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Engine & Transmission > misfire under load at 4600 rpm or so (5 replies - 10806 views) Turned out to be fuel delivery after all, but the pump is fine. Just a lot of crud getting sucked into the lines and the ... 02-16-2011 09:45 pm Engine & Transmission > misfire under load at 4600 rpm or so (5 replies - 10806 views) I have been driving the car more lately, and have noticed that up around 4600 rpm under load in 3rd gear, I just lose power. ... 01-26-2011 03:34 pm Accessories > steering wheel question (16 replies - 47284 views) The wheels are generic in a sense that they are made to fit any car. The hub is the part that has the splines to ... 08-04-2009 09:18 pm Body & interior stuff > rear deck snaps for tonneau (0 replies - 4998 views) My new tonneau cover seems to have two more snaps in the rear than my car does. I am sure this is the result of ... 05-04-2009 04:43 am Electrical & Instruments > Alternator voltage seems high (3 replies - 9563 views) Okay, I think I got the rebuilt alternator in properly, by just torquing down the nut on the pulley until I couldn't get it any ... 05-03-2009 06:40 pm Electrical & Instruments > Help! - Alternator installation (1 reply - 6658 views) I got my new alternator, and it seems that the rattling on the old one was the result of the fan spinning freely, since the ... 05-03-2009 05:26 pm Accessories > steering wheel question (16 replies - 47284 views) I am going through the same thing. It's not a Nardi, but Little British Car Co. has Moto-Lita wheels and a JH hub. ... 05-02-2009 06:32 pm Electrical & Instruments > My alternator is rattling (5 replies - 13821 views) Well, I tried very hard to get it rebuilt locally, since it would have been faster, but several places have closed, and the one that ... 05-02-2009 03:04 am Electrical & Instruments > My alternator is rattling (5 replies - 13821 views) My 74 is back on the road after almost 20 years. Since I bought it non-running, I had never heard it before a few days ... 05-01-2009 01:48 am Engine & Transmission > Cam removal (2 replies - 7313 views) Thanks. Worked like a champ. I couldn't get the cover to rotate, but a couple of taps on the front of the camshaft pushed the ... 04-22-2009 04:26 pm Engine & Transmission > Cam removal (2 replies - 7313 views) I am in the process of stripping down a spare engine that I picked up, and I want to actually remove the cams. I have ... 04-21-2009 06:48 pm Body & interior stuff > instrument pod bezel (1 reply - 7024 views) A few years ago, I bought the new style clear plastic from Delta, and I am just getting around to installng it, but I can't ... 05-31-2008 03:05 am Engine & Transmission > offline help needed in SD (6 replies - 13120 views) I initially tried installing them dry, but that didn't work. I have also tried adjusting them wet by lossening the bolts to the point where ... 06-04-2007 09:59 pm Engine & Transmission > Breather w/K&Ns (8 replies - 16117 views) Steve - Yes, I'm sure it was your car. It was a real standout at that show, and I remember that we talked and you ... 06-04-2007 09:54 pm Engine & Transmission > Breather w/K&Ns (8 replies - 16117 views) I saw a car here in San Diego a couple of years ago that had a small round K&N filter at the end of a ... 06-04-2007 02:35 pm Engine & Transmission > Breather w/K&Ns (8 replies - 16117 views) Thanks Mark. Where did you get the brass reducer? I think that is the bit I need.
... 06-04-2007 04:52 am Engine & Transmission > offline help needed in SD (6 replies - 13120 views) I have followed the instructions, used the orange gaskets, replaced everything with fresh hardware, cleaned with a tap, etc. etc. etc. and these d**m thing ... 06-04-2007 01:26 am Engine & Transmission > Breather w/K&Ns (8 replies - 16117 views) Has anyone found a good way to deal with this, and do you have pictures. I have no problem drilling the outside plate and using ... 06-03-2007 11:50 pm Wheels > refinishing lug nuts (1 reply - 9001 views) I am about to send my wheels out to be blasted and powder coated with a clear powder coat. Has anyone tried to have the ... 03-26-2007 09:30 pm Engine & Transmission > cam cover gaskets (4 replies - 12643 views) Okay. I took everyone's advice and bought new everything. The bolts, the washers, the tap, and the orange gaskets. The exhaust side still leaks from ... 06-08-2006 01:17 am Body & interior stuff > Interior door handle screw (1 reply - 8118 views) Anyone know the size? I apparently lost the passenger side screw, and the driver's door is already put together with the armrest. The armrest was ... 06-07-2006 04:17 pm Engine & Transmission > cam cover gaskets (7 replies - 17477 views) I just want these things to seal once and for all so that I can drive my car. I realize that it is inelegant and ... 05-30-2006 11:29 pm Cooling > right side coolant leak (10 replies - 24021 views) Just to close this one out. After convincing myself that it was the head gasket and having all the parts overnighted to me so that ... 05-30-2006 10:58 pm Body & interior stuff > door jamb trim (4 replies - 11329 views) Okay, last one for tonight. What goes over the area with the two large holes at the top of this trim piece?
... 05-26-2006 04:22 am Body & interior stuff > Door rubber (1 reply - 7371 views) I started installing the door rubber, but it did not fit well over the bottom portion of the opening. Was I supposed to cut the ... 05-26-2006 04:07 am Body & interior stuff > Door trim (2 replies - 8403 views) Ahh, the perils of trying to put together what you took apart in 2000.
Anyone know where these go? I thought I figured it out, but ... 05-25-2006 04:20 pm Cooling > right side coolant leak (10 replies - 24021 views) The leak is actually pretty bad. Since the Delta gasket only has the silicone on one side, which side do you recommend I put up? ... 05-25-2006 03:50 am Cooling > right side coolant leak (10 replies - 24021 views) Thanks for the help. I have narrowed it down, and it looks like the head gasket. Aside from pulling off the cam towers and retorqueing ... 05-25-2006 03:32 am Cooling > right side coolant leak (10 replies - 24021 views) Okay, I have taken another look, and there do not seem to be any freeze plugs in the block, at least on the side of ... 05-23-2006 11:47 pm Cooling > right side coolant leak (10 replies - 24021 views) I take it the freeze plug is the big threaded thing roughly between the starter and the distributor? Where do I get an allen wrench ... 05-20-2006 12:57 am Cooling > right side coolant leak (10 replies - 24021 views) I have a coolant leak that appears to be coming from somewhere around the starter or dipstick. I have looked at all the likely suspects ... 05-19-2006 10:35 pm Electrical & Instruments > Side Marker Lights (7 replies - 18212 views) Do you need the whole thing, or just the rubber? I called Delta thinking I needed a whole assembly, and they saved me a lot ... 10-06-2005 05:15 pm Carburetors > DHLA 40 vs. 45 (26 replies - 101869 views) I have noticed that 40s seem a lot cheaper than 45s. On other cars with Webers (similar design) I actually found that it was better ... 09-15-2005 03:13 pm Engine & Transmission > Cam belt tension/ tensioner (12 replies - 22716 views) Would the tension affect where on the pulley the belt is running? Mine is centered on the cam pulleys, but running toward the back of ... 08-04-2005 05:34 pm Miscellaneous > It runs - 1st time in 15 years (6 replies - 14161 views) Well, I just wanted to thank everyone on this board who has helped me over the past few years. I have been restoring my 74 ... 08-03-2005 04:43 am Ignition > Timing and ignition - maybe (23 replies - 25676 views) Thank you all for your help. I finally understood what you were trying to explain, and the engine fires.
... 08-02-2005 10:55 pm Ignition > Timing and ignition - maybe (23 replies - 25676 views) Okay, this is starting to penetrate, I think. If I understand this, what you are all saying is that there are actually two points in ... 08-02-2005 05:38 pm Ignition > Timing and ignition - maybe (23 replies - 25676 views) Okay, clearly rotating the crank is a bad idea, but I am still puzzled. When I attach an inuductive timing light to #1 wire, it ... 08-02-2005 05:03 pm Ignition > Timing and ignition - maybe (23 replies - 25676 views) Thank you Dave and Mark for the suggestions. After checking everything that you mentioned, and some other tinkering, I am starting to think that maybe ... 08-02-2005 03:09 pm Ignition > Timing and ignition - maybe (23 replies - 25676 views) Talk about one step forward, two steps back. I solved the starter problem and the engine cranks, but does not fire. Since the gear on ... 08-01-2005 09:55 pm | |
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