54 chasis start up observation

[Guy M.]

With the tranny in neutral, the rear wheels still turn. I found that to be odd. The other gears work fine. The tranny is full. Probabley no big deal, just an observation. Got it nice and hot, ran for 45 minutes. on restart the engine cranked as though the battery was low but it wasnt. Kind of a intermittent cranking, it didnt "flow" smoothly but then started smoother cranking once it got going. Maybe timing issue? Hard as hell to see that little ball bearing even after painting it bright orange. Any tricks on timeing to see the bearing? Thanks as always

[Chris S.]

Re: 54 chasis start up observation

with the wheels off the ground and in N
the wheels will turn slightly - normal
they do turn over slow - normal
compared at a v8
check your ground connection at the transmission
I place my ground strap under the transmission dip stick
there is a photo in Nolans book - the strap is under the dip stick
It is hard to do