Hi My Centurion has had a temp gauge and an oil press. gauge added to it. I don't know what a good reading would be, so maybe I could ask here. I'm from Sweden, so reading the farenheit figures only gives me a so so kind of what's good or not. The temp usually stays around 190, but has gone up just a little further whien stuck in traffic, like 230. The oil pressure gauge starts at 50 when you first start the car, and then srops to 25. Under acceleration it goes up to 40 psi. Are these good figures? I went to the wreckers today, and found two Centurions, ripe to pick. I got some stuff, and might go back once more. Any one who's looking for something in particular for these cars? One looked like it had a complete 455 in it. Interior colors are white, and brown/light brown. Kimson
Oil pressure figures look good.. The high temperature is a bit higher than what you might want to see. Have you had any problems with the coolant boiling over? I would go through the cooling system and flush everything well. Replace the coolant with fresh stuff. Add more water than coolant....like a 60-40% ratio. Water cools the engine more efficiently. Regarding the junkyard cars, if they are 71 or 72 models, check the trunks for the stainless trim on the bottom edges. If they have it, grab it and stick it in a fireproof safe for 30 years. You could probably sell it for some mega buck$ :laugh: Seriously, if the cars have that trim, I know a guy who could use a set:Brow:
Hi I'll look into the temp readings again, the gauge was sitting at an angle. But I think those are the figures. A flush would probably be good for it, since it might never had had one. Or it's like the other theory, the dust holds it together. Regarding the stainless trim on the bottom edges, I don't think I've ever seen it. Well, I don't think mine has it, and I didn't see anything in the other cars, that I didn't have, except a cover for the light sockets. A big piece of metal covering the lights on the inside that reaches for the whole width of the car. I might go back and take this piece, just to have it. I would go crazy if I had to remove it every time I'm in there trying to get all the lights going. Maybe I'll just re-wire the whole light sets and then put it on. Many thanks Kimson
Kimson, Are you now living in L.A., or did you go to the scrapyard in Osby, Sweden ? I've been there a few times, prices are bit deer, but it still beats the old shipping costs from the USA :laugh: <img src="http://www.bildelarosby.se/_borders/USA_logo_transpar.gif"> ^ Click logo ^
Hi I don't remember seeing that piece on any of the cars. It looks pretty sweet, was it an option? Yesterday I went to the drive-in movies, and it was a little bit of a drive there. The temp gauge was at sitting at around 160 on the freeway. Then we got in the worst lane at the theatre, and it went up to 230. I turned the heater on and it came down to 215. We were sitting for so long that I thought that maybe I should turn the car off for a while. Guess what happened??? I could almost not start it again. The starter motor could barely crank it. Is is at this kind of temperature the pistons start to expand and the cylinders to shrink? After the movies, the car had cooled down, and we didn't have any problem getting out of there. Pheeew.... I know live in L.A., I'm currently studying graphic design. I'd never heard of that place you mentioned. I know that there are alot of old American cars in Sweden, with alot of people working on them as their hobby, but I didn't know there was a wrecking yard that big in the middle of nowhere, for just those cars. Kimson
