454cid
Sooper Pooper
Woke up too late to go look at it on Saturday, but got over there today. Chassis and body look good for Michigan. The passenger side fender, near the door, is rusting, which was the only obvious rot I saw. However, the engine was troublesome. First thing I did was take the radiator cap off. Very rusty, and the coolant was super low. That kind of explains the overheating.... gotta have coolant to cool. The front of the engine was wet, all down the front and the frame, so I'm thinking a badly leaking pump. Not great, but the engine could still be fine. I couldn't get it started, Though. The battery was dead, and even with cables on it, it wouldn't turn over fast enough to fire. I could see someone had been into the ground, but the positive was super corroded, so it's likely the power just wasn't getting to the starter. When turning, I could hear some sort of scraping, but it didn't sound internal, to me... the serpentine system needed attention, by the looks of it.
I'll pass. It would make a good project, but is more of one than I'm looking for.
I'll pass. It would make a good project, but is more of one than I'm looking for.