Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 1960 Bugeye

From: Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2021 18:52:17 -0400

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Kent excellent video, keep them coming and yes keep one thread. The barn is
perfect for the build.
I'm super happy for you.
Linda

62 California Sprite, Pinky

On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 2:46 PM Kent McLean via Spridgets <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I used a leaf blower to blow the detritus out of the car. My first task
> was to see if the engine is frozen or if it can turn over (by hand). I took
> the spark plugs out (breaking one with my non-rubber-cushioned socket) and
> poured some ATF into the cylinders and sprayed some PB Blaster into the
> spark plug holes. Fastforward 3 days; rocking the car in gear shows some
> movement of the crankshaft pulley, so I'm thinking the engine isn't frozen.
> Next step is to get a battery hooked up, spritz some gas into the carbs and
> see if it'll fire.
>
> Spark plugs: I went on-line to see who had what. Most of them doubled in
> price with shipping. But I found one locally - at Home Depot, in their lawn
> mower parts! Champion-made Eco-Clean RN9YC. We'll see if it works.
>
> Lastly, banging one's head on the bonnet gets old quick, so I took the
> bonnet off and set it aside. I'm blessed with a barn with a loft. Storing
> the bonnet meant getting if from the car bay and up into the loft. My Warn
> Pullzall winch to the rescue. It helped get the Bugeye onto the trailer. It
> did good getting it up into the loft. Expensive, but it beats a come-along
> or block-and-tackle. They make a battery powered one for more money.
>
>
> Q. Being new to starting my own build, should I continue with this email
> thread, or start a new one with each new posting?
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Kent excellent video, keep them coming=C2=A0and yes keep o=
ne thread. The barn is perfect for the build.<div>I&#39;m super happy for y=
ou.</div><div>Linda</div><div><br></div><div>62 California Sprite, Pinky</d=
iv><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla=
ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 2:46 PM Kent McLean via Spridgets =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a=
>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px=
 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-co=
lor:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I used a leaf blower to blow the det=
ritus out of the car. My first task was to see if the engine is frozen or i=
f it can turn over (by hand). I took the spark plugs out (breaking one with=
 my non-rubber-cushioned socket) and poured some ATF into the cylinders and=
 sprayed some PB Blaster into the spark plug holes. Fastforward 3 days; roc=
king the car in gear shows some movement of the crankshaft pulley, so I&#39=
;m thinking the engine isn&#39;t frozen. Next step is to get a battery hook=
ed up, spritz some gas into the carbs and see if it&#39;ll fire. <br>
<br>
Spark plugs: I went on-line to see who had what. Most of them doubled in pr=
ice with shipping. But I found one locally - at Home Depot, in their lawn m=
ower parts! Champion-made Eco-Clean RN9YC. We&#39;ll see if it works.<br>
<br>
Lastly, banging one&#39;s head on the bonnet gets old quick, so I took the =
bonnet off and set it aside. I&#39;m blessed with a barn with a loft. Stori=
ng the bonnet meant getting if from the car bay and up into the loft. My Wa=
rn Pullzall winch to the rescue. It helped get the Bugeye onto the trailer.=
 It did good getting it up into the loft. Expensive, but it beats a come-al=
ong or block-and-tackle. They make a battery powered one for more money.<br=
<br>
<br>
Q. Being new to starting my own build, should I continue with this email th=
read, or start a new one with each new posting?<br>
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