Hello Y Block Forever,
Just want to thank you all for the great topics on here, have read a lot of useful information.
My names John bought myself an original 55 cashmere coral Lincoln project, early mid life crisis and 3 girls will do that to you. Hah Blessed!
I purchased the car wanting to learn about them, so i started with the basics as best i could; (bought a repair manual)
- oil changed
- sparks plugs changed
- leads replaced
- fuel tank and sender rebuilt
- mechanical fuel pump rebuilt (poorly still has a droplet every now and then)
- holley 4000 cleaned and rebuilt with gasket kit.
I did re do the spark plug leads and run them the correct way and re stabbed the distributor, managed to get the car to respond to throttle input.
Car did run for awhile, to my surprise instantaneously (being 6v) it would fire up and soon as the start button was pressed, managed to warm the car up a couple of times and run a timing light, bring it to 5 degrees before TDC. Was giving the car some throttle while on the jack stands did push through all the debris and build up in the exhaust, a piece of metal shot out and hit the wife's car : /
Last thing i tried to fix was the master cylinder and booster, which i butchered and believe i sucked the Dot fluid into the intake manifold? The exhaust did blow white smoke out of it. Did i hurt the engine?
Or have i done something more serious like a head gasket?
Car sits a week at a time and just does not want to start. I am running 95 or 98 RON fuel. It does ignite and spin faster when igniting but splutters and spurts but won't maintain idle. Even with start your bastard it just does not want to come to life and maintain Idle.
I am stumped, have been trying for weeks to figure this out.
Thanks,
John