Just spoke to Ed at just Brits as I am having the same problem, But my Emails
are going to where I send them also, so its a bit confuesing to say the least.
Carl E.
dresden@tiac.net wrote:
> OK, let's try this again...has anyone else been getting retry failures when
> trying to post to the list? It wouldn't surprise me if I'm the only one,
> because TIAC is the worst server I've ever had (are you listening out
> there! THE WORST!), but this message was first sent around 3pm today. See
> below...
>
> Hey all interested,
>
> Took advantage of today's beautiful weather, went over to my rented garage
> and removed the battery and the Zenith-Stromberg from the B. The battery,
> which turned out to be about half full, kept going flat...wonder why. We'll
> see if it can be saved, as it looks new; I'll try to find out from the
> seller whether he installed it recently.
>
> Also, the carb, which had a highly variable idle, had the throttle cable
> attached to it by some tightly twisted baling wire. Perhaps that explains
> the idle variations, perhaps not. Anybody got a part number for that baling
> wire? Seriously, do any of the vendors on the list want to give me a price
> on a Haynes Z/S manual, rebuild kit (grose jet preferred?), and that
> special tool thingy for the adjustments? Anything else I'll need for the
> job?
>
> I also noticed that there is a dizzy in the trunk, Lucas EI, so got curious
> and popped the cap off the one on the engine...Points! How does this
> interact with my '78 engine, which so far as I know has no other
> modifications? Is there a performance difference/mismatch, or is it just a
> matter of maintenance/reliability preference? I'll also be trying to find
> out from the seller whether the dizzy in the trunk was any good when
> removed, and perhaps someone can use it?
>
> Finally, once the carb was off, I noticed that the intake manifold is
> pretty rusty inside. I don't like the idea of leaving that as is. Can this
> be tanked, or should it be replaced, or is there some other cleaning method
> someone has used effectively?
>
> TIA,
>
> Nevin
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