After limping the car at 20 to 30 mph on the apron of Interstate 5 from
Oregon to Redding... the most scenic stretch of I-5!
The fuel filter was old so it was replaced. Everything looked new or near.
They took off again. About an hour later and 10 miles further down the road
they were still having the same problem. At about 25 to 30 mph the car just
had no more power. This time, tools in hand, I drove down to their location.
1. took fuel line off at the carb, turned over, low but sufficient fuel flow,
replaced.
2. dropped the carb fuel bowl, slightly below half level, bent the float tab
down to allow over half a bowl of fuel, replaced.
3. removed and sucked on the vacuum advance line and observed advance in the
distributor, cool, replaced.
4. Started up and checked timing, 12 degrees btdc, my 74 is 10 btdc, original
75 hood stated 2 degrees atdc, adjusted timing back to 2 degrees atdc,
adjusted carb to compensate for reduced rpm. Problem solved.
At 12 btdc at full throttle the spark advanced to near 24 btdc so the more he
sped up the more the engine wanted to push the piston back the other way.
I followed him to the southern Shasta County line doing 65 mph. The boys were
still zippin along as they neared Sacramento later last night.
Rob
Redding, CA
---------- Original Text ----------
From: <PorscheRcr@aol.com>, on 04/23/2001 6:44 PM:
To: Rob T. Getzinger@Field Services@SCIF NJ
If you are able, please let Scott know that if he needs help in the
Sacramento area that I'll be home from work about 6pm, till then not much I
can do since I'm new at this place. My g/f knows he may call though so she
might be able to pick them up and run em around for parts until I get home.
Thanks,
Bill J
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