Thread: 1950 Dodge Coronet

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Should be 1 5 3 6 2 4

How long has it been sitting? Reason I ask, you may have some other things to do before you dump some gas in it and try to fire it up.

Don

i did a complete tune up, i cleaned the engine very well, the car has been sitting about 5 years, the ex owner said it ran when parked, i got the car for free but im not sure if it will run good, what else do you suggest.?

Spray penatraiting fluid all over the valve train and tap "TAP" the top of the vavles to free any that are sticking in the guides,so you do not bend any of the pushrods when you try to crank it over.
EDIT...ooooops theres no overhead valves on a flathead
Thats what happens when you are born in 1970

well i took all the precausions on the engine i havent cranked it, i just turned it manually and evrything seems and sounds ok, but ill i need is the firing order for it, its a 230ci flathead 6cyl.

Originally Posted by marilynandjose

well i took all the precausions on the engine i havent cranked it, i just turned it manually and evrything seems and sounds ok, but ill i need is the firing order for it, its a 230ci flathead 6cyl.

Check out the first response to your post. Good luck with the start up!

Something that worked good for me on a 48 Dodge, take out the plugs and squirt some miracle oil in each cylinder and let it soak for 48 hours. I did that and the car had been sitting for 17 years, and it turned over (jumped with a 12 volt battey) right away.
When it finally fired up ran smooth as a Singer sewing maching.

Jack

Originally Posted by marilynandjose

well i took all the precausions on the engine i havent cranked it, i just turned it manually and evrything seems and sounds ok, but ill i need is the firing order for it, its a 230ci flathead 6cyl.

I had the same thoughts as Matt, but then I read what you posted above. Is the motor truly free? Have you put some sort of lubricant down the cylinders as suggested, like Marvel Mystery Oil?

We need to know that bit of info first before we can go on. How did you manually turn it over and how far?


Don

i put some motor oil inside the piston, were the spark plug goes, i m going to try to turn the engine manually tomorrow, if the engine is stuck does that mean i have to rebuild the motor? or what else can i do?please help me out im 20 years old and im trying to do everything on my own.