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I bought this old Chevy and brought it home in April I think. The original owner said it wouldn't run because the carburetor was bad. Put a new (Chinese) in and no change. Rebuilt the original Rochester (she has a 54 235 in it) and no change. I came to realize it wasn't the carb and had to be ignition. Distributor points, cap and rotor looked newer so, I checked the gap...everything good. Hmmm, tried moving the distributor to both extremes and at the limit counterclockwise, it started but poorly it needed more movement. Ah, hah...distributor not installed correctly. Found TDC and the rotor was pointing to 5 o'clock not what I saw on youtube videos. Took the distributor out and and moved it counter clockwise one tooth and wow! cranked and idled on first try. Now needs fine timing, but very drive-able. What a thrill and what a nice car.
How cool is that! Great find and a very nice car.
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1938 Master Business Coupe
1953 210 Sedan
Yep, and thank you. She and I are the same age...lol!
@jerry-berry Beautiful Town sedan!! lLooks like it is in real nice shape, enjoy brining ing it back a little at a time! Most of all, have fun!Cheers,Dave
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I have a friend who has a 1954 Belair post car. Original power steering/brake Power glide car with very low miles. It needs very little to get it back on the road. I'm thinking real hard about a trade. I showed him the 41 and he likes it a lot. Am I stupid or what? If I had more garage space, I would keep them both.
If it has original PS it's a fairly rare beast. Parts will be slightly more available (other than PS & PB parts, those will be more difficult to find).
7046 old site posts
Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet
1938 Master Business Coupe
1953 210 Sedan
@tiny Yep...I would like to have it. It has only 37K miles showing on the odometer and the car looks right for that amount. Dang...wish I had more garage space...I'd keep both.
When the 53 came to live with us, it was unplanned. I had to kick my pickup outside to live under the carport so the 53 could have the garage space.
7046 old site posts
Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet
1938 Master Business Coupe
1953 210 Sedan
Well...I bought the 54. I have a friend that isn't using one of his garage spaces at all and he said I could put any car I want in the space. I'm going to post pics of the 54 in another post.
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