Recent content by David Smithey

The cool resistor was poorly connected to the body. I moved it to the battery ground because it was easy.

The wire between my fingers goes to the ground of the radio. Does that help explain the setup?

Yes, the radio is wired directly to the ground of the battery and to the positive of the battery.

I have installed an aftermarket, new radio and it shirts out when I hit bumps. I have wired it directly to the battery so I know it isn’t a short on the radio wiring. I think it is short in a ground somewhere else that is drawing the power from the battery. I have searched and searched for it...

I’ve got a hose coming off the engine side of the carburetor that is open to the air. What does it need to be connected to? Is the thermal reactor system disconnected?

Great solutions. I don't have the clear height you guys do. I ended up buying 4 rope ratchets and using 2x4's to lift it. We put a 2x4 under the front of the lid just at the door frame. The other 2x4 went through the back windows. It was easy to remove the windows by just taking out the 3...

It turned out to be that the bolt was threads were stripped. After some more internet searches I found the recommendation to wedge a flat head screwdriver under the bolt head. This gave me enough pressure on the few threads left to engage them and get the bolt turning. Once I got it turning...

Several of the bolts in the flange between the hard top and the pan aren't coming out. They turn but not coming out. Guess they are stripped? Any advice on how to get them out?