Recent content by Craggles

This is a pic of mine. I can’t be sure how correct it is as not everything on the car is correct, maybe others can help with that.

I’d love some RHD stuff, you might be a bit far from me. Maybe you can take it to Murray bridge or if you are holidaying to where the weather is perfect!

Rear window looks too big maybe a la salle or something Nice pic though, thanks

Mine has the original pipe cut in the middle with some rubber pipe and hose clamps to fit an electric cut off, annoying to open the hood everytime to open/Close the fuel. Just a straight cut on the pipe and no leaks for me. I did give the thread into the sediment bowl a light wrap of tape as...

Some one has spent some time on this motor. How does she go aside from this problem? Or is this the starts but won't run engine?

The condenser is a good point, they can do strange things. Have you checked you are getting a bright blue spark from your coil, I would check all four plugs. I assume once it is starting you are moving the spark rod hitting the accelerator and what effect does that have - it could be too far...

Maybe a manifold air leak or sticky valves. I believe the auto trans fluid or mmo in the oil can relieve sticky valves, a oil flush did the trick for mine.

Hey Quickchange, how about those of us in Australia. Will we be able to get somewhere more local?

If original then I suspect it would have a generator and this could need adjusting. Both the spark and the horn could be put to a lack of current, I know I can't use my horn and lights at the same time.