Restoration of a Chevrolet WA

[Philippe Jeanneau]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Philippe, you’re making great progress with getting all that fire fighting equipment off the chassis. Is the drivetrain in good condition?

Hello Hanno,

Unfortunately the drivetrain needs some work... I have to find a front prop shaft (similar to last photo) to replace the fire pump under the seat; besides pulling the engine out which is a nice boat anchor!

I have done my best to try to free-up the pistons with mystery oil and liquid wrench (completely filled all cylinders) over the past two weeks... After I did not succeed with the hand crank, I tried using my jeep in 4WD to rock back and forth... Completely frozen still

Believe now that the cast iron pistons are fused to the cylinder walls after 35 years of sitting in a field without any protection... A real shame!