ok, just got back from zipping around the neighborhood. it
gets around, but is in dire need of correct tuning. problem
is the dist keeps popping outa the clamp as it's all
buggered up from someone overclamping and cracking the part
on the dist. base where you clamp. ;-( time to try jb-weld
or similar...and machine it down....or find a spare
dist......and I'm sure I still need to work on the carb
adjustments too.....
the valve-cover gasket is leaking purty bad, so will have
to deal with that...\
the heater valve on the rear of the head is leaking
water(didn't ahve coolant in the garage)so will take it off
and re-pack and see if that helps...gota get packing...who
had the comment on plumbers packing? ;-)
even with disc brakes, they don't stop as well as I'd
expect. not spongy, just not what I am used to....even from
the land-rover's drums! so may tear into them to see.
Basicly everything is a little work, but it drives, and is
fun! not ready to get anywhere near the highway that's for
shure!
Driving on the right is no biggie, until you make a turn!
;-0 gotta take a while to get used to again.
Paul (got that smile back!)
--- Paul Archibald <androbus@yahoo.com> wrote:
> (pardon text errors really ccccccold fingers stiff and
> not
> working well..)
> After putzing around since the day before Palo Alto meet,
> on anda of wiht the engine transplant, the '65? engine is
> finally not only installed, hooked upetc... but
> yesterday,
> Bill H. came over to help me troubleshoot the problem
> with
> it not starting. we worked around with the static timing
> w/o a light(couldn't find it...mayb i should put up
> photo's
> of the garage than y'all will understand) we realized
> that
> the vaccum advance was hitting the generator just when it
> was about to run, so we moved the wires over one, adn it
> roared to life. but...as it was not connected to a
> radiator
> only ran for twenty seconds to be carefull. I went over
> to
> Bills for pizza to celebrate, and recieved teh neaded
> lower
> rad hose and correct fan belt as my old one was for a
> different smallre crank pulley from teh prev engine...
> I'm just finishing the rad install and will drive it
> around
> to confirm all is well, than will hit the road and see
> how
> it does on the freeway! ;-0
> I am stoked!!!!!! finally have a running LBC after owning
> it for nine months and not being able to do more than
> limp
> around teh block!
>
> YeaHaaaaaa!
>
> Paul(happy camper)
>
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