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Body & interior stuff > Tonneau Cover - Do-It-Myself (7 replies - 14653 views) Got it. It's incredible how much those things can shrink. It was 6 inches short in either direction, but the direct sun and ... 06-29-2009 01:39 pm Carburetors > Z-S Carbs - "Choke" and fuel/air adjustment (8 replies - 18698 views) Apparently, there is more than one adjustment on this version of Z-S's. I thought the only one was the jet "screw" under (above) the ... 06-06-2009 05:51 am Body & interior stuff > Tonneau Cover - Do-It-Myself (7 replies - 14653 views) As much as I'd love to see other J-H's (I've actually only ever seen one in person), I won't be able to make it to ... 06-06-2009 05:40 am Body & interior stuff > Tonneau Cover - Do-It-Myself (7 replies - 14653 views) In addition to amateur mechanic, amateur electrician, and amateur aluminum polisher, I'm also an amateur seamstress (seamster???). Had success making the convertible top for my ... 06-01-2009 03:49 am Electrical & Instruments > Big Stereos and Alternator Death (2 replies - 7974 views) Yes, this is mainly an exercise in overkill, but I can hear the music at 80 mph. The bigger irony is that I mainly listen ... 06-01-2009 03:18 am Carburetors > Z-S Carbs - "Choke" and fuel/air adjustment (8 replies - 18698 views) Apparently the adjustment is mostly the needle and not the jet. I have too many cars with Z-S's to keep the various setups straight. Thanks.
Now have ... 06-01-2009 03:14 am Carburetors > Z-S Carbs - "Choke" and fuel/air adjustment (8 replies - 18698 views) Well, purely be accident, I discovered the main problem I was having (see Distributor falling out...) and it is definitely air/fuel mixture. Apparently enough fuel ... 05-27-2009 06:11 am Ignition > Distributor Falling Out... (8 replies - 19468 views) Getting closer, but still not there. Engine idles fairly well, although don't have a tach, but it's in the 1000-1250 range (by ear and feel). ... 05-25-2009 05:12 am Electrical & Instruments > Big Stereos and Alternator Death (2 replies - 7974 views) Anyone have any experience with multiple amp stereo systems running off a "vintage" Delco alternator? Once I figure out how to get it all into ... 05-22-2009 05:41 am Ignition > Distributor Falling Out... (8 replies - 19468 views) Well, the car is running...but...
After considering pulling the pretty chrome FlameThrower coil out of my Spitfire to try in the J-H, I decided I'd just ... 05-22-2009 04:35 am Ignition > Distributor Falling Out... (8 replies - 19468 views) Well, I got the distributor back in and after various attempts, got it to sputter for a few seconds per ignition turn. This is at ... 05-20-2009 04:42 am Ignition > Distributor Falling Out... (8 replies - 19468 views) Thanks Dan. I have the clamp removed and cleaned and after sticking my fingers in the "socket", I have a reasonably good starting point for ... 05-19-2009 11:03 pm Ignition > Distributor Falling Out... (8 replies - 19468 views) Is it just my perception, but is there not only nothing holding the distributor in other than Newton's 2nd Law, but there is, in fact, ... 05-18-2009 11:41 pm Miscellaneous > Your classic car history (17 replies - 55787 views) I didn't consider some of my early cars as classics...although I guess they would be now if they existed...
1978 Pontiac Bonneville - 403 ci w/automatic. ... 05-13-2009 06:45 pm Wheels > Tire Size (25 replies - 71132 views) New J-H owner and new forum member. When I opened this topic the first time, I believed I understood how to read a tire ... 05-09-2009 04:22 am | |
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