So between a couple of issues that where not immediately, some issues form her sitting for a couple of years in the desert, and one case of my being an idiot I finally got her running.
I left for the hanger early today, and it was a nice sunrise. I bet this isn't what most people imagine of when they think of SoCal.
View from the airport.
Coming out of storage;
My first issue was that I wasn't getting any spark, which turns out to be due to my not wiring the newly rebuild distributor from Jeff. Duh! No ground. I needed to phone a friend for help on this - Rich C, you are <span style="font-weight: bold">the</span> man!
So once I got past that I only had a very weak spark, and then I was having funky behavior where she wouldn't turn over at all. So after cleaning the ground look what I found. John and Gregg helped me with figuring this our via email.
Turns out the lead was basically just resting in place in the neck...
Not the right place for the fuel pump nor the right regulator but I just wanted to get her going today. I fitted one of those chrome fuel regulators since I had it on hand and it turns out that it only allows fuel flow on the 3 PSI or higher setting. I had it set to 2.5 and after I got spark but she still wouldn't start I checked her fuel flow and nothing, nada. Set it back on 3 and got an OK flow rate. Do for anyone who doubted the coaching of the guys who said these were junk - there you have it.
Readings from my slightly non-stock dash. (It was set up like this when I bought it, really....)
Turns out the other issue with getting her starting was that the rear most carb piston was stuck, so once I freed that and fixed the wiring she started.
Thanks for all of the info earlier in the week guys - it helped!
I left for the hanger early today, and it was a nice sunrise. I bet this isn't what most people imagine of when they think of SoCal.
View from the airport.
Coming out of storage;
My first issue was that I wasn't getting any spark, which turns out to be due to my not wiring the newly rebuild distributor from Jeff. Duh! No ground. I needed to phone a friend for help on this - Rich C, you are <span style="font-weight: bold">the</span> man!
So once I got past that I only had a very weak spark, and then I was having funky behavior where she wouldn't turn over at all. So after cleaning the ground look what I found. John and Gregg helped me with figuring this our via email.
Turns out the lead was basically just resting in place in the neck...
Not the right place for the fuel pump nor the right regulator but I just wanted to get her going today. I fitted one of those chrome fuel regulators since I had it on hand and it turns out that it only allows fuel flow on the 3 PSI or higher setting. I had it set to 2.5 and after I got spark but she still wouldn't start I checked her fuel flow and nothing, nada. Set it back on 3 and got an OK flow rate. Do for anyone who doubted the coaching of the guys who said these were junk - there you have it.
Readings from my slightly non-stock dash. (It was set up like this when I bought it, really....)
Turns out the other issue with getting her starting was that the rear most carb piston was stuck, so once I freed that and fixed the wiring she started.
Thanks for all of the info earlier in the week guys - it helped!