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This evening I went rummage in boxes to see if I could mount the alternator so I could see which pulley it lines up with.
I'm missing some hardware so I'll have to order that- shims, spacers, a funny washer.
On the plus side it was refusing to idle so I started messing about with the idle mix which did nothing.
Looked back, well, the timing looks loose. Sure enough. Give it a tweak and it quietens down into a happy idle. Tweak the idle mix and hey presto. Carb still needs a rebuild but it's running nicely now. Who'da thunk it? I need to put the timing light on it and see what it reckons.
Phil
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Lope. Rev. Different lope.
Phil
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Mar 10, 2023 18:08:12 GMT
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Muscle car, innit...
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Mar 10, 2023 18:55:14 GMT
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That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it. |
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Mar 17, 2023 15:54:56 GMT
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Well, help me understand.  I now have pulleys that all fit in place but nothing lines up at all. |
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Mar 17, 2023 20:10:31 GMT
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can you turn around the front steering pump bracket , and space out the rear one to bring the pump back a bit phil ?
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Mar 17, 2023 20:28:01 GMT
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can you turn around the front steering pump bracket , and space out the rear one to bring the pump back a bit phil ? No, that's fixed. The crank and water pump pulley can be shimmed and there's a bit of adjustment in the alternator. I might pull the other pump out and see if that lines up (even if the bracket doesn't fit right). |
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jimi
Club Retro Rides Member
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Looks like the crankshaft pulley is wrong, if the spacing on that was different the pulleys would line up for 2 short belts ?
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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My 318 came with four alloy pulleys, no combination of which would line up. Luckily I have a lathe.
Seems to be a theme with LA engines.
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Proton Jumbuck-deceased :-(
2005 Kia Sorento the parts hauling heap
V8 Humber Hawk
1948 Standard12 pickup SOLD
1953 Pop build (wifey's BIVA build).
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Mar 18, 2023 14:20:33 GMT
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Yeah, pulleys are the only thing on this series of engines that don't make sense and are freakishly expensive.
The rest of it is fine.
Way it goes.
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Mar 20, 2023 23:11:53 GMT
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Decided to see if the paint on top of the wing would hold a shine.  Lipstick, meet pig. |
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Mar 21, 2023 15:24:39 GMT
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Waved the polishing mop at one side of the hood.  Yeah. Gonna buff the rest of the car up. Paint is terrible but it makes the car look a little more loved, sitting on the driveway. |
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Mar 21, 2023 23:16:04 GMT
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Hood is done well enough.  Looks like a slightly less neglected driveway ornament now. |
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Much better. Time well spent.
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Mar 22, 2023 23:06:01 GMT
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Sanding sanding sanding  Was starting to lose the will to live. I don't like sanding.  Not very good, all hazy and scratches.  Looks better from the street, though. |
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That whole cleaning process is also therapeutic, even when we hate it.
And the car looks better.
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That's a weird colour ,i like it , i think id try to match it just cos weirdness .
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Mar 23, 2023 11:35:48 GMT
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Polished, it's a nicer color.   However, I'm still going crimson with the paint. |
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Mar 23, 2023 12:49:09 GMT
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Fair enough phil , gosh i hadn't noticed how inset the wheels are .
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Mar 23, 2023 15:18:26 GMT
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Fair enough phil , gosh i hadn't noticed how inset the wheels are . Yeah. The tires are too small, someone put itty bitty radials on it. That doesn't help the look. I've been suggested to find a set of 15" wheels (those are 14") to improve and cheapen the choice of new rubber. But yeah, they just expanded the body out well past the original design spec, and ended up with the ubiquitous American car look of the sixties. |
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Last Edit: Mar 23, 2023 15:19:12 GMT by PhilA
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