Hey Folks,

Kennt was asking about running temperatures and performance with the new Weber center mount and the Venturi ring on the fan housing….so I plugged the Bluetooth 4.0 low power dongle into the under dash OBD II diagnostic port and used my iPhone 6 to read out the car parameters including:  speed; acceleration; boost/vacuum; engine rpm;…[Read more]

Hey Folks,

Kentt was asking about running temperatures and performance with the new Weber center mount and the Venturi ring on the fan housing….so I plugged the Bluetooth 4.0 low power dongle into the under dash OBD II diagnostic port and used my iPhone 6 to read out the car parameters including:  speed; acceleration; boost/vacuum; engine rpm;…[Read more]

FINAL REPORT — New Weber IDF-40 center-mount carburetor on a 1641cc engine —

So the new short air cleaner is installed, the back fiberglass panels have bee reinstalled, the spare tire remounted and the car pronounced “Fit for Duty” and a trip to Va Beach in October (once the distributor problems mentioned in my other post are sorted…[Read more]

Hey Folks,

I just ran out of gas but Murphy was kind to me —

I ran out of gas on the way to Royal’s house for the “best and final” tweak on the idle mixture screws.  I got within 1 mile of his house and the car started to buck and sputter — I had been trying to calibrate my gas gauge, not knowing if E was really empty.  And the gauge needle w…[Read more]

Update:  Getting closer to having a fine running TDr

Hey Folks —

Kenny said it was time for a status report on Emma — so here is the latest to date:

It turns out that I was working 2 problems together — tuning the used center-mount Weber IDF 40 carb and fixing the car’s habit of running hot (around 210-220 on 95 degree day with beating sun…[Read more]

Update:  Getting closer to having a fine running TDr

Hey Folks —

Kentt said it was time for a status report on Emma — so here is the latest to date:

It turns out that I was working 2 problems together — tuning the used center-mount Weber IDF 40 carb and fixing the car’s habit of running hot (around 210-220 on 95 degree day with beating sun…[Read more]

Update:  Getting closer to having a fine running TDr

Hey Folks —

Kentt said it was time for a status report on Emma — so here is the latest to date:

It turns out that I was working 2 problems together — tuning the used center-mount Weber IDF 40 carb and fixing the car’s habit of running hot (around 210-220 on 95 degree day with beating sun…[Read more]

Hey Allen

taje a real close look at that black plastic part… It should have a square cutout with slightly rounded corners that match the dizzy shaft.

that part has to slide down the shaft and just clear the sensor or the rotor won’t engage properly.

i had the same issue and once I put a bit of force on that black part with the magnets it…[Read more]

You-Tube video of Ed’s fine Limbo Adventure at Carlisle……….

(Keep in mind, I am not a videographer — I actually forgot that my DSLR took videos until someone in the stands reminded me, so the quality is what it is……but you’ll get the idea that we had as much fun watching from the stands as Ed had riding in the rain to prove just how…[Read more]