Mike and I think there’s no reason too initially, keep in mind it’s all brand new just 42 years old. I’m thinking the mains will be drilled as Denny Manner showed me at BG for better oil distribution, and also oil mods to the block as needed. Disassembly will tell a better story, with decisions to be made. And yes I’ll be keeping the crate and all things associated with this baby, we’re both taking pictures also to document.
I used alot od diesel oil in cleaning that stuff off mine...........after all these years it turned to a tar/glue that's for certain......getting it out of the oil passages is the worse. Mine had alot more than yours.......itsvthey like dipped mine as an entire assembly twice it was so thick
We put our cosmaline blocks in a barrel and filled it with kerosene. Soaked for a couple weeks and it softened it up real well.
The heat here in Phoenix softens it up real well, but still a mess because then it’s the consistency of extra thick old honey and there so much of it. Gonna just do the best I can getting 95% of it off then hot tank everything. I wonder how the dealerships handled it, I can’t imagine they paid some kid hours and hours to do this, and I seriously doubt they did any dis-assembly either, almost certain they just stuck it in the car after a wash and rinse with some kind of detergent or solution of something?
Another day of cleaning and dis-assembly, 40 yrs old Cosmaline is the devils tricks, takes forever to get it off. 8 hours so far and still more cleaning to do. Mike found it Interesting that the factory used a nylon thread to keep the oil scraper ring intact, he had never seen that before. Maybe it was designed to disintegrate after awhile?
I was lucky. The Ford dealer where I worked (Newton Motor Sales) Got all our major powertrain parts from Fitchburg Engine Rebuilders, who were certified by FOMOCO to rebuild Major Ford parts. They knew when an engine was ordered, it would be under the hood of a car within a week or so. No Cosmoline! Yeaaay!
Today I got the Stage 2 original pistons and rods pressed apart and glass-beaded. Small Steps lead to big things.
Another piece of the puzzle came home with me today, a matching Flame Orange 1972 Skylark to put the Motor and 4-speed in instead of the GS, and it’s only got 40,600 Miles.
So I’ve started getting the old 50 year old crappy paint buffed-out as best it will, it’s extremely checked and lots of chips and dings, but no rust-thru. Really happy all the chrome and trim is excellent.
The hood is done, the krazzing of the paint can’t be solved but it has a shine and it’s clean, so it is what it is when you try and keep originality. Zoom in and you can see how bad the checking is.
So today was put the White top back on it, looks super good to me, exact color matched what was original on the car because at the bottom of the A pillars was never painted black, so I had something to go by. It needed to be aged like it was 51 years old, not bright white like new. Took 3 cans. As always, SEM makes some great vinyl stuff.
It’s about buffed out as it’s gonna get. 20footer for sure. Unfortunately I don’t dare try wet sanding before buffing, it would go thru the paint instantly.
