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We got it timed perfectly. It was still hard to start but we got it running. New wires, cap and rotors sure helped. The longer we ran the car the better it seemed to run. The carb may have gone bad from just sitting for three months. It idles now but..... It still runs warmer than it did with the stock cam. It does not seem significantly faster but it seems strong up to the shift point where it fell on its face before.
On the down side it seems to have less bottom end which may be carb related and the idle moves around which may be a vacuum leak. The carb will need to be rebuilt as adjusting the idle screws did nothing. To continue on the down side the alternator gauge does not work. Is the alternator toast? There is a bad shimmy which may be because the future son in law may not have put the new u-joint in the yoke properly.
Now the worst part. I had my daughters go out to the car with me this morning. One was going to help me with the timing light. (What does this thing do? It helps time the engine. How? With light. What? Never mind.) The other daughter held the fire extinguisher.
It started right up if you disregard the flames. Then a daughter panicked and sprayed the engine with the fire extinguisher. It put the fire out alright. (She was going to make certain it never started on fire ever again). The entire engine compartment was white.
It washed and wiped off of everything. Except the nice single stage urethane paint job on the engine.
It is now discolored and the engine will need to be repainted. So we are close. But.....
I need a new hobby. ::
On the down side it seems to have less bottom end which may be carb related and the idle moves around which may be a vacuum leak. The carb will need to be rebuilt as adjusting the idle screws did nothing. To continue on the down side the alternator gauge does not work. Is the alternator toast? There is a bad shimmy which may be because the future son in law may not have put the new u-joint in the yoke properly.
Now the worst part. I had my daughters go out to the car with me this morning. One was going to help me with the timing light. (What does this thing do? It helps time the engine. How? With light. What? Never mind.) The other daughter held the fire extinguisher.
It started right up if you disregard the flames. Then a daughter panicked and sprayed the engine with the fire extinguisher. It put the fire out alright. (She was going to make certain it never started on fire ever again). The entire engine compartment was white.
It washed and wiped off of everything. Except the nice single stage urethane paint job on the engine.
It is now discolored and the engine will need to be repainted. So we are close. But.....
I need a new hobby. ::