well, we didn't make it out of the garage for a couple of reasons tonight.
1 i lost a throttle linkage clip. if anyone has a spare....i need it.
http://webpages.charter.net/mbouse/fiat ... 20clip.JPG
2 i haven't an air cleaner. looks like we'll be borrowing the wife's this weekend. i am ordering one tomorrow.
3 i haven't figured out how to bolt the dipstick back to the engine since the extra large '80 intake manifold is gonzo. i need to fab a bracket. man, does it make a mess under the hood when you try to run the engine withouta dipstick!!
but, the carb ran fairly well, right outa the box. linkage needed some adjustments. do not know about full throttle clearances yet. but, those don't appear to be issues at the moment.
intake manifold removal
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racydave
Mike, make a right angle bracket wide and long enough to cover open egr port. Hole thru to block, use hole left from old intake, use silicone sealer high temp) for gasket,(clean mating surfaces w choke cleaner) a hole in protrudnig angle will hold dipstick!!! I used pulltie. Clean dipstick and gasket, I used anarobic gasket maker. Sounds like you should check intake with a good straight edge. I would use permatex aviation sealer for intake to block gasket. Do you have my phone number? D in I
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mbouse
Dave,
The leak is so minor that it will wait until spring. We're talking like five drops in 36 hours. the prime objective now is to get the vehicle to Auburn, Indiana tomorrow.
I've scoped out a plan for the dipstick. just need to know what to use in place of the allusive dipstick gasket....need to seal that opening and cannot find a gasket. didn't think about that open port....was looking at the engine lift loop....good idea Dave!
The leak is so minor that it will wait until spring. We're talking like five drops in 36 hours. the prime objective now is to get the vehicle to Auburn, Indiana tomorrow.
I've scoped out a plan for the dipstick. just need to know what to use in place of the allusive dipstick gasket....need to seal that opening and cannot find a gasket. didn't think about that open port....was looking at the engine lift loop....good idea Dave!
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mbouse
Final entry...it was very cold when i made it out to the garage this morning. it is 'D-Day'. The day the car must leave my garage today for winter storage.
I busy myself with the strip of sheet metal destined to become the new bracket for the dipstick. I needed heat in the garage to be able to spray paint the bracket after it was bent, cut, drilled and ground to the correct proportions.
I have (just two nights ago) finished the last of the undercoating of wheel wells, and now while the bracket paint dries, i bring the car down off the jack stands. A quick look outside notes that the precipitation is solid and white.
One last look around for that elusive throttle linkage clip, and then using two tie wraps I makeshift a temporary replacement job. A mix of rain and that menacing white stuff persists in threatening postponement of the final jaunt of the year.
Finally, around two p.m., the bracket is in place and my wife and I are off. 40 minutes down the road is where the car will rest for the winter. The roads are too wet to test any performance. But, there is a hint....each time we leave the line, that there is something special to look forward to next season.
The 32/36 DFAV was amazingly simple to install on the '76 manifold. the most serious item was knowing in advance that we'd need carb studs less than 1/3rd the size of the stock studs. Thanks for that head's up, Dale. The massive change between this carb and the one originally installed is impressive. Only two ports...one for gas and one for vacuum advance are on this new carb. Between the fuel ports, emissions ports, choke hoses, etc. there were at least 10 hoses connected to the 1980 carburetor.
Six months is a long time. this will be a long winter of waiting. Wish I could tell you more.
I busy myself with the strip of sheet metal destined to become the new bracket for the dipstick. I needed heat in the garage to be able to spray paint the bracket after it was bent, cut, drilled and ground to the correct proportions.
I have (just two nights ago) finished the last of the undercoating of wheel wells, and now while the bracket paint dries, i bring the car down off the jack stands. A quick look outside notes that the precipitation is solid and white.
One last look around for that elusive throttle linkage clip, and then using two tie wraps I makeshift a temporary replacement job. A mix of rain and that menacing white stuff persists in threatening postponement of the final jaunt of the year.
Finally, around two p.m., the bracket is in place and my wife and I are off. 40 minutes down the road is where the car will rest for the winter. The roads are too wet to test any performance. But, there is a hint....each time we leave the line, that there is something special to look forward to next season.
The 32/36 DFAV was amazingly simple to install on the '76 manifold. the most serious item was knowing in advance that we'd need carb studs less than 1/3rd the size of the stock studs. Thanks for that head's up, Dale. The massive change between this carb and the one originally installed is impressive. Only two ports...one for gas and one for vacuum advance are on this new carb. Between the fuel ports, emissions ports, choke hoses, etc. there were at least 10 hoses connected to the 1980 carburetor.
Six months is a long time. this will be a long winter of waiting. Wish I could tell you more.