Jean-Marc Dugas
PCS Member
Since the last update, we have fixed the stalling problem. Come to find out the combination of a leaky and weak fuel pump along with a tired carburetor will cause the car to stall here and there.
It took a few days to find the fuel pump. Neither NAPA or APM's suppliers carried or had any in stock. Out of desperation I went to good ol Canadian Tire and they found a fuel pump somewhere on the back shelve of one of their stores.
I drooped off the carburetor at the local carburetor rebuilding shop and a couple days after the carb was rebuilt minus the electric choke. I happened to be in Toronto for a conference and thought of looking up carburetor shops up there and bingo, the first one I called had a Carter electric choke in stock. As soon as I got back home, I re-installed the carb and choke and my dad came over to help with the fine tuning. The car now runs like new.....
.....except for the leaky radiator. We have an appointment on Wednesday to the radiator shop to see if the leak is reparable, or if we are looking at a new rad.
So far this summer, the car got a new timing chain and sprockets, new fuel pump, rebuilt carburetor, new electric choke, new intake gaskets, new engine temperature probe, new thermostat, second hand thermostat housing, new alternator, new plug wires and a second hand Dietz.
Before next summer, I still got to have the radiator leak fixed, change the break cylinders which are leaking a little, change the drive shaft U joints which are starting to make noise, the exhaust system which has a number of wraps of exhaust tape covering holes and possibly the passenger side exhaust manifold which is leaking, all of the vacuum and fluid hosed along with as much of the electrical wires as I can....plus what ever else I find on the way....
The list seems quite long, but I think that if I pace myself and does not get discouraged, it should be manageable.
I wanted to have th car re-painted, but I think that I'd better fix these first and then go for the paint.
Anyhow, I hope that the car will be ready to go for the drive to Ohio next summer, at least, that's the plan.
It took a few days to find the fuel pump. Neither NAPA or APM's suppliers carried or had any in stock. Out of desperation I went to good ol Canadian Tire and they found a fuel pump somewhere on the back shelve of one of their stores.
I drooped off the carburetor at the local carburetor rebuilding shop and a couple days after the carb was rebuilt minus the electric choke. I happened to be in Toronto for a conference and thought of looking up carburetor shops up there and bingo, the first one I called had a Carter electric choke in stock. As soon as I got back home, I re-installed the carb and choke and my dad came over to help with the fine tuning. The car now runs like new.....
.....except for the leaky radiator. We have an appointment on Wednesday to the radiator shop to see if the leak is reparable, or if we are looking at a new rad.
So far this summer, the car got a new timing chain and sprockets, new fuel pump, rebuilt carburetor, new electric choke, new intake gaskets, new engine temperature probe, new thermostat, second hand thermostat housing, new alternator, new plug wires and a second hand Dietz.
Before next summer, I still got to have the radiator leak fixed, change the break cylinders which are leaking a little, change the drive shaft U joints which are starting to make noise, the exhaust system which has a number of wraps of exhaust tape covering holes and possibly the passenger side exhaust manifold which is leaking, all of the vacuum and fluid hosed along with as much of the electrical wires as I can....plus what ever else I find on the way....
The list seems quite long, but I think that if I pace myself and does not get discouraged, it should be manageable.
I wanted to have th car re-painted, but I think that I'd better fix these first and then go for the paint.
Anyhow, I hope that the car will be ready to go for the drive to Ohio next summer, at least, that's the plan.