Re: Ping Tom B



Gunner wrote:
Re: Kurts E350 van... AKA the Titanic (or is Moby *** the great white
whale better?)

Pulled the plugs Thursday, spritzed the cylinders with PBlaster..then
waited a couple hours, then pulled the engine over a few times with a
socket and a ratchet. Felt nice and smooth. Got better the 3rd or 4th
revolution.

(Id like to have access to a dull razorblade and the Ford engineer who
put the *** around the front spark plug on the passenger side.... Just
for an hour or so.....prettyprettyplease....grrrrr.....)

Got it running Friday late. Sounded good after blowing out 10 yrs of
hornets nests and spooge, then it warmed up and built a bit of pressure
up and Blew the bottom seams of the radiator. Im pretty sure the
radiator is simply rotten to the core <G>.

Probably not gonna be able to fix it. Will likely need a new one. Ill
pull it next week and take it to a radiator shop for estimate. All I got
on the ground was "Barrs Leak" leak stopper and clear
water...cringe....seems to have been previous issues....and rust..lots
of rust....

Starter is also bad. One wire starter..and the bendix magnetic pull-in
is weak . Got the old girl started by pushing on the bendix a bit, then
holding it while I hit the key.

Stuck $20 of gas in the tank. Started right up after bleeding off the
feed rail. Lifters quieted down after a few minutes..but it has been
sitting idle for about 5-10 yrs, so the oil is about like roofing tar
most likely...


So far..needs new starter, new radiator, new heater core (someone
rerouted the plumbing..probably because it was rotten too) 2 new
batteries and (5) 235 /16" tires.

So far Im looking at about $500 figuring recaps or used tires.

Not counting a couple fuel filters that are gonna plug up after all the
vintage Green Goo left in both tanks starts breaking loose... couple oil
changes, couple cooling system flushes ...tranny filter and atf
changes...(also leaks around the tranny pan gasket...)

I dont mind fixing her up, kinda fun actually, but...she is gonna be
expensive to put back on the road. Will likely need to replace all the
water ho$e$ too....they are a mite..crunchy.... might be all that
bentonite in the cooling system...cringe..... and what appears to be
maybe an infant front main seal leak. Maybe (crossing fingers)not.


If you see Kurt..(I cant ever get a hold of him)..might mention Gunner
is asking him to revise his price downwards a mite before I can go
sticking any money into the old girl.

Im figuring somewhere in the higher 3 digit range. Scrap value is
good..taking it off his hands for free would be better....chuckle.
Clearing a path in the parking lot..no charge ....<G>

This old girl is gonna be a bundle of $urpri$es for a while until she
shakes out. Gonna be as much fun as getting to know a new lady friend.
Hope this one isnt a drunken neurotic..with a curb weight of 6000lbs...
will be a mite hard to push out of traffic...

Also need to find out when it was registered last. Hopefully MORE than 7
yrs ago...cringe..if not..the fees...ohmygod the fees....California....


If ya can..have him ponder on it and then call me. I dont play golf..so
cant find him in his natural habitat..<G> And besides..they dont let poo
white trash onto them thar golf course pasture thingies. I shot golf
oncet..but even after 5 days in the crock pot..that damned thing was
STILL chewy......

Dignosed and then reprogrammed one of the saws while I was there at the
same time. They had screwed up the VFD programming again. Shrug. No
charge....or we can put it against the price of the Titanic.

And the saws dont cut very well with dull blades...They do melt/friction
cut pretty well though..... but its pretty stinky and tends to stall the
motor.

<G>

Gunner



A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet,
balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying,
take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations,
analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects. Lazarus Long


The ford starters are notorious for bad solonoids. Jump the solonoid and see if the starter spins a lot better. Ford I think recommends changing the solonoid when you change the starter.

John

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