1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto

Another setback. Took the car for a longer drive Sunday after work and it overheated again. Had to turn on the heat to get it cooled down to get home. Left it overnight and discovered a pile of crap in the radiator...AGAIN!!! Drained it all again and this time it was loose enough to flush from wrapping a rag around a hose and sticking it in the lower hose and forcing it all out. I flushed the heater core again both forward and back until it was pure clean water. Did the same with the block as well as I could with the thermostat pulled again. Reassembled and filled it and as soon as I started it, it pushed more sediment into the rad. (to be clear, this cooling system has been flushed probably 5 times now. 3 times off, 2 running. Would've thought all the crap would be gone by now. Mind you I have not done a chemical flush)

Wasn't impressed to say the least, but at least I've confirmed the issue. I unhooked the upper hose and started the car placing the garden hose in the rad to provide constant water (keep in mind i filled it with pure water this time until I was sure it was clean) and started the car. Got lots of sediment out. Have to do this a few more times until I am sure it's clean to my liking, then I will pull and flush the rad one final time and reinstall the thermostat and fresh coolant.

Would have been done last night but had a weird setback. When I was flushing it a bit of water got on the alternator (accidentally pointed the upper hose the wrong way). when I did the car bogged down and the alternator squealed loudly and the alternator pulley popped off. Couldn't believe it. It's not seized so it must have been a poorly installed pulley (china rebuilt...all I could get at the time). I could press it back on but don't think I would trust it very much if it came off that easy. Will just order a new one I guess.

Also did the fuel line reroute over the valve cover. Doesn't look too bad but I'm not happy with the sharp 90 degree bend from the carb. I think I might redo that and do a more gradual bend towards the valve cover. Less restriction for the fuel too.

Hopefully this work will take care of my issues. Got the signal issue fixed too. It was only a piece of extra plastic that needed to be removed that was hooking the steering wheel cancel as it went by. No more clicking.