95 Cobalt/454 Mercruiser

[big2bird]

TimAT was down today. We worked together and got the heads torqued, the valve train assembled, intake manifold on, and the raw water pump rebuilt, and discussed the "Absolute worst carb interior ever.":twitch:
SO, we headed to another friends, and adjusted the brakes on a 46 Bentley. THAT, is a whole 'nother saga. :rofl:

 

[mrvette]

TimAT was down today. We worked together and got the heads torqued, the valve train assembled, intake manifold on, and the raw water pump rebuilt, and discussed the "Absolute worst carb interior ever.":twitch:
SO, we headed to another friends, and adjusted the brakes on a 46 Bentley. THAT, is a whole 'nother saga. :rofl:

:shocking: My cousin used to own a Bentley, fess up men, what was about it??? pix if you can....:evil:

 

[TimAT]

The Bentley has a really odd way of getting stopped. Mechanical rear brakes, hydraulic front brakes. 95 linkage rods, one master cylinder, one servo, 7 bellcranks, if the driveshaft is not turning the front brakes don't work, 37 places to adjust rods, linkages, brake shoes, and one external to everything return spring.

Really, it's one of those things you have to see to understand. I spent most of the afternoon looking at it and the service manual and I'm still not sure I understand. But it does stop now.

:mobeer::mobeer::mobeer:

 

[big2bird]

Well, my thanks to Tim and my neighbor Jim.
150lbs compression in all cylinders.
New carb, and it started right up. Runs like a top. No smoke, squells, metal in oil, nuttin. :trumpet::trumpet::trumpet:

 

[turtlevette]

Well, my thanks to Tim and my neighbor Jim.
150lbs compression in all cylinders.
New carb, and it started right up. Runs like a top. No smoke, squells, metal in oil, nuttin. :trumpet::trumpet::trumpet:

amazing. When it was froze up i thought it was done.

 

[big2bird]

Well, my thanks to Tim and my neighbor Jim.
150lbs compression in all cylinders.
New carb, and it started right up. Runs like a top. No smoke, squells, metal in oil, nuttin. :trumpet::trumpet::trumpet:

amazing. When it was froze up i thought it was done.

I had my fingers crossed. I just didn't know, and still don't really know, the condition of the rings.:confused2:

 

[TimAT]

I've thought about that quite a bit. But the way the compression jumped right up there on the first stroke and then topped out, I have a tough time thinking there's much of a problem. I'm pretty sure you'll run it long enough to get it good and warm, if it's still running good after a couple of heat/cool cycles, I'm thinking it should be OK.

 

[big2bird]

I've run it 3 x 30 minute cycles, then drained the oil. Used the EOS and ran it 2,000 RPM the first cycle for the new lifters.
Drained the oil/eos/diesel/water/ATF/PB blaster mixture.:rofl: Black as coal in 90 minutes. Second batch of cheap stuff is in there now. I'll tune it today, and change it again.