Recent content by 29Cabriolet

Not sure if the cause is the same or similar, but I had trouble shifting into second. My solution, that I stumbled on by accident, is to shift in a deliberate H pattern rather than a sort of diagonal direction as you would with most modern cars. That is, straight up into neutral, square "turn"...

I thought there was a thread on this but did not show up on a search. What Oil weight do you use? Also there is a debate on detergent v. non detergent. What is best for a not recently rebuilt engine?

Yet another thread on the subject. I searched for previous postings but could not find what I was looking for. I am looking for suggestions on where to start. The wobble is not consistent. Typically only happens when breaking on a bumpy stretch of payment. I replaced the rubber insulator...

Not a comment or question about my car, but another instance of how rude people can be. Last summer while out cruising around my U-joint disintegrated leaving me stranded on a curvy back road. The car came to rest just around a blind corner. Although I was off the road as much as the shoulder...

I got the other last white wall tire! Marked as you describe! And yes it's mounted and not for sale:D. but here's the interesting part. Originally I ordered only 4 tires, but realized later I should get another for the spare. So I ordered the fifth. And whaddya know! There was one...

I too was a victim of this tank damage due to the steering wheel mount. I did not want to remove the tank either. But in response to some advice (even some scoldings to "do it right" from this forum) I did. It was not an easy task but in the long run beneficial. In the process, since the...

Similar situation. I bought a repro and could not even get it to fit in its enclosure, let alone slip it into place. I promptly returned it and bought a used original from the dreaded ebay. It was 5$ less than the repro! Installed fine and has been working great ever since.

13 years? Wow! The batteries I bought from Advance only warranted for 1 (One!) year. Never heard of Fleet Farm (I'm on the east coast) But I checked their web site and found a 24 Month 6V for $49.

Bump. . . Well sometimes you hear the old adage ". . .things are often not like they seem. . . " Not so here! Turns out the trouble was the battery! I did not suspect that since the battery was only 18 mos old. Tested it idle and was getting 6.15V. Finally I retested WITH LOAD, instantly...

I have been unable to find any vendor (Model A or modern) with 00 gauge. Bratton's offers a 1 gauge calling it "original". But I've mounted a kill switch under the driver's seat and can't use the stock 19" cable. (I need 32" Battery to switch - 60" switch to starter) Tractor Supply offers 1...

Thanks to all for the ideas! I got a bunch of stuff to check and others to re-check!!

If that is the problem, why is hard cranking so sporadic/intermittent? Nevertheless, what is the correct gauge? (number)

I haven't removed the starter yet. When I do, what would I be looking for to determine if the bendix is the cause?

Battery connections are good. I recently redid all to add a kill switch. That was done quite a while before these symptoms appeared.

Hopefully someone will have hint on how to troubleshoot this. Sometimes the engine will turn over hard pretty much the way it would with a weak battery. But if that were the problem, it would be all the time. With multiple tries it will finally turn over enough times and quickly enough to...