73 240 su flat top to round top swap

[Shawninvancouver]

Ohhhh. I got ya!!  That being the case I will get some compression fittings. Any way you know the size off the fittings I would need ?? And how many?? That would be super helpful. 🙏🙏

[Shawninvancouver]

Any ideas on compression fitting caps ? I will call auto store to see if I can get them

[Shawninvancouver]

Got the round tops all cleaned up and now on. Was not that hard. Now to just block water lines.  Any feed back?

[Shawninvancouver]

How do I plug the hole??

[Zed Head]

Take the fitting that you removed to Ace Hardware and ask somebody to match the threads with a brass plug.

I can't tell if it's straight thread or tapered but the right person at Ace should know.  Get some thread sealant too.

https://www.acehardware.com/search?query=brass pipe plugs

https://www.acehardware.com/search?query=pipe thread sealant

[SteveJ]

The hole on the thermostat is threaded as BSPP. I don't think ACE will have that.

[Zed Head]

On 5/12/2024 at 12:00 PM, Zed Head said:

These are good if there's a fitting.  BSPT is the thread type.

I mentioned that earlier but it got no response. He might find an NPT that is close.  People do for the oil pressure sender port.

He could even put the fitting back in and use a hose and bolt.  Or thread the inside of the tube and use an NPT plug, it looks pretty thick.  Or take the fitting in and get a compression fitting.  He'd have to cut the flare off of the end.  That's what I emant earlier about "mechanicing".  Just pick a path and make it work.  

Could also focus on getting the engine to run with no cooling.  If it's a lost cause there's no point in worrying about the cooling system.

Many ways to move forward.  

[Zed Head]

Retap the fitting for NPT.  

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[Shawninvancouver]

Found a cap bolt for threaded one. Now just need to cap 4 lines.  Will do that.  Then it’s back to firing order and the dizzy.  Think I can get this to run?  Wondering why the distributors vacuum advance keeps pointing to the right side of the car and not to the left side of the car like most of them do that I see I’m going to once again take the mounting bracket off the distributor. Flip it around put it back on and then then put the distributor back on the car and the vacuum advance will point towards the left side of the car, which is where it should point, I will top dead centre put the spark plugs in accordingly 

[Shawninvancouver]

Pointing up.  Why??

[Zed Head]

[Shawninvancouver]

How many times have you seen this?? Normal or something dropped on it ???