![]() ![]() Jumping with a trickle charger AND a jumper battery got it going again. (I had rebuilt this a few years ago.) I left town for mom’s funeral and when I came back it was dead. ![]() I pulled the horn wires, but not the relay. Then, in May 2019 I was driving Lucille to show her how a ’58 runs and stops when the horn started sounding – it was grounded out. I changed to a heavier motor oil, using Valvoline VR-1 in 20-w50 weight. I think it was also burning surface oil that’s leaked from valve cover gaskets. But, I drove it on Christmas Eve for almost an hour around town and I got lots of ticking again. I drove it weekly for a month, and then drove it to the Labor Day “Holy Smokes” event in Cobb County. I drove it to the mountains 100 miles round trip for the members’ appreciation picnic at Jasper wineries, and again to the Alpharetta VFW for Veterans’ Day meet. But I decided only to do that if the heavier weight oil AND driving it more didn’t help. ![]() You know Forrest: The way he put it was, “You don’t really run that sewing machine oil in there do you?“ I considered using a little tranny fluid to loosen up the valve train some, by adding half a quart to the oil. I mentioned that to Forrest Ward, who thought I ought to switch to 20w50 VR-1. How do they pay enough attention to them all without a curator?) At any rate, I was getting a little lifter ticking. (I seriously cannot understand those guys who own more than two or three collector cars. However, I’ve spent the past four+ years getting the ’66 Eldorado up to speed, and I admit it – I’ve been neglecting the ’58 since 2015. It’s a driver-quality sedan, a nice-looking driver, but not a convertible or even a coupe. When I brought this dude home back in 2005, I drove it ALL the time, without regard to mileage. Back in November 2018 I realized I should have been driving the Turk more. ![]()
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