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it runs but i haven't spent a lot of time on it.
if the flame trap is just that little plastic screen I cna clean that up. I htink I was confusing the oil separator and wondering If I should pul that out.
I had an oil leak from that thing in my 240 but just snugging the bolts fixed it. research showed sometimes the plastic oil separator box can open up at the seams.
I found some notes that say it can be hard to get the oil separator back in, as it also pushes over this rubber hose which resides down near the oil pump in the drain pan. I'm afraid to pul the thing because it could amount to having to drop the pan and I know it's hard to drop a pan without pulling the engine because you can unbolt it but then the oil pump restricts it and the front cross-member.
i think I should do an oil change and start it up with fresh oil and a bottle of sea foam in the oil and maybe run that for an hour and drain it.
if The engine seems hopeful I can perhaps do the headliner and windshield, I have the windshield in hand.
I bought the car for parts because I have a 88 740 wagon and a 240 and i also disassembled another 88 740.. If I can make it roadworthy Ill insure it and maybe keep it as a standby car. the body is ok , it has a bit of paint wear, the clearcoat almost always fails.. I think it could be put into operation if the engine is ok. It seems the price is going up on used cars so I figured it was good for parts and now I'm also considering resurrecting the thing, Yes it probably didn't run for some 20 years or so and it does live outdoors. It's been good for leaks so far, no water getting in. the blue cloth interior is ok with the exception that the headliner fell down.
if I can solve the crankcase pressure issue it might be worth a try. If the engine needs a rebuild I'd probably scrap it out at this point but I already have at least one of everything so far as the drive train is concerned from the other which was identical.
my 240 blew a headgasket so it's on hold, and my 740 runs but it's a bit weak on power.. .. I think it's some issue I can isolate to the source. I dont have a garage and I have limited time now when it's nice enough to do much outside so some work may just need to wait for better weather. a compression test , maybe after an oil change and a bit of running in the yard could prove if it's worthy of the rest of the work it needs or not. If cleaning the breather and flame trap seems to keep the oil down where it should be, then that might be a promising sign. i have a spare motor but I think swapping engines is getting into a lot more work and it may not need that. Ive definitely seen others with much higher mileage on the road. part of what I like about it is it's only half worn out after spending the latter half of it's lifetime as a lawn ornament.
other than rubber degredation , the mechanical parts inside the engine don't really get much worse over time. I could probably put a spoonful of oil or maybe oil and sea foam in each cyclinder and just give it a crank with the plugs out, then put them back and so it can sit like that for a while. if the rings are all stuck, that might help. last I tried ( a year ago) it would start and run fairly well..
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