Progress!?

[cr_bobcat]

Well, I managed to get the dizzy wired up and installed. After some fireworks from the carb and re-stabbing the dizzy she's up and running like a boss! Right now I've got the advance set to about 15*. I don't have any brakes right now (rear cylinders leak like a sieve) so I can't go drive her yet.

I'm a little apprehensive about the next step; total rebuild of the carb. It's a Holley 1940 so "shouldn't" be too bad but I've never done it before. But enough loser talk. It's going to turn out tip-top!

I've got a couple small things to do and will post some pics.

Now that is warm-ish here I might got pick up the new engine this weekend

 

[rbohm]

dont be apprehensive about rebuilding the carb. the one barrel is probably one of the easiest ones to rebuild by a novice. you have already done something harder than rebuilding a carb, you have correctly pulled a distributor, and reinstalled, and got the timing correct. a carb is easy at this point.

 

[cr_bobcat]

So I snapped a bunch of pics and pulled the carb today. Got it all diassembled and ready to clean. I left the throttle together because I didn't want to fubar that all up. I have a dip can but I'm starting to think the only thing I can really dip is the bowl. Am I over cautious? Should I go with a 2 day soak in pine sol or something like that for the throttle and top?

 

[rbohm]

use carb cleaner and soak everything metal, two hours is fine, overnight is better. do not use pine sol though it can gum up the works.

 

[cr_bobcat]

So is it safe to soak the throttle body and upper throttle linkage? I was afraid there was some kind of bushing in there that I'd eat away if I let those all soak.

 

[rbohm]

So is it safe to soak the throttle body and upper throttle linkage? I was afraid there was some kind of bushing in there that I'd eat away if I let those all soak.

yes it is safe. you will have removed any rubber in the system when you disassembled the carb in the first place.

 

[cr_bobcat]

Right on! Thanks!

 

[cr_bobcat]

I found a plastic bushing on the throttle plate and got nervous. Bought a cheapo ultrasonic cleaner from harbor freight. We'll see how my 50/50 mixture of water and vinegar does. I've run it half a dozen times now and will pull the parts in a bit. They're looking good so far. True test will be to compare to the bowl that is soaking overnight in the bucket of gunk.

 

[Econoline]

That will be a good test. Chem dip is hard to beat.

 

[cr_bobcat]

First attempt at the install was a major failure. The car started but I couldn't keep it running. Was also leaking from the bowl. I'm pretty sure that I got all of the innards put together right but I'm not happy at all with the links or the choke.

So the carb has been pulled again and I'm going to have to walk through the links. I'll also have to look into how lean the mix is. Any suggestions would be most welcomed and appreciated!

 

[rbohm]

First attempt at the install was a major failure. The car started but I couldn't keep it running. Was also leaking from the bowl. I'm pretty sure that I got all of the innards put together right but I'm not happy at all with the links or the choke.

So the carb has been pulled again and I'm going to have to walk through the links. I'll also have to look into how lean the mix is. Any suggestions would be most welcomed and appreciated!

the initial setting for the idle mixture screw should be as follows;

1: turn the screw in until it seats, light pressure here as you can damage the screw if you are not careful

2: turn the screw out 1 1/2 turns

 

[cr_bobcat]

Guh....I read that in the kit instructions today and it didn't even register. This is why when I stay home from work sick I should just stay in bed. Thanks! Going to retighten the bowl screws and readjust the mixture screw like you said.

 

[cr_bobcat]

Seems to be running fairly well now. Leak seems to be resolved and she fired right up and ran. Of course she'd run a heck of a lot better if I could find the linkage rod arm

Wonder if my 3 yr old walked off with it yesterday when we were in the garage. I can't find that blasted thing anywhere. I have another one on order already but what a pain. Not like I can drive it till I get the new rear brake cylinders in and the motor mounts replaced. Hopefully that will happen this week.

 

[CoupeBoy]

Wonder if my 3 yr old walked off with it yesterday when we were in the garage. I can't find that blasted thing anywhere.

Sounds about normal... when we were kids we used to have 'sword fights' with the dipsticks out of Dad's spare motors.. And now my 4yr old son wants to help with everything.. he is really talented at making things disappear..

 

[chad]

Gotta luv em.

Mine R 17 & 27 y/o now but "I feel your pain".
Fathering is alot more difficult than mechanics (& more rewarding) but puttin them together the most difficult. Untill they can be reasoned with (I can tell U that is still a struggle but getting better w/the older) they are the center of focus while in the shop. When the mechanics takes president a 'toddler fence" can work. A lill older it was less focus on them, more on the vehicle & "If U wanna B in the shop with dad hands hafta stay in the pockets" (or back to focus on them & the teaching role emerges)...
Kids hafta B pretty old to go in the shop w/o dad (god bless ur pop if U were doing sword play w/dipsticks, lucky U both still have full sight!).

Four years old is a beautiful age - luck man, enjoy!

 

[cr_bobcat]

Finally found it! Was in a very peculiar spot. Pretty sure it had help getting there

Normally when I'm working on the car, he is sitting in it. However I had the rear drums off and thought it in my best interests that he not be in there to hit the brakes. Did get her back on the road yesterday though. Felt awesome to be behind the wheel of the old girl again! Drives like a dream with just the minor updates. Just need to get the idle set "right". Going to be some trial and error there I'm sure. Still need to curve the six too. Really don't want the down time though 8)

 

[chad]

"...Drives like a dream ..."
congtats, not much left now.
Perhaps the many threads'n vids can speed
the recurve from right there at home...