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The Alpine vintage racer I got a couple months ago is a little closer to running. I just got the rusty, nasty fuse box replaced (although, I'll admit that I have absolutely NO idea where those wires go to under the dash!!!)
I also just dropped a fresh battery in (for the first time.) It would appear that the battery cutoff switch on the body isn't hooked up, because the ignition light was on either way (dummy, I left the toggle up.)
Then it came down to flipping all the unmarked toggles to see what was what. The far left got the headlights and the taillights on. The left-right three way did nothing, but then again, no turn signals appear to be wired.
The toggle that would appear to be the starter (next to the ignition) did NOTHING.
I flipped the final toggle and tick-tick-tick-tick-tick. We have a working electric fuel pump. Unfortunately, the rear Stromberg soon started leaking fuel from the bottom. (Note to self: order a couple carb rebuild kits.)
As I looked at the carb, I remembered this car has a button on the starter solenoid. I pushed it and got a whirrr.
I pushed it again and got a whirr and a click-crunch.
I pushed it again and the engine started turning!!!! Big milestone. This engine hasn't turned in four years or so.
Then I noticed a small wire smoking connected to the solenoid. Okay...time to stop for the night :wink:.
I really need to figure out how the DPO wired this SOB!
I also just dropped a fresh battery in (for the first time.) It would appear that the battery cutoff switch on the body isn't hooked up, because the ignition light was on either way (dummy, I left the toggle up.)
Then it came down to flipping all the unmarked toggles to see what was what. The far left got the headlights and the taillights on. The left-right three way did nothing, but then again, no turn signals appear to be wired.
The toggle that would appear to be the starter (next to the ignition) did NOTHING.
I flipped the final toggle and tick-tick-tick-tick-tick. We have a working electric fuel pump. Unfortunately, the rear Stromberg soon started leaking fuel from the bottom. (Note to self: order a couple carb rebuild kits.)
As I looked at the carb, I remembered this car has a button on the starter solenoid. I pushed it and got a whirrr.
I pushed it again and got a whirr and a click-crunch.
I pushed it again and the engine started turning!!!! Big milestone. This engine hasn't turned in four years or so.
Then I noticed a small wire smoking connected to the solenoid. Okay...time to stop for the night :wink:.
I really need to figure out how the DPO wired this SOB!
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