Recent content by glrestomod

Yep! I have one in print but we let a mechanic borrow it years ago (late 1990’s) to do work on our Charger and it’s now falling apart. I’ll eventually get a new one, but in the meantime I’ll use the free versions online. I appreciate the heads up though!

I appreciate the advice (as it is sound advice), but I'm trying to save money and (most importantly) trying to learn how to do these things right so I don't have to rely on others (or pay them when I don't have it) so my old car don't sit any more. Once I have the money I'll get my car restored...

Thanks for the reply!

Could the electric choke be wired to the starter relay? Total new comer here to wiring. If not, I can try running it to the fuse bock or the other places mentioned, but it seems from what I gathered it is best to be wired to an ignition source so the choke is not on all the time (if I remember...

Thanks again, gonna mess with it some today!

What about my kickdown “turnbuckle?”

How’s this? I put the washer in the other side, and I turned the bracket around so there’s tension on the front spring and then I reversed the other spring.

Thank you! It does misfire at the exhaust, one can hear and feel it. I just put new plugs in it because we added a brand new carburetor. The plug wires, coil, carburetor, plugs, alternator, fuel lines, fuel filter, voltage regulator on the firewall, ballast resistor as well as a cap and rotor...

Thanks for the help! I'll check on it this evening! I'm a reader for sure, so I definitely need to read up and start building a library! I adjusted the idle mixture screws (one at a time) with the vacuum gauge hooked on the manifold vacuum port on the carburetor. I adjusted the screw labeled...

Awesome, I'll try that this evening! Thanks!!

Thanks a million! I'll get better pictures when I get home from work this evening, and I'll check on that bracket, as you're correct, no tension on the spring so that's why I had to use the old spring! I'll try to fix the linkage per your comments above. I can't thank you enough for your...

Also, I have turned the idle screw, but not the one associated with the choke. Should I back the one associated with the choke idle down? Brand new carburetor, so I only messed with the idle mixture screws and tuned it with a vacuum gauge and I messed with the idle rpm screw but it goes out so...

Well, what’s wild is I did that! It was around 3000 rpm when warming up, then it came down to about 2000 rpm! Crazy!

That’s another issue I’m having. I had it tuned with the vacuum gauge and tried to adjust the timing, etc. and had it idling in Park at 950. I tightened everything down and had it set right, next time I start it, after the electrical choke kicks off now it’s at 2100 rpm after the chrome kicks...

I can tomorrow, I have an AC car originally, but none of the components are left, were removed before we ever bought it.