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What is the correct fuel line size from pump to carb.
I have seen both 5/16" OD and 1'4" OD.
Posted on: 2020/4/6 15:39
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That is good news. Now I can continue, yesterday was not a fruitful day. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Posted on: 2020/3/30 11:43
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I did remove the oil pump, I reinstalled it with the dot on top. It was difficult to know for sure if I moved the gear. I set the timing at 6 degree btdc
Now the rotor is right at 6 o'clock. Now what? Do I start my #1 wire there and install the rest in order? I'm just not sure. Help would be appreciated.
Posted on: 2020/3/28 21:47
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I have got the engine to start up now. But I see it will be long journey to get it on the road. I have some observations
1. The starter seems to jump out several,times before it will stay engaged to start up 2. Will a 12v timing light work on my engine 3. I never removed the oil pump to check for proper intstallation. It seems to be starting now should I still check it out? 4.when can I adjust the tappets for tuning warm? The new brakes are on, the shifting linkages are set, and I am anxious to at least drive it out of the shop and back. This total restoration took me 12 years. Thanks for all the help
Posted on: 2020/3/24 20:57
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Okay I was overwhelmed with lots of issues. You are right. I had to stop and be systematic. Starting with the battery I put on 2/0 wires and it helped. Then to the coil and found bad condenser. New wires were next, had a little trouble with the ends but got them to fit good and tight.
Then found points were sparking irregularly and saw that they were burned, , then verified all wires were firing and found I wired the firing order was wired in CW and should have beenCCW. The only thing that worked fine fro the start was the fuel pump. I am happy to say that it start up and now I can do some tuning. Thanks to all of the adivice and help from all who answered.
Posted on: 2020/3/22 21:09
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Thanks for all advice
I am making progress, I found back coil-dist wire, I installed new intimation wires and now found that #1, #3, #7 are not carrying any juice. Unbelievable, they are new and the others show good spark. Can this be? Also the spark at the points seems to be inconsistent too I changed condenser. Maybe a new coil is in order??? Although the one I put in was new, they can be bad out of the box occasionally, right?
Posted on: 2020/3/21 13:01
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I think I will pull the oil pump tomorrow it should not take to. Long and then I can cross that off the list. A bigger problem is my battery get low pretty fast. I have done everything that has been suggested. One more round of testing coil and ignition settings and I'm sure it will fire off.
Thanks to all for your help and suggestions
Posted on: 2020/3/20 1:31
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I bought the engine about 10 year.
It was in a parts car. I did not rebuild the engine, did open it up checked for tight bearings, seals, etc. I replace all the external parts, including the oil pump and distributed with rebuilt. I reassembled not knowing about pump orientation. I will take it out an d verify correct installation. In the 10 years I have concentrated with ground up restoration and now ready to get it on the road. The original engine is complete freezed up and I plan a complete rebuild after the parts car engine can get running.
Posted on: 2020/3/19 12:46
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How do I check for correct oil pump orientation?
Posted on: 2020/3/18 22:19
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