The Starter. It's a "short one" for the 2000, and I've had it in use for about 10 years. Very rarely, it will emit a "skrreeetch" on the first attempt to start, then operate normally to start the ca
If you intended to say "real hot", it's because of a rather common problem of fuze block terminal's resistance increasing, because of corrosion. Dave '67 1600 Kailua-Kona
Yes. What I usually do, is wrap some fine emery around a drill bit about the size of a fuse and use it to polish the brass terminals at each end of the fuse. Dave
(Taking a risk with that subject line--looks like spam, but it isn't) I've seen a lot of traffic in the past about an electrical problem which causes the loss of instrument indications, and has "som
I *do it* year 'round since I only erect the top about once a year. Only need to do that when a (rare) prolonged period of (really bad) bad weather (like, three or four days) takes place. It's good t
I experienced a "sudden" clutch failure yesterday, which gave all of the symptoms of one I had 8-1/2 years ago. The car was hauled ignominiously, via huge transporter from the Costco parking lot, to
Yep. I had the identical problem with my (bought new) 67.5. I ended up grinding off ~1/4" of each of those bolts. Weird, I agree, but I'm surprised yours has gotten these 35+ years without someone h
(I'll preface this by telling that I had a hard drive crash earlier in the year, which resulted in the loss of all my "non critical" files.) List: A while back, someone initiated an effort to put som
Thank You! Great job!! I'm going to go back and spend some time with what you've done. (Those others of "The List", please ignore my "afterthought "p.s." ) Dave '68 1600 Kailua-Kona Mitch Planck wro
Sparing you the gory details of my problem, is there anyone out there in "roadsterland" who knows what the "throw" of the clutch slave cylinder should be, or lacking that, what throw "works for them
I was hopeful, but I wasn't exactly "overwhelmed" by the number of answers to my question ;-). I'll share my findings. calculated that the maximum (theoretical, no "slop") slave cylinder "throw" shou
Bill: See attachment. My "gizmo" with its locknut is very sturdy, and I have absolutely no fear of it disintegrating. It's as robust as the stock push rod. I had no idea that clutch cylinders with ad
Great idea, Greg! ! - thank you. I have struggled with that problem for years and multiple carpet replacements. Still have a few "hard ones" left to do from my most recent replacement. Will try it. D