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tranny shifted hitting your mount causing vibration. Engine mounts rubber look vertical and not twisted? More clearance at the radiator? Sometimes it doesn't take much. You checked the power steering, did you make sure the lines aren't touching/ transmitting. Clutch in, in gear, rev...

Smoking heater motor armature, brushes, wound resister wires caused by oil film from the engine compartment, dirt, etc. that is ventilated back into the cabin from the heater cover, through the sides, openings around the heater hoses, seals internal to the heater box........ A coil cleaning...

For the carb'd guys

Sould be close....

The mystery continues.... http://bayblab.blogspot.com/2009/01/evaporation-rates-of-ethanol-solutions.html The short answer is - in one week's time half is evaporated. There's no mystery after 2 weeks. Steve- you buy unblended. No alcohol.:grin:

Front carb has no power. Green/ white. I can't see the top of the chokes. Early carbs were fed from the rear carb choke and the other side loops all the other devices. You need one switched ( green) power feed run in series with all carb devices for it to run. It's fed from the fuse box or...

Temperature switch(s) in the intakes manifolds are not needed and were not used on all cars. They were used as an idle emission device with a lot of other emission items. 85 is not used. But that wire black/ brown is a mystery wire that several other recent posts describe and you...

There is only one clear resistance wire. It looks similar, but is of a different alloy that creates the resistance. Simply measure the voltage and compare to the battery voltage. it connects to the green wire to the ignition switch at a junction shown in the repair manual. One more...

Italian replicas.

Your stock resistor coil is below spec. It should be in the 14-16k range. At a measured 13k- it's failed.

No.. it's not normal. A choke is not going to pull down if it's working right. Heat - electric and water are the two elements which control when the choke comes off. You may have a sticking/ worn linkage. You may have a fuel level issue.

No gas... Webers notoriously leak at the fuel enrichment cover. On a Zenith it's internal. If there are air leaks, that will contribute to the possibility of fuel drain. Regardless, yes you should see some fuel evidence if you pumped the accelerator and there's some fuel in the bowl. No...

No gas is essential. But... orange spark at the plug means something more. Measure the coil resistance on the secondary side. Probe the positive and the center HT wire to cap center. This controls the spark quality- blue flame. The HT wire could have been damaged. Measure it. As part of...

Mmm sounds like one carb is pulling off prematurely; almost immediately. That's also likely causing your rough idle during warm-up. Fast idle for both carbs engaged is higher than 1400. Recheck the settings per the manual, individually at both carbs by manually inducing the fast idle...

It's a return fuel line outlet. Used on the last version of the carb. Or so the lore goes. It is listed in literature.

Ifn there was a magic formula for guessing appreciation we'd all be retired from playing Wall Street or Vegas. There isn't. There are any numbers of factors. Some make sense, like CSLs going up in value and everything goes along. Even parts cars and parts. Some, like someone who just wants...

Secret to the air cleaner stud is that if you over tighten it'll strip out. Weakest link on the carb. Secret number 2- after you've performed secret 1 check the throttle plates. Half the ones I see are loose or ill fitting. Just use a light and check. Adjust so it fits the bore best- No...

Common Float problem on rebuild is the gasket. Clearances are such that if the gasket is slightly different, the float will hang on it. Try lowering the fuel level- maybe disconnect the pump and run it dry, poking down the vent hole maybe will work.

I'm nearby. Maybe 5 miles. I'm in town this weekend and then relo for business to Dallas. Back maybe a couple of times to drive cars and close out the house. If someone is really interested let me know. Long time british shop had the car for a customer. Yorkies in Merriam, KS is the shop...

started all by itself. Car's been sitting for a week, just happened to go out in the garage for something else. Switch doesn't lock when pushed, so momentary? Been a while. Bad switch? Ideas before I break out the meter?