Last night I was out in my shop until 1:30 AM working on my Big Bolt. The first thing I wanted to do was clean out the inside of the cab. It was scary looking in there ! I used my shop vac to get most of the mouse stuff out, just enough so I could get to the 8 bolts that hold the bench seat in. The bolts came out suprisingly easy. Except for those 2 bolts that are in the inside back side. My hand is just a little too big to fit comfortably in there. Well, anyway I got the bench seat out and did some more cleaning. I turned my head and my "Main Squeeze" was standing there. It scared the heck out of me. My hearing is about 30 percent totally shot according to the VA Hospital. So people have a tendency to sneak up on me. She said "That seat is nasty baby".. I said "Yeah, it sure is !!" She didn't stay but a minute or two, then back in the house she went. She is taking care of a baby dog that was born prematurely a couple days ago. The dog was born 5 ounces, she is up to over 7 ounces now, so that's a good deal. Well, anyway this morning I felt like going for a Sunday drive, so I loaded up "Moosehead" in our little Toyota truck and I went to the nearest gas station that was open... 25 miles away. I got a 5 gallon can of diesel fuel at 2.45 a gallon and then came back home. Moosehead had a good time sticking his head out the window and sniffing, then laying his head on my lap. Back to work I went on the Big Bolt.. I drained the oil pan and noticed a small amount of green antifreeze in the oil. I'm thinking to myself,, this is a bad deal !! I drained the radiator and the antifreeze looks fresh and plenty strong, well that's good.. Then I took out all the spark plugs. They all looked real good, well 5 of them did. I'm thinking the piston rings must be good yet. But goll dang it anyway !! Number 3 cylinder is full of antifreeze, and I'm mean plumb full ! That's why the engine is stuck.
I have a question for you guys... Is it common for these Chevy Six's to have a cracked head ??? Or is it more common to have a blown head gasket, because I'm thinking it's one of those two things, or maybe both.
I've got my numbers now... Ok.. On the inside of the door jam, driver's side up high is a tag it says.. Chevrolet 6B56J006384. I've got the numbers off the block, left side of distributor and that number is... 0165021F561A
My next goal is to take the front clip off the truck. Back when I was in high school my cousin had a salvage yard. He paid me 20 dollars for each car I took the front clip off of. I didn't know these cars were classics back then. I remember a lot of Chevy's from the 60's though.
Well it's break time.. In conclusion I have to say that I'm a little bummed out about the antifreeze in number 3 cylinder.. But hey , " It was running when they parked it there " LOL
I have pictures of my Big Bolt and our tiny new dog at
http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g178/reroy55 Enjoy Your Weekend Guys !! Sure is nice weather in Hunter today !
