Flamin Mo 57

gasman826 · 2024-04-08 20:57

Go in the house and borrow a cooking thermometer. Stick it in the radiator and compare the readings to your gauge. Should be close.

mustang6984 · 2024-04-08 22:20

Quote from: gasman826 on 2024-04-08 20:57Go in the house and borrow a cooking thermometer. Stick it in the radiator and compare the readings to your gauge. Should be close.

Yea...and be sure to REALLY clean it good...and do NOT tell the lady of the house what you did! Oh she will NOT be appreciative! LOL!!!

campy38 · 2024-04-09 04:45

If im still getting strange reading with the new one thats prolly what my next step will be. Prolly just buy a cheap one to keep in the shop though😂

also the old one was not very good and hard to read. The numbers went from 190 to 230 and the spacing between the 2 numbers made it difficult to tell what temp it was really at

campy38 · 2024-04-09 19:22

So much bigger problems... looks like more work ahead. Honestly I'm still ignorant in many aspects so I'm not fore sure what has gone wrong. Luckily guy who built motor will be helping with fixing any issues that may have happened. Had a knocking so stopped quickly after and pulled the valve cover. One rocker was completely off and 3 others were near it. 3 pushrod guides are worn on driver side haven't pulled passenger yet. Not what I wanted to find but will be a good opportunity to see what went wrong and why....

On the plus side the short test run the cooling issue is solved.

mustang6984 · 2024-04-09 21:57

Could they have been adjusted too tight and bent? I'm just tossing out an idea here. Not sure if I am all wet or not.

campy38 · 2024-04-10 05:49

That's what I'm worried about. Also looks like pushrod guides may have not been hardened correctly. My buddy who built the motor is coming Sunday to assess. He may be trailering car to his shop depending on what all needs to be done.

Fairlane62 · 2024-04-18 00:56

Well, what was the verdict on the rockers?

mustang6984 · 2024-04-18 02:53

Quote from: Fairlane62 on 2024-04-18 00:56Well, what was the verdict on the rockers?

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campy38 · 2024-04-19 06:12

So from what we could tell it's just crap quality parts. rechecked geometry and everything was correct. The pushrod guides were super soft could take a file to them and it just DUG in. Also the pushrods were the wrong style or just crap idk. They have a lip on them where they were pressed together right where they would slide on the guide. That lip just ate the guide. The new Manley guides we got are smooth and do not have the lip.

Initially we used pro comp... which I am now regretting going cheaper. The heads are procomp so we went with the guides that came with them and procomp hardened pushrods. I have read a multitude of people telling how bad their quality is. So lesson learned. Dont be cheap😂 I will be getting the car back Saturday. My buddy has put good amount of miles on it after replacing push rods, push rod guides, oil and oil filter. And checked oil and cut old filter to make sure it caught most of the material worn from this.

Also the cooling issues are all fixed as well. Doesn't go past 190 now!

mustang6984 · 2024-04-19 10:10

Excellent! Road time!

Fairlane62 · 2024-04-25 23:56

Yeah I "accidentally" bought some Procomp heads on EBay several years ago and finally ended up using them in one of my sons race car. I noticed that the guide plates had pretty much side slop so I replaced them with Comp cams guide plates Which were much better.

campy38 · 2024-05-01 09:49

I'm terrible about taking photos... but first real test drive after getting the car back! It went well. I love how it runs and rides. Filled her up with gas and put a few miles on it. Got a few compliments and some good conversation at the gas station! Now back to work with wiring. Will be ordering headlights next. Also going to crawl underneath and recheck everything mount, bracket, and bolt after settling in with some miles on it. Gotta check Speedometer cable too it's not functioning so will check while I'm underneath.

djfordmanjack · 2024-05-01 13:01

I think you are doing great in bringing this car back as it is/was, without restoring it. making it mechanically sound and enjoy as is.

campy38 · 2024-05-01 17:05

Quote from: djfordmanjack on 2024-05-01 13:01I think you are doing great in bringing this car back as it is/was, without restoring it. making it mechanically sound and enjoy as is.

Thanks! I am definitely going to make a couple changes but nothing major. Different head lights and rims in the long run.
I love how it looks! That's my goal to drive it as much as possible! That's what my dad did when he had it. He drove it to work almost daily back in his 20s! Just want to look cool and drive fast!😂

campy38 · 2024-05-17 19:45

So next fun story😂 been doing short drives here and there just trying to get everything lined out. Was planning on cutting hood and fixing my windows so they would roll up and down.... But that will be postponed. My dad, brother and I took it out and decided to have some real fun and see what the motor would do. I hadn't done this till now cause I wanted to make sure it was broke in and everything was straight with the ole 460. It will absolutely roast tires😂😂 which was super fun!!

Buuuut after that for reasons unknown I lost brakes and my foot went to the floor... luckily I was on a backroad and going uphill but I was heading towards a T and had to turn. My dad talked me through it and after pumping brakes and downshifting i regained some pressure and was able to make the turn and limp it home. Scary ordeal as I've never lost brakes in a car before but happy everything turned out okay. So bumping up on the list I'm ordering a brake conversions kit for the front and replacing all brake lines. Going to go through and rebuild rear drums too! So for now she's parked AGAIN. Gotta love these old cars😂

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