1974 Plymouth Valiant Scamp - Restoration is a strong word
The transmission came out yesterday.
It was filthy. After a long amount of time scraping with a putty knife, a wire brush on a drill and several cans of brake clean, it was much better.
I told my girlfriend the other day I think half of working on old cars is just cleaning dirt, grime and corrosion.
I pulled the pump, which required a run to Home Depot to grab parts for a diy slide hammer. Then it took my longer than I care to admit to replace the snout seal. I also replace the o-ring, gasket, and bolt washers. I pulled the cooler line fittings and cleaned them up with a wire brush before reinstalling with thread sealer. The torque converter went back in without any drama. I slid back under the car and installed the only two plastic linkage bushings that hadn’t already been done a couple weeks ago. I’m gonna start putting the trans back in after I finish my coffee with a sode of ibuprofen.
In addition to the trans, I also started installing headlight relays. When I decided to modify my Killswitch to include a relay, I bought a 5 pack so I could also do headlights or some other idea in the future. I need to clean it up a little more with some e-tape, but it looks pretty darn good.
The transmission came out yesterday.
It was filthy. After a long amount of time scraping with a putty knife, a wire brush on a drill and several cans of brake clean, it was much better.
I told my girlfriend the other day I think half of working on old cars is just cleaning dirt, grime and corrosion.
I pulled the pump, which required a run to Home Depot to grab parts for a diy slide hammer. Then it took my longer than I care to admit to replace the snout seal. I also replace the o-ring, gasket, and bolt washers. I pulled the cooler line fittings and cleaned them up with a wire brush before reinstalling with thread sealer. The torque converter went back in without any drama. I slid back under the car and installed the only two plastic linkage bushings that hadn’t already been done a couple weeks ago. I’m gonna start putting the trans back in after I finish my coffee with a sode of ibuprofen.
In addition to the trans, I also started installing headlight relays. When I decided to modify my Killswitch to include a relay, I bought a 5 pack so I could also do headlights or some other idea in the future. I need to clean it up a little more with some e-tape, but it looks pretty darn good.