Subject: [Mgs] 64B progress

From: dcouncill--- via Mgs <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2015 08:09:58 -0700

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<html><body><span style=3D"font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10=
pt;"><div>Two weeks ago, I was near completion of a rebuild of my 64B 3-mai=
n engine. But I needed to replace the oil cooler that had developed a crack=
 on its mounting bracket. I located another cooler from the list and instal=
led it last&nbsp; week. Then it was time to start the engine - but first I =
had to get the oil flowing by turning the engine with the starter. I had in=
sured that the pump was primed, and both the filter and cooler were filled =
with oil when I installed them to speed the process up. But after cranking =
for what seemed an excessive period of time with no oil pressure, I started=
 to worry. I could see oil was moving because the level in the sump had dec=
reased a far bit but nothing was coming out of the oil pressure hose. So I =
stopped for the day/weekend. Research on the Internet indicated that in fac=
t, the process can be very slow getting the oil through so I resumed the pr=
ocess again last Saturday. Another 30 seconds or so of cranking and I got o=
il pressure. Then it was time to hook up the ignition system and start it -=
 as soon as I turned the key, it fired right up, idling at 60 psi. I let it=
 run for 20 minutes at 2000 rpm to seat the tappets and had to tighten a fe=
w fittings (had slight leak from temp sender and slight seep on oil cooler =
fitting). So its close to returning to the road - just need a few short tes=
t drives around the neighborhood but hopefully the car will be back on the =
Washington State University campus later this week after almost a year abse=
nce. (I drove the 72B in today, it will be about 90 F on the top down cruis=
e home this afternoon)<br></div><div><br></div><div>David Councill</div><di=
v>64 B</div><div>67 BGT</div><div>72 B<br></div></span></body></html>

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From: Dan DiBiase via Mgs <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 15:24:06 +0000 (UTC)

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That's great, David!
I wish I could get my '76 running again so I could get back to work on the =
'65.... Hopefully this week I'll have diagnosed it.

Dan D'76B, '65BCentral NJ USA     From: dcouncill--- via Mgs <[email-masked]=
m.net>
 To: Barrie via <[email-masked]>; [email-masked]=20
 Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 11:09 AM
 Subject: [Mgs] 64B progress
  =20
Two weeks ago, I was near completion of a rebuild of my 64B 3-main engine. =
But I needed to replace the oil cooler that had developed a crack on its mo=
unting bracket. I located another cooler from the list and installed it las=
t=C2=A0 week. Then it was time to start the engine - but first I had to get=
 the oil flowing by turning the engine with the starter. I had insured that=
 the pump was primed, and both the filter and cooler were filled with oil w=
hen I installed them to speed the process up. But after cranking for what s=
eemed an excessive period of time with no oil pressure, I started to worry.=
 I could see oil was moving because the level in the sump had decreased a f=
ar bit but nothing was coming out of the oil pressure hose. So I stopped fo=
r the day/weekend. Research on the Internet indicated that in fact, the pro=
cess can be very slow getting the oil through so I resumed the process agai=
n last Saturday. Another 30 seconds or so of cranking and I got oil pressur=
e. Then it was time to hook up the ignition system and start it - as soon a=
s I turned the key, it fired right up, idling at 60 psi. I let it run for 2=
0 minutes at 2000 rpm to seat the tappets and had to tighten a few fittings=
 (had slight leak from temp sender and slight seep on oil cooler fitting). =
So its close to returning to the road - just need a few short test drives a=
round the neighborhood but hopefully the car will be back on the Washington=
 State University campus later this week after almost a year absence. (I dr=
ove the 72B in today, it will be about 90 F on the top down cruise home thi=
s afternoon)

David Councill64 B67 BGT72 B

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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:He=
lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:13px"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24533">That's great, Da=
vid!</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24534"><br></div><div id=3D=
"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24535" dir=3D"ltr">I wish I could get my '76 ru=
nning again so I could get back to work on the '65.... Hopefully this week =
I'll have diagnosed it.<br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_2453=
7" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24538" dir=
=3D"ltr">Dan D</div><div dir=3D"ltr">'76B, '65B</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_=
1_1433760563740_24539" dir=3D"ltr">Central NJ USA</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_=
0_1_1433760563740_24542" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neu=
e, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24541" style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, =
Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16p=
x;"> <div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24540" dir=3D"ltr"> <hr size=3D"=
1">  <font id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24543" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2=
"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> dcouncill--- via M=
gs &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:=
</span></b> Barrie via &lt;[email-masked]&gt;; [email-masked] <=
br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 8, =
2015 11:09 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>=
 [Mgs] 64B progress<br> </font> </div> <div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_143376056374=
0_24544" class=3D"y_msg_container"><br><div id=3D"yiv7375792701"><div id=3D=
"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24547"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_2=
4546" style=3D"font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"><div id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24545">Two weeks ago, I was near completion =
of a rebuild of my 64B 3-main engine. But I needed to replace the oil coole=
r that had developed a crack on its mounting bracket. I located another coo=
ler from the list and installed it last&nbsp; week. Then it was time to sta=
rt the engine - but first I had to get the oil flowing by turning the engin=
e with the starter. I had insured that the pump was primed, and both the fi=
lter and cooler were filled with oil when I installed them to speed the pro=
cess up. But after cranking for what seemed an excessive period of time wit=
h no oil pressure, I started to worry. I could see oil was moving because t=
he level in the sump had decreased a far bit but nothing was coming out of =
the oil pressure hose. So I stopped for the day/weekend. Research on the In=
ternet indicated that in fact, the process can be very slow getting the oil=
 through so I resumed the process again last Saturday. Another 30 seconds o=
r so of cranking and I got oil pressure. Then it was time to hook up the ig=
nition system and start it - as soon as I turned the key, it fired right up=
, idling at 60 psi. I let it run for 20 minutes at 2000 rpm to seat the tap=
pets and had to tighten a few fittings (had slight leak from temp sender an=
d slight seep on oil cooler fitting). So its close to returning to the road=
 - just need a few short test drives around the neighborhood but hopefully =
the car will be back on the Washington State University campus later this w=
eek after almost a year absence. (I drove the 72B in today, it will be abou=
t 90 F on the top down cruise home this afternoon)<br></div><div id=3D"yui_=
3_16_0_1_1433760563740_24548"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_14337605637=
40_24549">David Councill</div><div>64 B</div><div>67 BGT</div><div>72 B<br>=
</div></span></div></div><br>______________________________________________=
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