tony barnhill
Great Pumpkin - R.I.P
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Over the last few months, as tidbits of time allowed, I've slowly been prepping my '74-1/2 GT for use over the cooler winter months - I just like driving that car! What a Grand Tourer it is! AC, OD, heated rear window, cloth interior!
The things I've recently done:
* new gas tank, fuel sending unit & fuel pump;
* rebuilt the HIF-4 carbs w/new accelerator & choke cables;
* complete tune-up to include a new Petronix distributor;
* new clutch slave cylinder;
* new brake system (everything at the wheels)
Today, I finished up the brakes and fired her up for the first time since I started the above work (even though I still have to bleed the brakes)....she ran fine except I need to adjust my carb cables so she doesn't run full open & so the choke works smoothly...also, I've gotta find a fuel leak that's somewhere around the passenger rear corner of the engine (think its where the hard line hooks to the soft hose)....she only has 87,000 original miles on her & has never had an external fuel filter (outside the tank) so I've got to add that next.
All-in-all, a good Saturday...I'll get back to her in a few days....might even get her out of the garage over the next weekend or so....hehehe
The things I've recently done:
* new gas tank, fuel sending unit & fuel pump;
* rebuilt the HIF-4 carbs w/new accelerator & choke cables;
* complete tune-up to include a new Petronix distributor;
* new clutch slave cylinder;
* new brake system (everything at the wheels)
Today, I finished up the brakes and fired her up for the first time since I started the above work (even though I still have to bleed the brakes)....she ran fine except I need to adjust my carb cables so she doesn't run full open & so the choke works smoothly...also, I've gotta find a fuel leak that's somewhere around the passenger rear corner of the engine (think its where the hard line hooks to the soft hose)....she only has 87,000 original miles on her & has never had an external fuel filter (outside the tank) so I've got to add that next.
All-in-all, a good Saturday...I'll get back to her in a few days....might even get her out of the garage over the next weekend or so....hehehe