Re: Getting started

Posted by HH56 On 2019/6/23 10:17:42

Congratulations. The fact you got it started with minimal effort after a long sit is a good sign. Now if the seals in the trans cooperate after being dry that long then so much the better.

You will want to drain any old gas but new repro tanks from our vendors seem to be NLA at the moment and good used are hard to come by. There is some question if the repros might still be available from third parties though.

The tank drain plug is steel and so is the tank port it threads into. If it has been awhile or never removed they are probably rusted together. However you approach the draining, if trying to remove the plug be very sure to support the tank part with large vise grips, pipe wrench, channel locks or whatever so it cannot twist on the tank while working the plug. The tank fitting is pressed in and if it rotates on the tank there will be a very difficult if not impossible to fix leak.

On the ign switch, if you are working with the terminals or trying to remove it be careful. Switch is held by the bezel and after time the small hooks that engage the pins on the switch bend and are easily broken. Bezels are expensive and getting hard to come by. To remove the switch hold the bezel against the dash and from behind, push switch in toward the dash against a fairly healthy spring and twist slightly. The hooks should let the pins go and the switch will come out. If the hooks on the bezel are bent do not try to straighten as they will undoubtedly break off.