That is a nice car considering it was flooded out. You may have to get a bore scope and take a look in the cylinders and oil pan and see what condition they are in. Hopefully you can get it running again. You will also have to check out the trans and rear end and see how they look.
I've seen you twice today - first with a red car which had a green steering column, and now with a green car which has a red steering column... 50/50 Acetone and ATF in the cylinders.
Awesome video. This car looks like it will take a lot of work to get running. Thanks for sharing. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible weekend. Much love and RESPECT
50/50 acetone and ATF… synthetic if you want to make it expensive stuff. I would remove the plugs, and dump a half quart in each hole, or until it piles on the ground… whatever comes first. Then screw the plugs back in. Pour a bit on the stem of every valve since the top end is open. Then pull the engine and go through it. Dingleball the holes at a minimum with new rings. If the cam is pitted… just do what needs done and nothing more. If this thing has the numbers matching engine, and too much sentimental meaning, don’t mess up the engine. May as well send out the trans too since it’s hosed too. Some jack with a turd of a GTO told me to come over here… so here I am. 🤘🏻
I agree with the comments below, you will need to look in the cylinders with a borescope. It may have too much rust to even break it free.. Good luck Buff and great video.
Well, it is hard to imagine that the engine/tranny/rear end can be salvaged after being submerged then sitting out all these years. You may be able to free up the engine, but you would ruin it for sure if you attempted to start it. The engine would have to be completely dismantled and rebuilt... Same with the tranny, water got in there as well. Such a shame though, it was once a great car. Thanks for trying to save it...
Well if he changed the oil right away the bottom end should not be too bad. I have used ATF to free up stuck engines in the past…the 68 Chevy Truck was really stuck. Of course the proper way is to pull it and take it apart… Now if your choice is between the Caprice and the Wagon, I say go for the wagon!
Put some transmission fluid in each cylinder through the spark plug hole let it sit a for a day or 2. Then try to rotate the motor by hand short turns throughout the day using a breaker bar and socket. Works every time. Good luck
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It’s just a shame. So many owners just drive them out to the field… why not garage it or Jack it up off the ground and build a car port over it??? It’s in very good shape. Lazy owner CB
I had a 78 Chevy caprice it was also a factory Chevy 350 car, but it was rusty and had no title me and my uncle just wanted it gone,it had a rusty frame under the rear and the floors in the front along with the bottom of the doors were shot,we sold it for a derby car it just needed more work than we wanted to put in it i wanted the long tail th350 transmission that was in the car only reason we even acquired it was the transmission and the replacement radiator.
