Thanks for the tips, David.  Tried all that.  Replaced the new filter with the old filter.  Replaced all the fuel lines.  Finally gave up and put everything back the way it was before I moved the filter.  And guess what?  Still having the same problem.  Time to take it to the mechanic.

That’ll work. Maybe we can beat the beach traffic.

Yeah, man, if you want to make it that early. That same gas station as last year?

Ed, would meeting you in Linthicum Heights at 8:00 be ok?

Looks like Lois is out due to lack of wives joining in – so solo.

Who else is now in?

Timing – I am going to take the day off so can meet you guys coming down from the north on 301 or other anytime you guys plan for…

Hope the weather holds out. Looks to be cooler next week

They all want the earlier tank because the filler neck in the later one is laid down to accommodate the external fuel door. You can use that one in a TDr but you’ll have to relocate the filler neck as described. If you need an new tank it’s easier to get the older style tank & shorten the neck. Sometimes you get lucky and don’t even need to mess…[Read more]

Just over one week away. Timing issue has yet to be resolved. Pick an arrival time you want and I’ll adjust my departure time accordingly.

Just get the early one–61-67. You might need to cut the filler neck down a couple inches. Test fit carefully, scribe it and then take it to a muffler shop to be cut and welded before you clean the Cosmoline out. They’ll charge you $20 or $30 to do it. Maybe less you you tell them what it’s for and come in with a six-pack.

Note: don’t buy the…[Read more]

Look carefully on the coil. One side has a +

Look for the same problems you would look for in a VW Bug of the same vintage. Rusty floors are a typical problem, and fixable. sloppy shifting (bad bushing, a $3 part, several hours of fiddling to get to it). Electrical gremlins, which are usually loose or missing grounds. Steering bits. Gauges. Top fitment and condition (you’ll use it,…[Read more]

Thanks, Paul. Hopefully we’ll get it sorted without paying millions.

Mine is also on the passenger side rear corner.

Beautiful, Rick. Peace and spit-fire to you and your family. Your mom did right by you and you by her, and that’s the world right there.

Rick,

Well said brother

In my prayers

When I put the Soob in  Bridget the same thing happened. I’d wired in all the rigourmorole. All the engine wiring and the ECU and the extra stuff like the igniter and the various important looking electronic block thingies. And the tach. And the fans. All that. The engine ran.

The alt light was on.

It was a brandy-new alternator. I checked all…[Read more]

12 volts to it–there’s a terminal you have to hit while it’s running. Excite the alt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPl7CTb685I

http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=135956

I’m glad that there are other cars out there that fight and squirm and make repairs difficult. I thought it was just me.

Good job, Ed. See you in a few weeks.

Shift bushing update:

SUCCESS!

Finally got round to adjusting the shift plate and test driving this afternoon. But not before I took a wild swing at fixing the leak from my oil pressure gauge exclusively onto the right leg on only work or dress pants (and never garage or shop pants). Crawled under the dash and loosened the nuts on the gauge…[Read more]

@billnparts – Ask and ye shall receive.  Below is @edsnova post from “Shift Rod Bushing, Again” with instructions on how to load pictures on a post:

“Jack, it’s more convoluted than even the old site. First you go to your own thing. Upper right corner it should say something like “Howdy, Happy Jack.” Click on that and you get a drop-d…[Read more]