I’m not sure the exhaust leak is completely fixed, but it definitely doesn’t smell as bad.
Took a trip around the neighborhood. Stalled once and hiccupped once. Went to fill her up with gas. Made it home fine.
Checked the transmission fluid which was non-existent. Filled it up to the proper level, then noticed something…
Radiator was overflowing. [...]
Cut the driver’s floor mat to fit around the pedals
Checked the oil level
Checked the radiator fluid
Adjusted the gear linkage
Inflated the tires to at least 34 lbs psi
Topped off with gas
Put the tranny linkage back to where it was, time before last
Went to the gas station and aired up my tires… They were each about 10 lbs too low
Adjusted the tranny to governor linkage again
Did some test runs around the neighborhood
Tried creeping up a hill to force a gear change and wound up stalling
Added oil to the steering box
Checked the rear gear oil and it was fine for now
Adjusted the linkage to the governor a few more times today, having a test run after each adjustment
Finally got the car to not die as well as to go into passing gear
Actually made it across town with no sputtering or [...]
Double checked the linkage to the carb again
Everything was fine there
Adjusted the linkage to the governor again
Seemed way off
Took a test drive and she didn’t die, but lost her kickdown, so I probably over-adjusted
Stella still dies coming to a stop, even after being warmed up
Tried adjusting the linkage to the carb and the linkage to the governor again, and still stalled at a red light
Took off both sill plates, so the doors would close
Will see if they can be bent/cut more like the originals (which fit flush to [...]
Shortened the throttle to governor linkage one revolution
She wouldn’t even go into Reverse
I think she may have flooded
Went back to my ORIGINAL setting on the throttle linkage and lengthened it one revolution
Had to adjust the accelerator to carburetor linkage (undo what we had just done) back towards the firewall
Attached the kick panels inside
Cut a hole [...]
Put the hood back on
Hood actually fits better now!
Switched the wires on the horn relay and tested the horn
Must be some oddness going on under the horn ring
Adjusted the throttle to governor linkage
Test drove her and she still died at stops
Tightened the U-joints
Attached the front exhaust bracket
Welded some areas on the frame that were curled when Stella was pulled onto the truck for shipping
Welded the crack in the lower control arm
Cut, flared, and bent a new gas line to the fuel pump
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