I need help getting my Vettes running!
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From: Canton Ohio
I need help getting my Vettes running!
What should I do? My 1965 327/?hp, 1968 327/350hp, 1971 350/270hp, and 1975 350 L48 havent run in 13 YEARS :eek: !!! They have been in a heated garage but I am worried about dry rot. Please would some kind sole explain to me the steeps to getting my babies back on the road. Thanx!
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (68350hp)
Good luck !!
At the least, all fluids should be changed out. Gas, oil, Antifreeze, brake, transmission, and rear end lube.
You must prelube the engines before firing. And make sure that the carbs are not full of 5 year old gas, now known as gunk.
After the engines have been prelubed and if they start, expect most of the gaskets such as the valve cover, timing cover, front and rear crank seals and others to start leaking.
I would contact a company that deals with car restoration and talk with them directly about getting these classics up and running again.
It is going to take a lot of work.
At the least, all fluids should be changed out. Gas, oil, Antifreeze, brake, transmission, and rear end lube.
You must prelube the engines before firing. And make sure that the carbs are not full of 5 year old gas, now known as gunk.
After the engines have been prelubed and if they start, expect most of the gaskets such as the valve cover, timing cover, front and rear crank seals and others to start leaking.
I would contact a company that deals with car restoration and talk with them directly about getting these classics up and running again.
It is going to take a lot of work.
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (68350hp)
That is quite an impressive list of autos. Congrats. Now get to using those things.
If it were me I would change all the fluids first. Along with belts and hoses if you plan on driving them. I would probably put some type of lube directly in the cylinder thruough the spark plug hole and try to manually turn the engine over to distribute the lube.
I may be skipping some important steps, so hopefully someone will update my list.
Good luck and post some pics and let us know how this turns out. :cool:
If it were me I would change all the fluids first. Along with belts and hoses if you plan on driving them. I would probably put some type of lube directly in the cylinder thruough the spark plug hole and try to manually turn the engine over to distribute the lube.
I may be skipping some important steps, so hopefully someone will update my list.
Good luck and post some pics and let us know how this turns out. :cool:
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (68350hp)
What should I do? My 1965 327/?hp, 1968 327/350hp, 1971 350/270hp, and 1975 350 L48 havent run in 13 YEARS :eek: !!! They have been in a heated garage but I am worried about dry rot. Please would some kind sole explain to me the steeps to getting my babies back on the road. Thanx!
I promise to take REAL good care of it.
My birthday's coming up next week too.
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (68350hp)
Does anyone have or make a 1/18 1974 Coupe??? I would prefur a Red One
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How about some photos of all those old Corvettes?
Melting Slicks
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (68350hp)
Here's an idea. Pick one. The best one you like. Sell the others and use that money to fix up the one you kept.
H3LL, I would like to have 4 vettes ( or was it 6 vettes, I thought I saw that in another post), but that is just too much to take care of. H3LL, that's a full time job all its own.
Anyway, share the excitement of Vette ownership with others, sell three of them.
Good luck on whatever you decide.
[Modified by Rich's75, 8:33 PM 10/14/2001]
H3LL, I would like to have 4 vettes ( or was it 6 vettes, I thought I saw that in another post), but that is just too much to take care of. H3LL, that's a full time job all its own.
Anyway, share the excitement of Vette ownership with others, sell three of them.
Good luck on whatever you decide.
[Modified by Rich's75, 8:33 PM 10/14/2001]
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (68350hp)
Hea, I just noticed the your from Canton, Ohio. You should look up Paul Borowski. He's in Massillon (don't know how close that is to you). He has 4 vettes, too. He's great at working on them and I'm sure he will have so advice for you. I talked to him by e-mail Friday and he was going to Philidelphia this weekend for a NCRS judging event, but would be back on Monday or Tuesday. Let me know if you need his e-mail address.
Rich
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (68350hp)
Howdy 68350hp,
Must be great to have all these Corvettes at the age of 17. The expense of all this must be killing you. Hopefully, your family is helping out!
Oh, by the way, how many of them are 1/18th scale and how many are full size? :blueangel:
That's important to know so we can offer the most appropriate advice....you understand :rolleyes:
Must be great to have all these Corvettes at the age of 17. The expense of all this must be killing you. Hopefully, your family is helping out!
Oh, by the way, how many of them are 1/18th scale and how many are full size? :blueangel:
That's important to know so we can offer the most appropriate advice....you understand :rolleyes:
Melting Slicks
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (67HEAVEN)
What do you think, 67HEAVEN. Either Daddy's spoiled little rich kid or make believe. Had me fooled at first. I think he should have to prove they exist now!
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (Rich's75)
Hey Matt,
Inquiring minds want to know: what's the story of these cars? Why weren't they driven for so many years? In what kinda shape are day?
-Pedro
Inquiring minds want to know: what's the story of these cars? Why weren't they driven for so many years? In what kinda shape are day?
-Pedro
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (Rich's75)
68350hp, let's see what you have!!! I'd like to look at your cars!!! Maybe we can work on them and get them going.
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Re: I need help getting my Vettes running! (Rich's75)
I will as soon as I get an invite from him to "look" and see what he's got!!! I don't think they make a 1/18th '74 unless it may be an old MPC 1974 Corvette model!!! :rolleyes:
