rocco79/138
True Classic
OK. I have actually buttoned everything up on the '79 loosely but buttoned all the same. I put the last couple pieces on Thursday afternoon and made a very short run... After a long down time I got the engine back on line with the usual stuff... Plugs, cap, rotor, wires new fuel lines, filter. Knew the front crank seal was leaking so I replaced that and set the mechanical timing correctly. Getting fuel the the carb was a bit of a challenge but a recheck of all the fuel lines revealed a crack in the tank to pump line(that is why they all got replaced) Once the tank was emptied of old fuel and new added I got it to start and run... Actually built a reach rod to turn the key through the passenger window while standing at the engine bay so I could operate carb and adjust distributor to get it to catch. These things go so much better with more than one person but being an advanced party guy means nobody but me and the need to create a work around for these tasks. Got it to run and set timing and it seemed to idle fairly well for not having run for 8-9 years. Would start and run quite easily after that... Would actually rev quite strong as it warmed up, no smoke nothing to cause any alarm. So I was quite surprised when just a 100 yards into the first little run it sort of just tripped. It shuttered a bit then rolled fine and when I shifted from first to second had good torque and then just transitioned from OK to not... loaded up and would not come up on power again. Sort of acted like fuel problem. I checked the timing with my light because I think the dist shifted reset and retorqued the hold down. Rechecked mechanical timing, though the car is not acting like a timing problem(maybe advance but not initial) I will get 5 gals to put in the tank in case I am having a pick up problem. I have some fuel stabilizer I can toss in as well. Question is: Has anyone experienced a similar start up issue? Quite close and it runs/ran too good to be a big deal. Thanks for the input and will keep you posted!
Rocco
Rocco