#365-506 "nitrophyl" ethanol proof.
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--Previous Message--
: It took a while to get back to the car
: and I really wish I didn't have to work
: on it. However, the morning weather
: here was wonderful so I forced myself
: to go work on the GT6. (I like working
: on cars when I DON'T have to... fixing
: them because they are broken is somehow
: much less fun).
:
: The plugs were carbon fouled which made
: no sense seeing as how little run time
: was on the engine since working on the
: oil leak. Regardless I adjusted the
: valves cleaned the plugs, set the
: timing to 8 BTDC and tried to start the
: engine. It was not happy but lumbered
: to life. It ran terribly. I stopped
: and pulled the plugs and they were
: already fouled again after only minutes
: of running. I gave up and started on
: the carbs.
:
: I found a lot of fuel varnish crud in
: the float bowls but more importantly,
: the front carb float was clearly
: "not right". I happened to
: put the float in a container of
: gasoline I had pumped through the lines
: to clear any debris. One side of the
: float sank, the other side floated.
: Fortunately last year I purchased some
: used carbs just to have them and was
: able to rob a float from them.
:
: I also found one of the jet o-rings had
: been damaged during assembly and it was
: preventing me from getting full/proper
: adjustment of the jet. That was
: replaced also.
:
: I got the car where it will start, rev,
: and idle. The mixture is not dialed in
: but I am quitting for today. I have
: had enough automotive problems over the
: past month. I want to spend the rest
: of today taking advantage of our spring
: weather.
:
: So... was it Joe Curto who is selling
: the unsinkable floats for carbs? Does
: he have them for the Stromberg 150CD?
:
: Doug L.
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: --Previous Message--
: The car was running OK for me but it
: has
: literally been months since I drove it.
: This is my wife's car and she only
: drives it on incredibly nice days. My
: son was driving the car when the oil
: leak issue surfaced and he said it was
: "ok" for him. I am assuming
: the rough running is largely due to my
: having to retime the engine after
: pulling the distributor to test for the
: oil leak.
:
: However, since the car sits for long
: periods of time without running I am
: also concerned that the carbs may be
: somewhat gummed up.
:
: I had other car related work to carry
: out today or I would have worked on it
: some today. I may have to put this off
: a week or more before I can look at it
: again. When I get back to it I will
: start with a valve adjustment and
: setting the static timing. Then I'll
: see where it ends up before messing
: with the carbs.
:
: Thanks and I'll update this post as I
: get a chance to work on the car.
:
: Doug L.
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