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The moment has arrived, I got off my lazy butt and went back to working on Rusty.
The TR8 kept me from working on the Healey for a variety of reasons. The master cylinder pooped out, and the pedal went to the floor. Yipe! Immediately upon installing the new master, the trunk stays took a dump and the trunk lid conked me on the head. Grrr. I tried some Nappa replacement struts, but they didn't fit, so I got some from TWS motors. Perfect fit. Then the relatives showed up for a few days, blah, blah, blah. But mostly I just got lazy.
OK, I tried to start Rusty, but no joy. Some starter fluid got him to bark a couple times, but he wouldn't run. I retarded the timing and tried again. Still no joy. I blew compressed air though the fuel line to make certain that it was unobstructed. I then realized I was not hearing the fuel pump run - I had issues with it previously as it did not want to pressurize my fuel line, or so it seemed. I had disassembled it but nothing was amiss, so it went back together. Turns out I had tightened down the diaphragm so much that the pump would stall. Backing off the diaphragm tension solved that, and I had fuel pressure.
Not so fast! When I got fuel pressure, I heard gushing fuel hitting the floor. Ack! As part of my previous diagnostic efforts I had disconnected the fuel line at the carbs. <mumble> So That got reconnected. Color me embarrassed.
I now had an operating fuel pump, fuel pressure, and I was ready to try again. I used my remote starter switch so I could stop cranking if a random part decided to launch itself into orbit. Two seconds of cranking and Rusty came to life, shattering the tranquility of our neighborhood - Rusty does not yet have a muffler so he made some very loud but melodious noise. Yay!
OK, I need a muffler and to dial in the timing and idle, then off to the DMV to get Rusty registered. No need for emissions testing, Rusty is a 1974 and is therefore exempt from visiting the EPA testing station.
Stay tuned kiddies, for the further adventures of Rusty the car. To infinity and beyond!
Vance
Last edited on 07-06-2026 09:07 pm by vnavaret