I will not LOSE!
Back from working on the '62. It isn't all fixed, but I now have a handle on the gharging problems. The Gen. is putting out volts. Quite a few actually, but the reg. is not doing it's job. When I jumper a set of points in the reg. I am charging the battery and the guage reads as it should. New reg. is on it's way here. That should fix that.
Oil leak, which I swore was coming from the oil pressure line, is in fact coming from the intake manifold. When I removed the intake, you could see the path the oil was taking. The rebuilder used a sealer, instead of the gaskets. I know the rubber gaskets can be a PIA, but so is a leak! Once gaskets get here, it will leak no more.
Distributer has now shown me why the tach is operating poorly. The gears in the tach drive distributer are bad. I need to find a good rebuilder. I could just place in new mainshaft and driven gear, but I may as well fix it for my life time.
What is the DEAL with these new aluminum rad. petcocks! I am now on my second one in about as many weeks. I went to drain the rad. so I could take the intake off. The the thing appears to gauld it's on threads and you have to take the whole petcock out to drain it. Yes, I know the petcock handle is left hand threads. I must be where these new petcocks go to die. Who makes one that can be used for more than one draining! I will contact the people I bought it from on Tues. I have now paid for 2 of them. You would think I would get one that works!
I hate the problems, but I like it that I now know the cures. I was going to ship this car to Roy, but I think I can avoid that now.
Who is good at distributer rebuilding and has reasonable turn around time?
Oil leak, which I swore was coming from the oil pressure line, is in fact coming from the intake manifold. When I removed the intake, you could see the path the oil was taking. The rebuilder used a sealer, instead of the gaskets. I know the rubber gaskets can be a PIA, but so is a leak! Once gaskets get here, it will leak no more.
Distributer has now shown me why the tach is operating poorly. The gears in the tach drive distributer are bad. I need to find a good rebuilder. I could just place in new mainshaft and driven gear, but I may as well fix it for my life time.
What is the DEAL with these new aluminum rad. petcocks! I am now on my second one in about as many weeks. I went to drain the rad. so I could take the intake off. The the thing appears to gauld it's on threads and you have to take the whole petcock out to drain it. Yes, I know the petcock handle is left hand threads. I must be where these new petcocks go to die. Who makes one that can be used for more than one draining! I will contact the people I bought it from on Tues. I have now paid for 2 of them. You would think I would get one that works!
I hate the problems, but I like it that I now know the cures. I was going to ship this car to Roy, but I think I can avoid that now.
Who is good at distributer rebuilding and has reasonable turn around time?
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