I have recently bought a 51 GMC 350-24 that has a 302 in it…
It has been parked for I’m assuming 50 years…
- still has oil in it.
- turns over easily (only moved a few degrees to avoid scratching cylinders but check for freedom of movement.
My plan is to:
-pull the valve cover and hit all the rockers with penetrating oil
- replace (if needed) condenser and set points
-new coil
-new plugs and wires
- some light oil in each cylinder
- change oil
-pour oil into oil filter canister
- remove water pump/fan/generator belt
Then I plan to Turn over by hand a few rotations, and if everything looks free give it some gas and see if it’ll run…
If she runs and sounds viable, I’ll rebuild the carb and see if it will run without being hand fed… and then throw the accessories back on and put coolant in once it’s closer to ready to try to move under its own power…
Any other suggestions?
