History the story of the olds 324 engine and the really nice guy on hamb....

This is great. Glad to see it.

 

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Viva la HAMB! Great story to start the day, there Are some Good people out there. Thanks to Eric and Paul for being who they are, Friends.

 

Just found this, I'm hardly ever on the HAMB these days.....
Hope the car is up and running well!

 

Oui , fill us in

 

Tres bien, Paul, tres bien.

 

hello from france....
this story took a wrong way for me , but now i am happy to be able to firing the engine...
here is the message i send at Paul a moment ago :



Hello Paul.
you didn't hear me for a long time , because i had bad issues with my car.
and i don't wanted you to be worry about that.....
first issue was the trans to crank bolten , the crankshaft has been modified
for a manual trans , i removed the pilot bearing , thinking it's ok...
i measured the crank Ø hole , it is same as the trans flywheel centering , but forgot to check the deepth ,
it was not deepth enough...
so, i don't want to remove the crank , i had to modify the flywheel with shorten the centering... (i'll send pics soon )
( i said before i am mill/lathe technician ).
second issue , is my mechanic friend had a lot of troubles with his business ;
the bank agency closed his bank account , and the law said his shop must be closed too... with my car inside !!!!!!
i can't see my car for 4 months...
hopefully it's ok now ,
i was able to firing the engine yesterday , never did before..
i primed the oil pump with a drill ... while about 10 min.. and oil came at the heads
after i put the distributor and check timing :the engine fired easy ,
turn round and smooth at idle ,
i let him turn at idle for about 20 min ,
wait 10 min , and fire it again, it fire easy, very quick , all is ok with the engine.
it is a small leak at oil filter , i think easy to fix.
it was late at this point , so i had to go ..without put the car on the road..
next time i have to put the hood back and put the car on the road .....
i keep you informed for sure...
happy new year for you and your family.
Eric