Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

and the passenger side all done

[Gregski]

here's what the con rod and cap looked like, normal wear and tear if you were to ask me, for a 42 year old enjin

[Gregski]

this time I just got the Fel-Pro head gaskets, this is the passenger side old and new compared

[Gregski]

I'm just reusing the old head bolts these aint no turkey to yield ones I don't think, I just lubed them up with the white thread stuff and called it good

[Gregski]

so popped on the passenger side head and torqued her down to 65 foot pounds in three go arounds 30 - 45 - 65

[Gregski]

driver side headbolts

[Gregski]

driver side head gasket, these go on dry

[Gregski]

went to torque down the driver side cylinder head and encounter a bit of a set back...

[Gregski]

My trusy Craftsman torque wrench decided to give up the ghost after 20 years

[Gregski]

so I went to Sears I mean its a Craftsman they should replace it right? Wrong, they only replace torque wrenches for 1 year and if you have the receipt, now I sure hope the new one I bought for $75 bucks from them don't break in the first year, but it is made in China so you never know

[daddyjeep]

Originally Posted by Gregski

so I went to Sears I mean its a Craftsman they should replace it right? Wrong, they only replace torque wrenches for 1 year and if you have the receipt, now I sure hope the new one I bought for $75 bucks from them don't break in the first year, but it is made in China so you never know

I went into my local Sears last week for a socket and they had that exact torque wrench on sale for $39. Of course i brought it home with me. The plastic collar that adjusts the weight on my old Craftsman broke after about 15 years.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by daddyjeep

I went into my local Sears last week for a socket and they had that exact torque wrench on sale for $39. Of course i brought it home with me. The plastic collar that adjusts the weight on my old Craftsman broke after about 15 years.

I think you bought its little brother they make a smaller one that looks just like it.

[daddyjeep]

Originally Posted by Gregski

I think you bought its little brother they make a smaller one that looks just like it.

Nope, they had the smaller one for $29. They had a big "store redesign" sale or something going on. The store was a mess.

[68Timber]

I have that same 20 year old craftsman, mine gave up the ghost a year or two ago. A friend fixed the ratchet but instead of spending the money to get it recalibrated I use it as a breaker bar now.

Nice work as usual, hope this fixed the problem and gets Rusty on the dyno. Did you cut the header flange on the driver's side?

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by daddyjeep

I went into my local Sears last week for a socket and they had that exact torque wrench on sale for $39. Of course i brought it home with me. The plastic collar that adjusts the weight on my old Craftsman broke after about 15 years.

Well you was right about the price, I saw the same one that I bought for $39 on their website so I called them up and asked if they would price match their own site and they said bring it in and we'll see what we can do. So today I drove in with my Chinese wrench in hand and got $32 bucks credited back to my account, nice, the new wrench is sorta worth the $39 bucks I paid for it, makes it easier to swallow

[Gregski]

so this is how I adjust the valves, I like this method because you do half than you rotate the engine once and do the other half

so put the #1 cylinder at top dead center and do the following valves

notice you are not touching #6 at all

[Gregski]

then you spin the engine once to #6 top dead center and you do the remaining valves (the blue side of the white board)

you do not touch #1 this time

[Gregski]

the intake manifold was up next, I honestly dread this part as I hate gooping the China Walls and making sure I lower the intake manifold properly aligned on to all that mess

so here I spray one side of the gasket with adhesive and let it set for a bit

[Gregski]

hey remember these? I never finished building up the flanges on the driver header, so here we go

got too dark outside to take a pic of the finished product

[Gregski]

Ah yes, the Troublesome Twins

it ain't pretty but it just might could work

[Gregski]

slipping the new Mr. Gasket crush gasket on the passenger side

[Gregski]

slipping the crush Mr. Gasket gasket on the driver side

[Gregski]

this time I set the engine on top dead center for #1 as I was assembling it that made dropping in the dizzy that much easier

[Gregski]

carb goes back on along with the radiator and water pump hoses

[Gregski]

fluids going in - you know that's a good sign