65 Needs TLC
10/4/11, 08:25 PM
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65 Needs TLC
I'm new to the forum. I just got a 65 289 2 Barrel Auto. It needs lots of work. I have fixed the shifter with new bushings. It ran like crap..Missing when idling. I've rebuilt the carb & it still runs like crap. Now it hesitates when I step on the gas. I'm guessing it needs a bunch of front end work also....The steering wheel is off center and it wanders all over the road. Lots of play in the steering. I need some advice as to where to start. I would really like to get it to run decent before moving on. Any advice will be apprciated...Thanks
10/4/11, 09:45 PM
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Sounds like a vaccum leak but how long has the motor been sitting. Also is it power steering. Idler arm bushing, ball joints, arm and strut bushings tie rods and all that are most likely shot.
10/5/11, 08:51 AM
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I've been through the ol' "bought an oldie that sat in a ditch for years and it runs like poop" quite a few times, even for friends because it is something I loved to (and may again one day) do.
What I would do:
New: plugs, wires, coil, distributor (if a lot of play), cap, rotor, vacuum lines, fuel pump, belts, motor mounts, fuel filter
Check - oil, pull the pan and check - there may be a metal filter that is likely clogged, there may be a magnet in the pan with a lot of shavings on it
If the gas is old, fill the tank with premuim (with B12 if they still sell it) and run it out - try a new tank - there may also be a "sock filter" in the back that is clogged, also check the fuel lines are not cracked, leaking, pulling air
- check the dwell (if necessary), points, timing, fuel/air mixture (an art unto itself)
Hope this helps,
PS - also check all the actuators that the vacuum lines are attached to - you may want to cut all vacuum at the engine to isolate - old cars that sat around will surely have vacuum issues - and this makes a big difference, especially in hesitation.
What I would do:
New: plugs, wires, coil, distributor (if a lot of play), cap, rotor, vacuum lines, fuel pump, belts, motor mounts, fuel filter
Check - oil, pull the pan and check - there may be a metal filter that is likely clogged, there may be a magnet in the pan with a lot of shavings on it
If the gas is old, fill the tank with premuim (with B12 if they still sell it) and run it out - try a new tank - there may also be a "sock filter" in the back that is clogged, also check the fuel lines are not cracked, leaking, pulling air
- check the dwell (if necessary), points, timing, fuel/air mixture (an art unto itself)
Hope this helps,
PS - also check all the actuators that the vacuum lines are attached to - you may want to cut all vacuum at the engine to isolate - old cars that sat around will surely have vacuum issues - and this makes a big difference, especially in hesitation.
Last edited by Kinyodas; 10/5/11 at 02:32 PM. Reason: spelling
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