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OK,
Here's the latest on the Little Dutch Boy
versus the '59 Sport Fury...
1) About the transmission leak from the
shift control cable: I'm not sure this amounts to anything. OK, so there
was some indication of fluid there, but I wiped it off last night and it hasn't
reappeared. The pan bolts, on the other hand, needed a good snug -- in
some cases, a lot. I'm surprised there wasn't more of a leak,
frankly. I think this is where I got a couple of
drips from.
2) About the fuel pump:
Definitely leaking oil. About replacing it, Lou Cortese said:
"If you decide to replace the pump, be aware there are a couple of
different style fuel pumps for the 57'-63' 318. They all bolt up but the rocker
arms are different... I got excellent tech help from Kanter
determining what type of pump I had. The arms are the point of contention.
The "airtex" pump rocker arm is riveted together and a bit longer then the
"carter/AC" pumps,who's arm is one piece."
I called Kanter, but what the guy said was
"get the casting number off the pump and call me back". He told me a
couple places to look, and I scraped and scraped -- but couldn't find a casting
number. According to what Lou said, however, this is an AirTex -- here's a
pic:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/59sportfury/fwdlk/fuelpump.jpg Does anyone recognize it? There was a tin label attached to the fuel pump that said: "REBUILT 711NRX". I'm thinking that NAPA will have a rebuilt for this, but I don't know what to ask for. Any help here? Also, there was a glass bowl Carter fuel filter attached to the fuel pump. Is the filter replaceable, and where can I get it? And where can I get the rubber gasket? 3) Then, there's antifreeze on the bottom radiator hose. I snugged up the clamp last night, but it reappeared; I don't see where it's coming from the radiator, but I can't imagine where else it's coming from. I'll replace the hose, but I bet there's a radiator yank in my future. 4) And too my surprise, I caught some antifreeze in the drip pan, under the starter! there was a drip of green on the starter about to drop -- looks like freeze plugs to me. The one to the left of the starter appeared to be weeping... (*sigh*) 5) And, although it hasn't dropped onto the floor yet, I think that was a drop of power steering fluid on the bottom of the PS unit. OK, so the car sat for 25 years before I started driving it again. I guess it's a testament to how well built these crates are, that there aren't more problems. But it's a bit discouraging that each time I stick my finger in the dike, another leak springs over there... Well, enough griping. I'm just happy to be able to drive it at all; it's still a lot of fun. Any comments on my "scorecard" would be much appreciated...
Dan
'59 Sport Fury
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