Posted 2019-07-27 11:01 PM (#585309) Subject: 1956 DeSoto Firedome for sale.
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This car is for sale at Centsible Auto Sales. . 406-755-5248. I'm doing some work on it for them. I am doing a valve adjustment and then a compression test to see how the basic engine condition is. I am working from my phone tonight and can't resize photos so here is a link to my Google album.
Posted 2019-07-28 12:10 AM (#585315 - in reply to #585309) Subject: RE: 1956 DeSoto Firedome for sale.
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Norm: Looks good. Sort of the flip side of the one owned by Doug Lyle. Nothing that would scare a Swede or a Finn. Or me for that matter. I think my 56 Dodge was in similar shape 3 years ago. Easily fixed.
Posted 2019-07-28 12:39 PM (#585323 - in reply to #585322) Subject: Re: 1956 DeSoto Firedome for sale.
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58coupe - 2019-07-28 10:35 AM
Norm, I have to ask, how do you adjust the valves on an engine with non adjustable hydraulic lifters?
Well I guess all I can do is inspect the valve train if the lifters are hydraulic. I have very little experience with early hemis, and assumed that it was solid tappet valve train.