HELP! My car won't start.

[2wrench]

Thanks to all of you for being there for me at a time when the heart
is pounding and the blood is rushing.

Frankly, being so excited, I don't think I think so clearly.

Poolboy: Thanks for the "standing by," comment. It just points up how
you and the others are there for me.

Much appreciated everybody,

 

[DrEntropy]

Which carbs have you got there, Dennis?

 

[2wrench]

Hi, ya Doc. If I told you they were stock, would that be accurate enough?
I can post a pic and then I know you'd be able to tell me.

 

[DrEntropy]

G'wan then. :wink:

 

[2wrench]

It's 6:00 o'clock am. I've already run to the garage to bring into the
bedroom the gallon-size gear oil, which I set on the night stand next to the
bed as a reference to enter info into this thread. It has its usual clear plastic hose; hand pump and narrow black tip nozzle on it to shoot the lube right where it goes.

My wife comes into the bedroom, looks at it; then at me and says: "What
did you have in mind???"

I'll stop here......lol

 

[DrEntropy]

T.M.I.!!!!

:shocked:

BTW: If my skin is exposed to hypoid gear oil I break out in hives. May wanna keep that possibility in mind...

 

[DrEntropy]

...waitaminnit....

You have your computer in yer BEDROOM?!?!

...we gotta get you some help, laddie.... :smirk:

 

[TR3driver]

Figure I might get some leaks if that's not
installed right.

Shouldn't be an issue; the seal is below the "top hat" adapter. Which is not to say you shouldn't get the angle drive right; only that if it leaks, there are other problems as well.

Patience is a virtue ... when you have something else to drive to work in the morning

 

[2wrench]

Which carbs have you got there, Dennis?

Okay. BTW: No hives, here, promise.

Here's some pics of my carbs:

A few others:

 

[poolboy]

Looks like the typical 74's . That little tag, if original, should read 3613RH.
The actual original tags were likely brass or copper.
Duece, did you get the dizzy attachment concept?

 

[tr6_easyrider]

2wrench
Not sure you want to use GL-4 or GL-5. Didn't in read you upgraded your trans to overdrive? Gear oil is not a good thing for overdrive. The recommended oil is 20w-50 VR1 Valvoline Racing Oil or NAPA 30w nondetergent. I have used both and the Valvoline works best for me. These are oils recommended by two different well known trans builders.

 

[mrv8q]

Looks like the typical 74's.

Hmmm, on my '74, the dashpot tops are black; I thought 76s were white...
Also, your carb linkage doesn't look straight, in the vertical plane; could be the picture though. Glad to see you're making progress!

 

[2wrench]

Just maybe taint so riginal as I thought. I'll check the numbers on the
tags and post 'em.

 

[poolboy]

Looks like the typical 74's.

Hmmm, on my '74, the dashpot tops are black; I thought 76s were white...
Also, your carb linkage doesn't look straight, in the vertical plane; could be the picture though. Glad to see you're making progress!

The PO may have perferred white and changed them. If you look close you'll see the vacuum line for the Throttle Bypass Valve. As far as I know the 74 was the only year that was set up like that.

 

[2wrench]

So the metal tag on one of the carbs says: 377 1R B13. What the heck
does this mean?

 

[poolboy]

Well,, 3771 does indicate the series used in 75 and 76 as "mrv8q" observed. The "R" is for "right" (front).
Looks like a modified version, with the Throttle Bypass Valves from a 74. Perhaps that's the meaning of B13, taken from the 74 carb's # of 36<span style="text-decoration: underline">13 </span>

 

[2wrench]

Just a quick note: My sister was a previous owner of this car. She says
she replaced a lot of stuff but tried very hard to keep it original,
cept she's hired somebody else at all times and wouldn't know if they
slipped a '75 or '76 carb body in on her.

 

[2wrench]

Just a quick note: My sister was a previous owner of this car. She says
she replaced a lot of stuff but tried very hard to keep it original,
cept she's hired somebody else at all times and wouldn't know if they
slipped a '75 or '76 carb body in on her.

 

[DNK]

You bought a car from your sister???

 

[2wrench]

Sure, Don. She had two convertibles: 450 SL and the TR6 she planned on
restoring. She chose to focus on one or the other; put them up for sale
and I told her I'd drive them both then take my pick.

Rest is history.