Hi Glenn
I just have to offer my 2 cents worth on this subject.
If your carbs were set up in the summer then you should reset
them for the winter. Also 20/50 wt oil is definitaly the wrong oil for
the carbs any time of year. The correct oil is much closer to 20 wt. some
people use atf and others use hydrulic oil intended for moter cycle
shocks. The latter is avalible in a varitity of visciositys.
I hope this helps LEX
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> I had the carbs tuned for me about mid-summer (Nashville, TN - hot!) and
> it's been going fine - starting right up every morning and everything, until
> recently when I've noticed that until I get close to operating temp it
> coughs a little on accelleration as if there was no oil in the dampers or
> there was a vacuum leak. As soon as it gets up to temp it accellerates just
> fine. Since it is cold out there and I work in the drive, I thought I'd ask
> before doing. Could this just be from the oil in the carbs being too stiff
> from the cold? I'm using the same 20w/50 I throw in the engine and just
> recently the overnight temps have been hitting the mid-twenties. If so,
> could just going to a lighter oil help it? I'd hate to go too light. Been
> there, done it. I didn't really think much about it until my female
> passenger (Jeanette) noticed it the other day. I just figured, "Well, I know
> how you feel. I'm cold, too." BTW, I know there's a little too much slop in
> the throttle shaft and I promise to get to it this spring.
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> Part the second is back to the suspension and/or steering. I've gotten it
> all done EXCEPT for new front crossmember mounts and getting the play out of
> the column. Again, when spring arrives I have a plan. Whenever I turn the
> wheel I hear this grinding noise and it sounds a lot like bearings that are
> NOT round anymore. I found another column and am prepared to either replace
> the whole thing or take the bearings out of it and put them in mine. I'd
> prefer to do this so I don't have to re-shim the new one. Question is, for
> any of you who have been inside the column of a '74, does my column actually
> have ball bearings? Or am I hearing the Ghost of Christmas Past? There is a
> fair amount of play in the column and it rattles and jumps every time I hit
> a bump, so it's going away one way or the other.
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> Any help would be greatly appreciated, etc.
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> Glenn
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