I met another neighbor yesterday. We started on cars and what he has in his barn, so he invited me over to give an opinion. He has a 1968 Nova with a 350 auto in great condition. I had to bite my lip to avoid asking if he would sell it. 1968s had the nicest dashboard and gauge setup of all the years. He’s interested in giving this car to his grandson (16) - after he finishes the help he promised to do around the house this summer. This grandson loves to clean the car when he comes to visit. Grandpa provides plenty of Pledge spray furniture Polish and a pile of old cotton clothes as rags and the kid wipes down everything inside and out. This has been going on for the past 6 years and the car looks clean and straight with perfect looking vinyl seats. This car was more or less parked at the time of the second oil embargo of the late 1970’s as the owner said it was a “gas guzzler monster” and bought a Subaru in its place.
Yes, I could have just asked the question but where’s the fun in that?
Anyway, it was last started about 11 years ago and I was making a list of what is needed cost and labor wise to get it reliable to use. I thought of something I have yet to ever address before. . . . . . .on a car that sits long parked, is there any damage to the valve springs? I’ve heard some say those valves that sit compressed become weakened, others say don’t worry about it. Do they need replacements?
Yes, I could have just asked the question but where’s the fun in that?
Anyway, it was last started about 11 years ago and I was making a list of what is needed cost and labor wise to get it reliable to use. I thought of something I have yet to ever address before. . . . . . .on a car that sits long parked, is there any damage to the valve springs? I’ve heard some say those valves that sit compressed become weakened, others say don’t worry about it. Do they need replacements?