BSCC- Fwd: [Colonial-list] looking for repairs in Cambridge, MA area

[LIONELSGARAGE at aol.com]

Dave,
 
     Lets go over your list and I'll give you my  opinion.
 
1. Oil leak at the oil pan. If you have the steel pan it will leak no  matter 
what you do as the warp with the high heat that these engines run at.  
Changing to an aluminum pan will solve that problem. If the pan is aluminum then  a 
gasket will take care of it.
 
2.  Low fuel mileage There are a lot of reasons for this, choke not  working, 
dirty carb, high float, timing, vacuum leak, dirty air filter, valve  
adjustment, etc..
 
3.  Knocking.  If this is engine ping (which I suspect) this must  be 
addressed as it can lead to engine damage. Heat is the main reason for ping,  hot 
spots in the cylinder ignites the fuel prematurely and causes the noise.  There 
are many things that can cause this, fuel (use only premium fuel) timing,  
thermostats, plugged oil cooler, vacuum advance, distributor.
 
4.  Turbo. The turbo on these engines work at about 2500 to 3000 RPM  and are 
difilcut to notice especialy with all of the other problems that you say  you 
are having.
 
5.  Shifting. One of the first thing that I would check is the oil  level in 
the transmission, if it is low it will cause the syncrow to stick and  make it 
hard to shift. Also check the differencial.
 
6.  Brakes pulling. If there are no leaks at the brakes, the fluid  level is 
ok then it can be adjustment, frozen wheel cylender or rusted brake  drums.
 
7.  I do not do body work.
 
What I would suggest is a major tune up with a carburator overhaul, replace  
oil pan or gasket, pull all wheels and inspect the brakes, make sure that the  
thermosthat's are working properly, fill the transmission and differencial. I 
 can have someone look at the body rust. 
 
I just had a cataract removed and am recovering witch will take at least  two 
more weeks and then I am in the middle of an engine replacement right now  
that will take another week to finish. 
 
I can pick your car up with my car trailer. I am retired and work 2 to 5  
hours a day which can run a few weeks to get things done.
 
Let me know,
 
Lionel
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