Thread: 1950 Dodge Coronet
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05-20-2007 11:29 PM #1
1950 Dodge Coronet
i just got a coronet 100% complete from my boss. Can somebody please tell me the firing order for the engine 230ci flathead 6cyl. and also whats the order for the firing order for the distributor? PLEASE HELP I WANT TO HEAR THE ENGINE ALREADY.....!!!!!!
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05-21-2007 10:04 AM #2
Should be 1 5 3 6 2 4What if the "Hokey Pokey" is what it's really all about?
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05-21-2007 10:14 AM #3
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
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05-21-2007 07:40 PM #4
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.?
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05-21-2007 08:00 PM #5
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 1970Last edited by shawnlee28; 05-21-2007 at 08:02 PM.
Its gunna take longer than u thought and its gunna cost more too(plan ahead!)
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05-21-2007 09:00 PM #6
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.
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05-22-2007 06:17 AM #7
Originally Posted by marilynandjose
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05-23-2007 01:32 PM #8
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.
JackK.I.S.S.
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05-26-2007 10:30 PM #9
i tried firing it today, and it sounds like my starter solenoid is messed up, but im not sure if the car is a 6v or 12v, i put a 12v battery, do you think i can burn something if i keep trying with this battery.?
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05-27-2007 08:23 AM #10
yeah, it's 6v unless someone converted it. could blow stuff up, like radio, lights, coil ect... if you run 12v thru it, and it's not convertedYou don't know what you've got til it's gone
Matt's 1951 Chevy Fleetline- Driver
1967 Ford Falcon- Sold
1930's styled hand built ratrod project
1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Wolfsburg Edition- sold
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05-27-2007 11:29 AM #11
well i put a 12v battery and nothing blew up and i turned all the lights and nothing happened, and i had them on for about 5-10 mins, so do you think it might been changed to a 12v??
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05-27-2007 02:10 PM #12
were they bright? if so, it's been converted. if it's got an alternator or a generator marked 12v, well, you can guess it's 12v. 6v bulbs would have blown up with 12v going to them, 12v lights would live ( of course ) but would be dim with 6v going to them.You don't know what you've got til it's gone
Matt's 1951 Chevy Fleetline- Driver
1967 Ford Falcon- Sold
1930's styled hand built ratrod project
1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Wolfsburg Edition- sold
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05-27-2007 05:53 PM #13
yeah they were bright and nothing blew up,. most likely its a 12v, thanks ill check the generator.
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05-28-2007 07:14 AM #14
yeah, all the 12v gen's I'v seen say 12v on the tag, and Dodge did use 12v gens b4 alternators, so maby it was an old swap, as the generators are probably bolt in swapsYou don't know what you've got til it's gone
Matt's 1951 Chevy Fleetline- Driver
1967 Ford Falcon- Sold
1930's styled hand built ratrod project
1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Wolfsburg Edition- sold
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05-31-2007 10:01 PM #15
i checked my gnerator its a 6v, now the problem is: I CHANGED SPARK PLUG WIRES,PLUGS,STARTER SOLENOID,DIST. CAP,ROTOR, AND WHEN I TRY TO TURN OVER THE ENGINE ALL I HEAR IS A (CLICK) COMING FROM THE STARTER SOLENOID, BUT THE DAMN THING IS NEW, IM USING A 12V BATTERY DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM?? PLEASE HELP IM GOING CRAZY !!!!!
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