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It seems to me that it would be a problem only if the car sits for a long time and water accumulates in the tank. If you use up the gas in a timely manner it should be fine, which should be easy enough in an S-code!!!

This must have taken a lot of work!!!!!

Here's a thread that may help. http://www.californiaspecial.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8270

Excellent point. I hadn't thought of that possibility! Tailpipe rubbing a hole in the fuel line......that would be a good definition for "having a bad day"!!!!

It looks like I've been driving for the last 4 years with the tailpipe against the fuel line!!! I guess the pipe doesn't get hot enough to do any real damage but my exhaust system is too loud anyway (stop laughing, Rob and Steve!) so now might be a real good time to get a new one. It also...

Thanks for the offer, Neil, but trial and error worked. Turning the screw clockwise increases the readings on the gauges.

I've read that due to how the regulators work digital meters are too fast and the reading bounces all over. Only an old analog meter will work, which I don't have. I'll probably go to plan B, which is to turn the screw one way or the other, hook the cluster back in, and see what happens, repeat.

After installing a new regulator for the gauges they now all read too low so I need to adjust the little screw on the rear of the regulator but I don't know which way to turn it. Does anyone know which way to turn the screw to increase the voltage to the gauges?

Here is a paragraph from an Australian site. Carburettor Equipped Engines Vehicles made before 1986 vehicles were predominantly equipped with carburettors and steel fuel tanks. The use of ethanol blended petrol in engines impacts the air/fuel ratio because of the additional oxygen molecules...

Here's another thought; did you paint the radiator?

Here's another one in your area. Looks like a good project for someone. And this one is on the other side of the state, near Steve.

What is it about front shocks that make some brands look more original than others?

You had me convinced until I saw the price! Maybe a lopey cam isn't such a bad thing!!!

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Were all pinch welds painted black or only those on light-colored cars?

If the car heats up only when it idles but it has good water flow and air flow is it possible the vacuum lines to the distributor are hooked up incorrectly or the vacuum christmas tree isn't working properly? Just thinking out loud here: The rear distributor hose should have full vacuum when...

If you get stuck just remember that any metal you can see and touch from inside the car should be Ivy Gold, except as Marty noted, the dash/windshield trim piece.

Here's a little blurb from a hot rod site. DOING THE NUMBERS The "hot rod advance curve" used mostly on a 9:1 engine with a mild camshaft (duration less than 220 degrees at 0.050-inch of valve lift) is 10 to 12 degrees initial timing plus 22 to 24 degrees of additional advance from the...

I think someone recently came out with a spray that kinda sorta matches it.

With. 18 is really pushing the envelope but 12 should be no problem, but you may need to run premium fuel to prevent detonation (pinging). I'm running at 22 degrees with no problems. Of course, that's with an aggressive cam.