Yesterday when I was at work I took an hour or so and decided to work on the Galaxie a bit being that I had purchased a few cans of PB blast to spray down in the cylinders to get the pistons soaking… For anyone who may want a refresher or have no idea what I’m talking about… you can refer to http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35262
for some background information.
But basically after about 10 minutes of spraying a full can of the PB blaster throughout all 8 cylinders I figured I’d give it a shot and try to turn the pistons. Sure enough, with barely any force at all, the pistons started to move a little bit. I went with it and now they are turning freely with no problem at all. I took a few more pictures of the car being that it was daylight out which are going to be at the bottom…
But today I decided to work on it a bit more after work and considered popping the carb off and cleaning that up… But I’m almost wondering if it would be fine as is. So I’m thinking I may just give it a shot with it as is… So I decided to syphon out the old gas which didn’t come up with too much extra crap other than a bit of black (which maybe is hardened up lead from the leaded gas??)
But after 34 years… the gas is still definitely flammable!
I’m thinking my next steps are going to be buying a battery and seeing if the starter will crank the motor over and then buying/seeing if the fuel system will still pump fuel from the tank by taking the fuel tube off of the carb and seeing if any fuel comes out… One question that I do have is that I’m curious on where to get the springs that are attached to the carb… I noticed the other day that one of the springs that was once attached to the carb had just snapped off so I’m going to need to get a replacement for that but I’m having an extremely difficult time trying to find a spring set… is there a specific name for that spring set??
But here are a few pictures of the exterior and other misc pictures in daylight…
The top from what I know is original… No one has replaced it between 1973 and now… But really anyones guess is as good as mine. Surprisingly it still has a lot of flex to it and looks really good in person. Now once it starts moving and stretching more from going into the back… that’ll show how good it is!
Very workable car. Just wait until you can get her out with the top down. Glad to hear the motor’s turning. Undercarriage needs some attention but it’s not bad. Power steering too :tup:
Wow it even still has the air cleaner. I wouldn’t mess with that car. You should leave it as is it’s too good to customize.
You probably just need a new double throttle return spring. Shouldn’t be too hard to find at an auto parts store. Or buy two at Lowes so one fits inside the other.
Odds are it won’t run without a carb rebuilt. It may pop and run a little but there is a 95% chance it won’t idle and run right.
By the pic it appears to have a “two speed” cruise-o-matic. Your shift pattern will be P-R-N-D-D(green dot)-L.
L is manual low. The D next to neutral starts in second and shifts to third like a two-speed Ford-o-matic. If you put it in D(dot) it starts in first, shifts to second, and then third.
I’m beyond hooked at this point… the second the pistons started to turn I was absolutely ecstatic considering that was my personal breaking point on whether or not to sell it…
Nice video! Maybe someday my Galaxie will be able to putt down the strip next to that
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Odds are it won’t run without a carb rebuilt.
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As far as the carb… how extensive is it to rebuild? Anyone know of good guides to go by? From what I’ve read from random searches on google… it seems to be that it’s just about taking it apart, cleaning it up, and replacing the parts needed using a carb rebuild kit…
Another question I have about that is that the gas pedal is slammed to the floor with no kickback at all… I’d imagine some spring is gone but I’m unsure of what that spring is… any idea’s??
As far as the carb… how extensive is it to rebuild? Anyone know of good guides to go by? From what I’ve read from random searches on google… it seems to be that it’s just about taking it apart, cleaning it up, and replacing the parts needed using a carb rebuild kit…
Another question I have about that is that the gas pedal is slammed to the floor with no kickback at all… I’d imagine some spring is gone but I’m unsure of what that spring is… any idea’s??
It’s not that hard, just take your time. Soaking is the best way to clean them. You buy a can of carb cleaner (looks like a paint can) and when you have removed all the rubber and plastic pieces from the carb you put it in for a few days. If I was nearby I’d help. Just find somebody whose done it before. It’s not hard to rebuild a carb, you just need to be meticulous. There are lots of small parts and small passages.
The throttle is sitting on the floor because you need a new throttle return spring as I said before.
I’m beyond hooked at this point… the second the pistons started to turn I was absolutely ecstatic considering that was my personal breaking point on whether or not to sell it…
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Now get a thread started in DIY and begin the restoration boii
The throttle is sitting on the floor because you need a new throttle return spring as I said before.
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Thanks for the info on the carb! I’m going to have to read into that once I finish this summer course at UAlbany… As far as the throttle return spring, I know you had mentioned it before but I basically wanted to see if it was the same spring or not…
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Now get a thread started in DIY and begin the restoration boii
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Hah not a bad idea! I’ll have to pop the carb off this weekend and start with that.
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Looks low with flat rear tires in the rear. I think it would be sweet slammed to the ground with some nice rims. Nice cruiser
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I definitely agree with your idea there. The only thing is I probably wouldn’t get different rims. I’d love to lower it but keep the stock hub caps I’m going to keep this car as original as possible.
Glad to hear the motor’s turning. Undercarriage needs some attention but it’s not bad. Power steering too :tup:
I’m going to keep this car as original as possible.