Project 1990 country squire resto/modification by andyfanshawe

By diyauto
( 3 )

2 minute(s) of a 418 minute read

10-8-2009

Thanks rtg.


Spent an interesting 2 nights with a can of degreaser, a hose, a rag and an airline! Can't believe how much oil is on this engine and behind it!

Heres a quick shot of the various vacuum pipes behind the plenum as a result of the pcv valve losing its grip!

And guess what, I can't locate a PCV valve grommet in the UK. So Rockauto it is, at $1.71 for the part and $23 shipping! Phew! I'm so jealous of you guys in the US!

Right, how about a before and after photo 

Before 

After

A bit cleaner eh? And far smellier! Can't wait for the headers to burn that lot off!

Next job while I'm waiting for the grommet to arrive?  Valve cover gaskets.

Valve cover removed and it's looking pretty black in there

On to the bench, and all cleaned up for the new gasket.

Other one tomorrow.

Xmas came early today!

and my youngest popping his head in to see

Future cutom car builder?

Radiator arrived in the UK from Rockauto in 4 days! $83 for the rad and $120 shipping. Bit better ratio than the grommet.

Very difficult to get one from the UK. Most don't stock it and require a couple of weeks delivery!



Comments

Love this build, so much work!

Posted by diyauto on 1/21/21 @ 1:46:55 PM

Agree! Tons of labor went into this

Posted by bdub on 1/21/21 @ 1:48:34 PM

The Country Squire was very popular! Great work!

Posted by Diggymart on 1/19/21 @ 5:12:09 AM