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Archive for December, 2005

We brought Stella home

Posted by Eman on December 18th, 2005

Bled the brakes (To safely get her out of Hope’s garage)
She started up on the first try (Couldn’t keep her really going though)

Hooked her up to a tow bar attached to a Dodge truck
Detached universal joint, as to not destroy the automatic transmission
I rode in the car to help turn the wheels on some of [...]

New thermostat

Posted by Eman on December 12th, 2005

To help things along, I installed a new thermostat today. There was sludge in the spring of the old one, and to be honest, everything will probably need a good flush in the future. I added a housing gasket (it didn’t have one). This was a 180º thermostat and is nicknamed “The Big One” at [...]

Carburetor, MC install, and fuel pump

Posted by Eman on December 2nd, 2005

Renstalled the carburetor
Replaced spark plugs again with Autolite 437s (.035″ gap)
Rebuilt the fuel pump with kit (Tough to get some pieces out)
Reinstalled fuel pump and new fuel line
Installed new master cylinder (did not get a chance to fully bleed the brakes)
No more sputtering when pressing the accelerator, but now rough (almost dying) idling and rough [...]

More carburetor work

Posted by Eman on December 1st, 2005

Dad and I got the top 1/3 put back together
Started disassembling the middle 1/3
Soaked, cleaned, and brushed all parts