Thought I would update this as I FINALLY figured out what was going on with the points. The lockdown screw only had a flat washer under it. The few times it would fire after adjusting the points it would idle great for a minute or so then slowly die down to the point it couldn’t have been idling...
Thank you for that picture and input, it helped out immensely. I mounted up the condenser that way and it made no difference. I then narrowed the gap as @65swb45 mentioned and it immediately fired, idled decent but not smooth. As soon as I touched the gas it started stumbling and then faded...
‘69 with original F engine desmogged with a Weber 32/36 that ran good until I let it sit for a year and a half. Got it running a couple weeks ago and would idle good but as soon as throttle was applied it would stumble out. If you pumped the pedal repeatedly you could get it to rev out but as...
That thing is a work of art.............seriously. You should be very proud.:cheers:
On a side note I think we met at Uwharrie last summer, you wheeled with Andy and Bill in the red Defender right.
Hi all,
Yes, this is exactly what the hell I meant ;) You can see around youre wheels and rockers very well over and around obstacles while wheeling, but you get the added benefit of a door being there and helping to keep most of the dust out.
Regards,
Stephen