 Pontiac Chieftain

[PhilA]

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Idle idle idle

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Normal running temperature

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That'll do. I'm going inside because it's like a furnace in there.

Phil

[PhilA]

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Heater return hard-line.

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Fire.

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Half a bracket to hold the pipes in place.

Phil

[PhilA]

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Metal shaped. That can cool off overnight.

Phil

[PhilA]

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Fabbed a bracket to support the return pipe better, didn't like the original design. Connected all the pipework up to the heater and filled the system back up.

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I now have a working heater! The valve operates correctly too, dialing it to hot makes it hot.

One more thing off the list.


Phil

[LynehamHerc]

So how many things are left on the list?

[Scruffy Bodger]

So how many things are left on the list?

Beat me to it!

[PhilA]

Redo brakes (shoes, pistons, flexi lines)
Repair glass in doors
Thermostat
Manifold gaskets
Screen defrost pipe
Parcel shelf carpet


That's pretty much it

[Hooli]

Finished for friday then?

[PhilA]

Not quite, but the end is certainly nearer.

Oh, I need to set the tappets properly too, right now they're set approximately.
I also need to relocate the battery to the trunk

[PhilA]

Just ordered the correct thermostat for it. Typically it doesn't take a regular one, it's a specialized deal. Go figure.