Thanks in advance for helping a new guy out. Took delivery of the '60 last Saturday and it stumbles/hesitates during acceleration in low RPM in first and second. It is better in third and seems fine in fourth. I have done some extensive reading here and have some ideas what to do. I tried the carb cleaner at the base of the carb trick and the small area I tried did not increase RPMs. How the heck do you get the carb cleaner in those areas with all that stuff around it?
I talked to Cruiser Classics who performed all the work on it in May and they said they do all their tuning for high altitude since they are at 7,000 feet. Told them I am at 740 feet and he suggested I retard the timing to factory spec at 7 degrees. I see that is a matter of lining up the arrow with the BB. Should be easy enough. Thoughts from you guys who have brought a high altitude truck down to close to sea level please? Will I need to re-jet the carb? I hope not... I do not think there is a vacuum leak as CC would not let a truck leave their shop running lousy. They also replaced the thermostat, but the gauge only reads slightly above C not equally in between C and H. Truck seems to warm up enough as if the thermostat is working. Do they have somewhat inaccurate gauges?
Couple other little questions. The plastic inner front fender skirts are missing of course, is the SOR two piece kit the go to for replacement? I see they offer the front and rear pieces separate for a higher price individually than the kit.
The driver's exterior door handle sits lower than flush. Before I fully take apart the door, is this a fixable issue or should I not waste my time?
I talked to Cruiser Classics who performed all the work on it in May and they said they do all their tuning for high altitude since they are at 7,000 feet. Told them I am at 740 feet and he suggested I retard the timing to factory spec at 7 degrees. I see that is a matter of lining up the arrow with the BB. Should be easy enough. Thoughts from you guys who have brought a high altitude truck down to close to sea level please? Will I need to re-jet the carb? I hope not... I do not think there is a vacuum leak as CC would not let a truck leave their shop running lousy. They also replaced the thermostat, but the gauge only reads slightly above C not equally in between C and H. Truck seems to warm up enough as if the thermostat is working. Do they have somewhat inaccurate gauges?
Couple other little questions. The plastic inner front fender skirts are missing of course, is the SOR two piece kit the go to for replacement? I see they offer the front and rear pieces separate for a higher price individually than the kit.
The driver's exterior door handle sits lower than flush. Before I fully take apart the door, is this a fixable issue or should I not waste my time?