All,
Thanks to some great help from members on this discussion board and my local chapter (Midway USA), I'm able to post this video link of the initial start-up of my 63 L76 engine.
It happened Sept 03 and was kinda like a very small circus. We found a fuel leak before starting, a weak battery, ran out of gas and eventually blew the lower radiator hose off about 20 minutes in to the event. (the later two aren't on the video). The hose blow provided an opportunity to understand why you shouldn't add antifreeze until you know all is well. That would have resulted in a sticky mess with anything other than water in there.
In the end, it all worked out fantastic!! I've since fully tuned the old girl and she runs and idles like a purring tiger. I can't wait to row through the gears !!
Hopefully there are some nuggets on the video that will help others as they approach this phase on their own projects.
Enjoy !!
Thanks to some great help from members on this discussion board and my local chapter (Midway USA), I'm able to post this video link of the initial start-up of my 63 L76 engine.
It happened Sept 03 and was kinda like a very small circus. We found a fuel leak before starting, a weak battery, ran out of gas and eventually blew the lower radiator hose off about 20 minutes in to the event. (the later two aren't on the video). The hose blow provided an opportunity to understand why you shouldn't add antifreeze until you know all is well. That would have resulted in a sticky mess with anything other than water in there.
In the end, it all worked out fantastic!! I've since fully tuned the old girl and she runs and idles like a purring tiger. I can't wait to row through the gears !!
Hopefully there are some nuggets on the video that will help others as they approach this phase on their own projects.
Enjoy !!
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