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Re: [GMCnet] Reviving the Cad 500 [message #162813 is a reply to message #162802] Mon, 12 March 2012 22:05 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Ken,

As you get closer to my age, you're acquiring my work habits.

Gary Kosier

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Henderson" <hend4800@bellsouth.net>
To: "gmclist" <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 10:11 PM
Subject: [GMCnet] Reviving the Cad 500


> Well, I flunked crank-'er-up today. I'd sort of thought I'd
> get the
> plumbing and wiring finished today in time to start the engine.
> Didn't happen. As usual, things took a lot longer than I'd
> expected,
> and I took off on tangents.
>
> For example, It probably took me 1-1/2 hours to reconnect the
> transmission cooler lines to the transmission. When I
> installed the
> Cad, I re-routed those lines to the right side. They came out
> with
> the drive train, but were a slight problem, so I didn't remount
> them
> before installing the engine. Big mistake. Just couldn't get
> them
> aligned for a long time.
>
> Then, I decided to try to cure the relatively minor exhaust
> pipe leaks
> at the manifold connections:
>
> Gary Kosier sent me new "bell mouths" to replace my poor
> locally
> produced ones. A couple of days ago I was discussing that plan
> with
> my young car nut plumber. He suggest that I machine the
> manifolds to
> accept the commonly available flanged "donuts", of which I have
> a bag
> full. Since the manifolds are still on the engine with good
> Remflex
> gaskets, I don't want to remove them. But, the right side has
> an
> adapter from the flat manifold to the bell mouth fitting for
> the
> exhaust pipe -- it was originally a heat riser valve. So, what
> I did
> was machine the bell mouth side of that small adapter to accept
> a
> donut. With that done, I think I achieved a good, spring
> loaded,
> connection.
>
> On the left side, I found that the exhaust pipe's bell
> mouth is
> really pretty good -- but the studs on the manifold have
> integral
> nuts, which did not allow the clamp to seat firmly around the
> bell
> mouth -- I missed that when I originally installed the engine.
> After
> replacing those studs with some made from 3/8-16 all-thread, I
> seem to
> have a good connection there.
>
> MAYBE, I'll avoid having to cut & weld Gary's new ends on
> the
> exhaust pipes.
>
> Then, since I'd lost a lot of ATF from the torque converter and
> the
> chain cover while correcting the pump bushing problem, I
> decided to
> remove the pan and try to stop the seeping from its cork
> gasket.
> After draining the ATF down to the temperature sender bung, I
> removed
> the last two bolts. But I didn't have my hand in the right
> position
> when the gasket finally let go -- it toppled off of my hand and
> dumped
> 2-3 quarts of ATF on the floor, via my left arm. :-( There
> went one
> more big bag of OilDry. And came another big splotch on my
> not-that-old concrete floor. Wherefore art thou, oh
> long-delayed
> floor epoxy?
>
> Tomorrow SHOULD see the top-side wiring and plumbing completed
> and the
> engine started. Y'all keep your fingers crossed for me!
>
> Ken H.
> Americus, GA
> '76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
> www.gmcwipersetc.com
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