Biohazard
Got the car to where it would run warm, no problem. But it took a lot of fudging with the choke thermostat. More, I think, than it should have. While she was idling, I wanted to see what was up with the PCV valve. Pulled the hose from the valve which killed the motor instantly, of course. Plugged the line, started her up, and she ran (idled) like a champ. Noticeably better than with the valve connected. BUT...wouldn't let me give her any throttle. So, for now, I'm leaving her alone and getting some parts on order:
New PCV valve. (will replace hose, too)
New choke thermostat. (just plucked a NOS one from eBay)
Other fiddling I got done today....
Set points gap to 17 (it was a lot less than that)
Lubed the pivots for the points and the advancer.
Set timing to around 25. May change after the new parts go in.
Finally installed that new PCV grommet.
The old one had to be muscled out as it felt more like hard plastic than rubber.
Got the car to where it would run warm, no problem. But it took a lot of fudging with the choke thermostat. More, I think, than it should have. While she was idling, I wanted to see what was up with the PCV valve. Pulled the hose from the valve which killed the motor instantly, of course. Plugged the line, started her up, and she ran (idled) like a champ. Noticeably better than with the valve connected. BUT...wouldn't let me give her any throttle. So, for now, I'm leaving her alone and getting some parts on order:
New PCV valve. (will replace hose, too)
New choke thermostat. (just plucked a NOS one from eBay)
Other fiddling I got done today....
Set points gap to 17 (it was a lot less than that)
Lubed the pivots for the points and the advancer.
Set timing to around 25. May change after the new parts go in.
Finally installed that new PCV grommet.
The old one had to be muscled out as it felt more like hard plastic than rubber.