Pretty much complete, down-to-the-frame teardown and re-assembly.
A few years back, I bought a Sunbeam hedge-clipper that had hardly been used from the mid 60’s or so.
It ran, but very, very reluctantly.
I opened it up to clean it out and ALL the grease in it had mysteriously turned to an epoxy like substance.
Was able to clean it, not as good as I’d like, re-greased and reassemble, runs great!
As far as the cars go, same situation. In addition, ALL the seals are shot, no matter how they were stored.
Brake fluid absorbs water, so you’re looking at new brakes, brake lines, booster... and that’s just the beginning of the list!
So when can I start?
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Gosh, my ‘90 Jeep cherokee (built in april of ‘89) has the same brake fluid in it that it had when we bought it, ditto the fuel lines, but I just changed the cooling hoses about a month ago for the first time. They were mostly still ok, except that I had damaged the ends of two of them when disassembling the water pump which was history, and had to be replaced.
I saved the hoses for future use, since they are still solid and flexible. (I’m a skinflint that way)
A few years back, I bought a Sunbeam hedge-clipper that had hardly been used from the mid 60’s or so.
It ran, but very, very reluctantly.
I opened it up to clean it out and ALL the grease in it had mysteriously turned to an epoxy like substance.
Was able to clean it, not as good as I’d like, re-greased and reassemble, runs great!
As far as the cars go, same situation. In addition, ALL the seals are shot, no matter how they were stored.
Brake fluid absorbs water, so you’re looking at new brakes, brake lines, booster... and that’s just the beginning of the list!
So when can I start?
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Summer of 69 three of us lived in one of those. We dried our clothes on the aerial and I think we burped in the gas tank to keep it running.