Little history, 235 swapped in to my 51 about 15 years ago. Ran and drove then parked.
It's serial number is 3835911. Based off what I dug up online, this is a 1954 235 that would have come in a car with a powerglide. That means its a full pressure and hydraulic lifters. Please correct me if you know otherwise!
-pulled the plugs and put a little atf in each cylinder. Let sit for about a week, turned engine over by hand and let sit another week.
-replaced old 12V coil with new one
-replaced plugs with new AC45
-replaced ballast resistor
-cleaned and gapped the points
Engine turns over with the starter pretty easily. Some gas dumped down the carb... nope... nothing yet. This is my first experience with points. After cranking i got some smoke off the points. Spark at the plugs is blue, but seems weak.
So I picked up new condenser and a new set of points and they are sitting in the box ready to go in. Also picked up some plug wires while i was at it. Anything i need to know so i don't smoke another set of points?
A couple people have suggested i check out the lifters and make sure none are stuck. Can somebody take me through this process? Now with risk of showing my ignorance, what do i need to look for with the valve cover off? Just make sure the valves all are opening and closing while i crank the starter? From what little i understand about hydraulic lifters, there is no adjustment (lash i believe). So is it either opening/ closing or not? ( Rocker Movement good, no movement bad?) Sorry for the dumb question. I just have never been educated on engine internals and have no experience.
Any other suggestions before i proceed to try and start her again.
Thanks in advance!
