Leo, congratulations!! As far as help goes, I have my own cat to skin. I don't
know if Duncan is on this list or just the midgetsprite yahoo list, but he lives
pretty close to you. Being as how you need a good pair of eyes, you may prevail
upon him to come by.
Brad
Leo Speichinger wrote:
> WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... It RUNS...I guess after setting for two years the
> points were oxidized. I filed them and verified they were sparking,
> re-installed the cap and vroom... Has 50 lbs oil pressure idling,
> except for one other problem. After letting it idle for about 5 minutes
> the water in the radiator still wasnt circulating. Shouldnt it have
> opened by then? Might the thermostat have stuck due to having been
> sitting for so long? The block was warm and the tube between the bypass
> tube for the heater was quite warm. Ideas.... Now a little timing
> work, and some small adjustments on the carbs...Anybody want to come
> help a semi blind person for a weekend. LOL Damn after this long it is
> nice to hear it run, next it will be great to see it move under its own
> power. It needs a little more bleeding on the brakes though. First
> push goes about 1/2 way down and the next push is rock solid. And I
> have to fix one short that is on the green wire that comes off of the A4
> terminal on the fuse block, but that is easy to trace out.
>
> Leo (very, very happy)
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