hey dan, give partsouq.com a go if amayama come up empty, they're not bad and you can get a postage quote instantly. That said, I still usually order through amayama.
mate I went through a similar thing, cleaned the tank and ok for a while but started happening again. my tank was a little rusty inside too. When I looked in the tank again, the plastic rectangular bit that the pickup sits in had broken off the tank and blocked the pickup.. Never know, haven't...
The previous owner of my car was also a smoker and wowee it took a toll on the interior plastics! Was the handbrake grip discolored on yours?
Oh yeah and I will be following your build, nice rig!
Check the inside of the fuel tank. In an 80, (sorry not sure about the 60) the pickup sits in a rectangular box which is like another baffle. Sorry I don't know the technical term, but mine dislodged from the tank itself and when I turned right like you are saying, the baffle would slide left...
my 1hdt needs about 12.8 to crank over so that should be pretty similar. How fat is the cable from pos terminal to starter? mine is really fat cause those oil burners do need all them amps to get going
When I got my 62 the squirters weren't working and I found that I had more than one problem.
1. When trying to squirt, I could hear the pump running, but alas no water coming out. Found the rubber bushing was shagged, I was filling the reservoir up and it was emptying out on the floor.
2. The...