Quick brainstorm

Here's the deal. I need to get my Regal running this weekend, at very least well enough to make it back to Lincoln. The car is located about 45 minutes west of here, and I'd like to minimize trips to the parts stores. Luckily tools will not be a problem. Car is a '79 with a SBC 305 and a TH350. It has been sitting dormant for roughly five years. It ran/drove perfectly when I last had it, but that was the same summer that Power Tour came to town ('01?). I know it's going to need a battery, some fresh fuel, and definately oil and tranny fluid. I've also got a good condition carburator handy just in case. I know the tires are shot, but I have an extra set that should be roadworthy.

Can anyone think of anything else that I'm forgetting? Is there an easy way to drain the old fuel, or am I going to have to siphon it?

 

Don't know if this works but maybe just leave the old fuel with some new stuff and add a inline filter before the pump? Also don't know if coolant gets old. Maybe a water bottle to pour gas down the carb incase it takes to long to pump. Prime oil pump?

 

Knowing my mom, there probably isn't any gas in it anyway, now that I think of it. She was one of those that never put in more than $5 at a time. So i figure 10 gallons or so of fresh gas and a bottle of Heet, I should be good, unless the sock in the tank is trashed. The farm where it's parked should have plenty of starting fluid handy too. The fuel system is really my biggest concern. My Charger sat for about the same amount of time before I got it, and on that car I had to remove the fuel tank, and it took a gallon and a half of muratic acid to clean all that crap out. And just from what I spilled dropping the tank, the driveway stank for a week. I hate the smell of really old gas. All part of the game I guess.

I've also got a brand new radiator in the trunk I just remembered. :laugh:

 

Okay, well I got a little bit done today, but not a lot before the sun went down. Got about half a tank of fresh fuel put in along with a couple bottles of Heet. All the other fluids were amazingly full, but she'll definately need an oil change. Got the new battery installed, had to grab the negative cable off of the Malibu, and she cranked right over. Cleaned up the carb, got all the linkage unstuck, poured a bit of gas in there, and she fired right away. Trouble is, it won't stay running. Seems like I'm not getting fuel to the carb. So next trip out I'm going to pull the line off the carb, swap the filter, and make sure the pump is pumping, and we'll go from there.

I gotta say, carburetors, standard size sockets, mechanical fuel pumps- This is all really wierd for me! :TU:

 

I gotta say, carburetors, standard size sockets, mechanical fuel pumps- This is all really wierd for me! :TU:[/quote]


Tell me about it.. I used to have truboed imports(still have a allwheel drive turbo Tallon)

 

My cars are all turbo'd domestics- 80's Mopars that layed the groundwork for the DSMs.

 

Okay, got it running today. I ended up having to 'prime' the fuel pump by taking the hose off at the pump and pouring fuel into the line, and then hooking it back up. After that she fired right up. :beer I got the wheels and tires from my old '78 bolted on, cleand the wasp nest out of the aircleaner, and took it to the end of the section and back for a test drive. Front brakes will definately need replaced, likely the rears too (are aluminum drums hard to find?) and the whole system will need bled. I'll just change all the brake fluid while I'm at it, it's almost black. The transmission is slipping a bit in all gears, especially reverse. Tranny was fine last time I drove it, so I'm hoping its just a stuck valve or something, but I don't know anything about automatics. Too bad I sold the extra one I had, it had just been rebuilt. But beyond that, the valve covers are leaking pretty bad, the muffler's hanging off, and the whole thing needs a very thorough cleaning (found two dead mice in the back seat), but progress is being made!:grin: