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Well guys, I got my car back, and installed a copper pipe vacuum advance (copper is pretty under a hood - prettier than straight black hose) and ADJUSTED THE SCUTTLE VENT LID so now it works!
The vent turned out to be the job from heck. Ed was right; the spring was in upside down, so it would not let the vent open more than an inch, and it would fall closed. Worthless.
The job took me 2 hours! 15 minutes to take it apart, and 1 hr 45 min. to get it reversed and back together. Even with my little hands, it was nearly impossible, as the opening was so small when hooking up the hardware. Putting it back together required holding the lifting arm with one needle-nose pliers, holding the 1/4" clevis bolt with another needle-nose, "adjusting" the height of the lid with my wrist, and pushing the clevis bolt thru the lid bracket and lifting arm when their holes lined up. I got it in on the second try, but I had to undo the two spring ends from their eyes on the lid, as I could not line up the holes with tension on the lid.
So, after getting the clevis bolt in, and a cotter pin in it, I had to fit the two spring ends back into their "eyes." With more finger strength, it might have gone better.
Regardless, it was a warm fuzzy feeling when I finished it and pulled the knob and the lid opened, then pushed the knob and the lid closed. I did NOT have to adjust the cable!!
The vent turned out to be the job from heck. Ed was right; the spring was in upside down, so it would not let the vent open more than an inch, and it would fall closed. Worthless.
The job took me 2 hours! 15 minutes to take it apart, and 1 hr 45 min. to get it reversed and back together. Even with my little hands, it was nearly impossible, as the opening was so small when hooking up the hardware. Putting it back together required holding the lifting arm with one needle-nose pliers, holding the 1/4" clevis bolt with another needle-nose, "adjusting" the height of the lid with my wrist, and pushing the clevis bolt thru the lid bracket and lifting arm when their holes lined up. I got it in on the second try, but I had to undo the two spring ends from their eyes on the lid, as I could not line up the holes with tension on the lid.
So, after getting the clevis bolt in, and a cotter pin in it, I had to fit the two spring ends back into their "eyes." With more finger strength, it might have gone better.
Regardless, it was a warm fuzzy feeling when I finished it and pulled the knob and the lid opened, then pushed the knob and the lid closed. I did NOT have to adjust the cable!!
