I agree to a point ..... there are many more knowledgeable paid honest experts out there working on cars than not. :thumbs:

However, with the recent rise of ultra-weathly hedge fund manager or Hollywood types over the last 15-20 years, a spike in rip-off "expert mechanics" is inevitably bound to follow (just like working gals following the acient roman soldiers ... nothing new). For instance, some owners of newly aquired collectible cars do not even know what WD-40 is ..... yes, I actual heard a "wise" investor touting collectibles on CNBC once ask the question about "what is WD-40?" to one of the panelists.

Those types of buyers/owners just want to get on camera bidding on a shiny looking piece of potentially over-priced junk at many of the televised auctions these days ..... another quick-sand pit (buying at auction), in my humble opinion.

For all the work you are insisting on doing, and you'll NOT change the oil filter but will change the oil?

Your air bleed could have clogged up since the specialist worked on it. The gasoline we have leaves lots of deposits if left to dry out in a carb. You might want to pop both bowls off that Holley and be sure they are clean. Of course, you'll probably mess up the seal as the gaskets are junk anymore, too, so figure you need new bowl gaskets.

I've had lots of motorcycle carb issues from gasoline drying out in them and plugging the passages. The only cure is when planning to sit awhile, shut the gas off and run the engine dry. but with a car, you can't do that unless you are running an electric fuel pump you can switch off.

A year is almost nothing in starting up a car. The one concern to have is to be sure you are in neutral. I've had the clutch plate rust to the flywheel and so even with the clutch pedal in, you were still in gear.

And I don't know why you want to change plugs. At the mileage you put on the car, they will last you about 10 years or more.

Quit making work for yourself and go drive your car, let the wind blow in your hair or face, and have fun.

Just 50 miles on the car since the rebuilt carb and always use zero-ethanol fuel from the marina near the yacht club on all my vintage non-flexfuel cars .... It was just a half-ass rebuild with them figuring I'd probably be dead by the time the first trouble signs show up. Plugs are 25 years old so it's probably time .... plus I want to boroscope the cylinder walls for signs of scuffing. Always park all my cars in neutral with front and rear chauks and no emergency brake. That's just old habits hard to break. As for the filter .... I'll concede that point to you.

What a Dousenberg!

Spelled Duesenberg:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...k-Titanic.html

Absolutely! The thrill you'll get hearing that 327 come to life will be worth the effort.

So...????
How did it go?

After a little light machine oil in each cylinder, a "feel good" rotation by hand, some fresh gas down the primary vent to fill the bowl, fresh plugs, coil, cap, rotor and wires (all of which were about 25 years old and needed to be replaced except for the Pertronix One unit) ...... And ...... it started right up as if I had just driven it the day before (except for a little smoke out the pipes intitally plus some slight hydraulic lifter tapping for about 10 or 12 seconds). :thumbs:

BTW, it's 18 month old Delco battery had been disconnected and on a tender for the last 12 months.

Congratulations :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

I hope I can do as well as you when I turn 66 next month. Save the wave..........:cheers:

Larry