turn it over manually to make sure nothing is not stuck
IN GOD I TRUST. HAVE A GREAT DAY ________________________________ From: Tom Johnston <john...@whidbey.net> To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2013 11:04 PM Subject: [old-chevy-truck] was no wheels/ now 1946 Chevy 3/4 ton Hi Well I have not yet found the wheels I want, but I have the ole truck up on all fours. I got two of the rotten tires to hold air on the split rims and I have them up front, and I have two 1999 Ford E350 motorhome wheels on the back. I had to put those wheels on backwards because they would not clear the brake drums to install correctly. They stick out beyond the sides of the fenders about 4 inchs and look ridiculous and too big. All very temporary. Only so I can roll her around. That brings me to my second project, seeing if the engine will start so I can evaluate it. It is the original 216. Truck has 1968 plates so engine has probably not been started in 46 years. Does anyone have any tips for me on what to do? I pulled the oil pan and cleaned out all the solid crud. Then I put in fresh 30 wt oil and sprayed some light oil down the spark plug holes. Then I pulled the distributer and made myself a tool to spin the oil pump with a drill. I did this until oil came out around the rocker arms.What next? Should I hook up a battery and spin it, or should I turn it over manually? Thank you all in advance. Tom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/