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East Windsor, NJ, USA
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It has been an off and on project for the last three weeks trying to get this thing running. I felt the timing was close enough when I could get it to run briefly using the starter fluid but after cleaning the carb out and messing with it I wasn't getting anywhere.
So today I pulled the weber DVG and swapped it with the DOCE that was sitting on the shelf since I had removed it from my previous car.
Third try it started like a champ. Messed with the idle and have it running at 1100 rpm. I was able to drive it back and forth in the drive way so pretty happy.
BUT, and there is always a "but" when I'm working on a car, now I have problems to solve. The return spring for the carb and for the accelerator peddle are missing so that is a hassle. The brakes completely failed in the driveway so that is a bit of a problem, the radiator puked on the drive, the return oil line is leaking like all get out, and the temperature is pegged at high. (Even before the coolant leak).
So all in all a good day
So today I pulled the weber DVG and swapped it with the DOCE that was sitting on the shelf since I had removed it from my previous car.
Third try it started like a champ. Messed with the idle and have it running at 1100 rpm. I was able to drive it back and forth in the drive way so pretty happy.
BUT, and there is always a "but" when I'm working on a car, now I have problems to solve. The return spring for the carb and for the accelerator peddle are missing so that is a hassle. The brakes completely failed in the driveway so that is a bit of a problem, the radiator puked on the drive, the return oil line is leaking like all get out, and the temperature is pegged at high. (Even before the coolant leak).
So all in all a good day
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