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well, not too long ago my father allowed me to acquire his 67 Chevelle Supersport, which has been kept in the garage for the past 15 years. My question is, what steps do i take just to get the car started since it has not run in all those years? When my father pulled it in the garaged it was running. My goal for right now is to just get it running with the 327 that it has in it, but later i plan to put in a 396 that belongs in there.
Does anyone have any suggestions.
Change the points and coil. clean the carb. pour some gas in the carb and turn the key, It should come back to life. dont forget to change the oil and test antifreeze before starting. If the antifreeze tester says it is good for the negative degree days fine if it says it can freeze above 15 degrees and you live in a cold climate, you probly have a cracked block.
Thanks Matt167,
I really appreciate the advice and i will be sure to try that out firsthand.
I would change the oil first. Then pull the coil wire and plugs and spin the motor with the starter and see if you get oil pressure. Once that is done stick some plugs in it, new ones would be a good idea, reconnect the coil wire, put some gas in it and see if it will start. You may need to pour a little gas down the carb. If it does start check for leaks. THere is a good chance that the fuel system may be a little gummed up after sitting for so long, so a carb rebuild is probably a good idea. But you may not need to do that to get it started.
I am guessing Odessa is in Texas, and since the car has been in a garage, I doubt you have any worry about a cracked block. Do make sure it has coolant/water in the radiator though. Once you get it started you should do all the routine maintenance things, incuding flushing the cooling system, changing transmission and rear end lube, checking brakes and steering etc.
Good luck with your project, keep us posted.
Pat
The ENTIRE fuel system needs to be drained and cleaned. 15 year old gasoline has formed lots of varnish. Before turning key try to turn the engine over manually to make sure it's not rusted stuck. If no provision to lube the cylinders/rings was done at the start of storage, it's conceivable that it has rusted in there. If it turns freely (plugs removed would make this easier), then spray some lube in each cylinder, remove the distributor and put in a priming shaft so you can turn the pump with a drill motor and prime the entire engine internally with that new oil you put in the pan. Once you've done all that, then you can put the ignition stuff back in and do as suggested above.
Streets,
the 327 is not the original engine, when my father purchased the car use it had the 327 in it. But it is a Super Sport and not a clone, i need to look up the vin number and see which of the 396 engines it came with. When the 67 Chevelle SS was produced it came with a 396 with three different horse power sets, one at 325hp, 350hp, and at 375hp. I believe the vin number should tell which model it was.