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Today I woke my ‘37 Master Coupe up from its winter nap.
A few days ago I had removed the spark plugs and shot 1 ounce of Marvel Mystery oil into each cylinder. Today I cleaned and checked the gaps on the spark plugs. Before I re-installed them I let the starter turn the engine over until I had oil pressure. I could see that the fuel pump was pushing fuel to the carburetor.
I installed the plugs and it started after about 10 seconds of cranking. I drove it around the neighborhood for a few minutes and then into the shop. I adjusted the brakes and checked the oil level in the rear axle and transmission,
This evening I drove it to a ward meeting with our city alderman.
It felt great to be driving it again!
Rusty
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Man, that sounds great! I should fly down and visit so I can go for a ride. I'm building one of these coupes but I've never ridden in one that moves under it's own power. I could hand carry my parts back. It's obviously nicer weather than we have...
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1938 Canadian Pontiac Business Coupe (aka a 1938 Chevy Coupe with Pontiac shaped front sheet metal - almost all Chevy!)
1975 4-speed L82 Vette
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Hi Tim,
Thanks for the response. I was surprised at how natural it felt to be driving the car again.
I do owe you a parts inventory. I was planning to do that this week. Except Pella delivered 16 new windows today and the contractor wants to start the installation tomorrow.
Rusty
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