Carl 61 Fleetwood Phyllis

[Clewisiii]

Annoying thing those heater hoses will need to be cut to length and reinstalled later. It will be even harder to get to those clamps.

[David Greenburg]

Did you figure out the situation with the square exhaust insulator? I'd love to be able to help you, but based on your pictures, mine might be missing (there is an intermittent rattle from that area). I thought it was inside that crossmember since I didn't see anything visible when I looked at mine. But it would help if I was able to look at it on a lift.

[Clewisiii]

Did you figure out the situation with the square exhaust insulator? I'd love to be able to help you, but based on your pictures, mine might be missing (there is an intermittent rattle from that area). I thought it was inside that crossmember since I didn't see anything visible when I looked at mine. But it would help if I was able to look at it on a lift.

I have just asked Grant to sell me what he makes for 59. I can make it work. I think the only difference may be bolt hole locations.

[Clewisiii]

Look what bag I found. The exhaust rectangular insulator only used the top two holes. The RH edge is angle cut.

[Clewisiii]

I showed the president of my company a photo of my engine today and said I was starting it over my vacation.

He told me to make sure I borrow a tripod from our film studio and record it. "It is like having your child born"

Well I was already going to film it. But to have my boss compare to having a child born was hilarious.

[Clewisiii]

I need to buy a small parts tumbler to clean the brass parts for my fuel filter. I have a large tumbler but this is to little media to use it.

[Ralph Messina CLC 4937]

Carl,

A full restoration is like child birth except it is labor pain for each and every part, one at a time.

[Clewisiii]

Finally getting to that paint. I want to button this back up tomorrow.

[Clewisiii]

I'll let it cure overnight before I put the clamps back on.

[Clewisiii]

I have a fuel regulator question. When I bought my car it had a fuel regulator in place. I restored all the parts around it. But I am not putting this regulator back. 

What were the reasons for putting on these regulators in the past.

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

If I remember correctly, years ago, the go-to thing was to install an aftermarket fuel pressure limiter in the line to be the wonder-all thing to save fuel.

A bit like the spinning thing under the carby that was promoted to increase the atomisation of the fuel to better the combustion process, again, to save fuel, and give more power.

Bruce.

[Clewisiii]

Well the fuel filter brass is being polished in the parts tumbler.

This was annoying to seal and not leak. It has a hexagonal plug with an O ring stretched around it. Problem in all the corners.

[Clewisiii]

Slowly filling the trans with fluid. Stopping after each bottle to check for leaks.

[Clewisiii]

The top of the radiator it back together. Originally I was missing one bolt for the lower radiator shroud. I found one. But I have to reach over and work around the fan to get to the inside bottom of the shroud.

[Clewisiii]

I have another batch of powder coated parts. Mostly all engine bay and front clip brackets.

I still need to have a air filter housing high gloss coated.

I still need to send out the bumper brackets and inner headlight buckets.

[Clewisiii]

That brass looks much better after an hour of tumbling. Should I use a  tfpe tape on the joints or is the brass considered self sealing?

[Clewisiii]

I am so worried about a possible fuel leak from that filter. We will see how it goes. I may start this engine tomorrow.

[Cadillac Jack 82]

The fittings and fuel filter should be okay without tape provided they're not worn.  Make sure that glass is snug against the gasket.  I didnt do that one time on my old 55 and next thing I know I'm smelling gas.

[Clewisiii]

I could only fit in 4 bottles of ATF before it was showing full. I will need to check again after it sloshes around. I could only fit one and a half bottles of power steering.

I decided to bring up my dash cross car beam and place my ignition in it.  Mostly just got the fun of it.

[Clewisiii]

For my first start without all accessories hooked up, what vacuum ports need to be plugged verses what can just be disconnected.

Disconnect vacuum advance
Do I need to plug the line to carb?
What about the vacuum port on top of intake manifold. Just plug it?