1929 Chevrolet International - 4 Door Sedan Project by BearsFan315

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well did a second road test on saturday. topped off coolant with some distilled water then drove the car around the back of the neighborhood, was a 25-30 mph drive about 3 miles or so a dozen or so stop and gos. car did well and only got up to the line after normal. 

took a few turn overs to get started, but fired up and ran nicely. 

back home in driveway, car did not loose any coolant, did NOT see any air in the gano filter while driving.

decided to do a little longer run and drive on sunday.

car did not want to start, then i retarded the spark (pulling cable on dash) car fired right up, and if i pushed it back in the car would stumble and stall. going to have to check the timing and see if it moved or what.

drove the car about a mile around neighborhood then ventured out on the one of the side roads, speed limit 35mph. drove this down for about 3-5 miles at a steady 35 mph, car ran fine and temp stayed right above the mid mark of alcohol boils. turned around in a parking lot and started to head back. about a mile back noticed steam coming from radiator, and coolant around the top nozzle/hose and temp was had just past the mark after alcohol boils. we pulled on a side street and coolant started to gurgle and car puked some. sat there for a while let it cool down, actually had a few people in neighbor hood come out and ask about car and if we were ok and needed anything. very nice of them.

after car cooled fired right back up and drove back home staying around 25 mph. parked it and let it cool off.

could not see where the coolant was coming from up top, maybe loose clamp, or something. parked it in the garage and will have to sit for a few days as i am busy with the local meet here this week and work.

Things to check:

1-Check again for Coolant in oil

...(was no evidence before this road trip, will have to recheck now to see if any is in the oil

2-Pull Plugs and check coloration and condition, check gap as well

3-Pull distributor cap and check points, gap, etc...

3-Check timing and see where it is with spark cable all the way in.

9-30-2019

Drain Oil, was oil but dirty....

pulled plugs, and checked them over, regapped .040"

1-2

3-4

5-6

also cleaned points, and reset to .018"

checked timing, and set per VCCA to 18 deg BTDC

the 12 deg mark is just starting to disappear out the top of the window.

however the timing light says it is only about 15 degrees ?!?

going to double check, tried to shoot a video BUT the strobe does not show up in video

did a compression check, cyl 1 through 6, all plugs removed, spun engine over with starter, till Pressure maxed out on each cylinder, about 3-5 revolutions.

all were around 60-65 PSI

did NOT do a leak down, guess i could see how long it could hold the pressure, or set a duration and check at 1 min, 3 min, 5 min, etc... 

Cylinder 01

Cylinder 02

Cylinder 03

Cylinder 04

Cylinder 05

Cylinder 06

after all this, put it all back together, double checked it once over and then fired it up.

shot a video of car idling and air in the Gano while idling and revving