Thanks for the warning. It’s a jungle out there.

Shift knobs are touch points. I advise that you get the exact one that will please you the most.

Got my sticker today!

Look forward to seeing you there Dale!

That’s great. Look forward to seeing you again.

Looks like I am in – my MC trip was moved to June and I just took the two days off for Carlisle. I still need to sign up for lodging and show field. Hopefully more people will show up this year.

Bumping this thread for awareness.

I’m planning out this year’s Carlisle outing, Thursday May 9- Sunday morning May 12. Hotel HQ is again the Courtyard Marriott in Camp Hill; the room deal is at this link. (https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1702482498713&key=GRP&app=resvlink)

Pretty sure the Saturday dinner will…[Read more]

Book 1 to buy or borrow: “How The Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: a Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot”

You will find many answers in there, the most important one being “don’t panic.”

Most old Bug engines came equipped with a 1-barrel Brosol or Solex carb. Cleanout and new gaskets are typically all they need but if you’ve got…[Read more]

If I were in your shoes I’d check out the 2.3 forums like this one: https://www.ranger-forums.com/2-3l-2-5l-i4-tech-31/

They can help you troubleshoot at least as well as we can.

An engine swap seems like a radical step for someone to be contemplating not knowing basics like “what could fit?”

It’s a kit car: Anything can be made to fit. You…[Read more]

Hi Bill. I ran a 2.3 in my Fiberfab for over 20 years before I killed it. I now run a 302 V8. Theres a lot of fabrication involved to make that swap. The 2.8 V6 has been used also.

What is the issue with the 2.3? No crank? Crank, no start? Make sure the timing marks are correctly aligned and the distributor is positioned correctly. I was once…[Read more]

Looks like it all went well enough. Have not seen any problems the past few days.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Bill! 🙂

Stephen

You could run it with a 34PICT3 on a stock manifold but you’d probably do better to tune the Delorto, unless it’s icing up.

What Dell do you have? What idle jets are in it?

What is your current overall mileage? I get about 25-26mpg overall with my 120-hp 1914 in a 1500 lb Spyder replica. Your engine should be giving you something similar—but o…[Read more]

As always, Thank You, Steve.

I understood nothing clicking on that link. I’m glad we have you.

Looks like a nice example, Stephen. Good luck with the sale. It might help if you suggested a price.

Thankee

A few more updates this morning. Nothing special. All looks like it’s working well.