Finally!!!! It’s like I can breathe fresh air again ! I got an early release for Thanksgiving and managed to spend some quality time with the Glass Reinforced Plastic mistress. The sun sets here around 16:50 so there wasn’t much time; tho I did carry on with flashlight.
Some things are good, others less so.
Getting the engine to fire up is a bit of a chore. I think it is a combination of the carb needing a rebuild and the fact that:
a. the pump shot squirts less than 5% of what it should and
b. the choke plate is wired open
Once running, the idle is quite smooth.
So there is no way to prime with a pump shot nor create enough “draw” with the choke plate to get things going.
I have a bead on a used 750cfm, electric choke Edelbrock. I’ll rebuild that and slap it on.
It felt also like there was too much advance on the timing. I decided to check the timing and... amazing: no timing tab. Eyeballing it, it looks like it is around 38 degrees at idle. Again, that is eyeballing it.
The horn wasn’t working; the button doesn’t spring up. I figured I’d start with the horn relay and check that: sure enough, it’s toast.
I yanked off the horn button and, from what I can tell, the contact plunger is missing.
The horns themselves work.
Tomorrow I’ll lift the car and examine the underside. The M20 shifter seems to need adjusting. Getting in and out of reverse is difficult.
Btw, stupid question. There’s no filler cap on radiator?