Re: Hornet, two weeks later

[ameskg@xxxxxxxxx]

Be aware that there are different diameter dog dishes too. I have one wheel 
which won't hold the regular caps, the bumps are arranged in too small a 
diameter.
 
Ken

Quoting Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>:

> It's working out great!
> 
> Got the Weber carb mostly sorted out. Float level was way off, and
> I had the primary throttle plate off-center in the bore, so it
> leaked air at idle, and caused the vacuum port to be below the
> throttle so there wa svacuum at idle. All fixed.  Found a crack in
> the power valve diaphragm (I think I over-tightened it), repaired
> with silicone (ugh!), will buy a replacement locally tomorrow AM.
> Choke and fast idle set well enough.
> 
> The air horns, which are removable, seemed a bit loose, which
> would really make mixture bent; I ran the holed end on 600 grit on
> a ground iron block for super-flat, squeezed the other end to
> lengthen the air horn a fraction of a mil, and got a nice
> air-tight finger-friction fit, and eliminated some midrange
> stumble.
> 
> If you must use a 2 bbl carb, the DGEV 32/36 Weber is pretty nice.
> It's italian, so it's slightly odd, but once you enter their world
> it's pretty straightforward, a hell of a lot nicer to work on than
> a damned Holley. It's the fastest six I've ever driven, it pulls
> like a small V8 around 2200 rpm up. 2.73 axle, and 25" tires.
> 
> I have an occasional one-cylinder stumble at idle. Sounds like
> lean stumble, but I can't figure out what it is. I opened
> the idle micture 1/2 T rich, no difference.
> 
> I just juggled PCV valves I had in the junkbox until I found one
> it idles well with. Is there science here, or should I just use
> voodoo?
> 
> 
> There's no measured-miles around here anywhere, and my speedo is
> way off. The AMC tachometer seems mostly decorative, idle it reads
> 250 rpm (right) so I will ahve to duct-tape my DVM type tach to
> the hood and drive around to figure out which speedo gear I need.
> I don't even know what's in it! I estimate 70mph when the speedo
> reads 60mph. Mileage seems decent, haven't calculated it since the
> speedo is stupid.
> 
> 
> Using the British method for setting timing -- adjust then drive.
> No pinging yet. I put Ford recurve springs in the disrtrib some
> time ago.
> 
> 
> I was hot to get a 2.5 turn steering gear, but I'm having second
> thoughts.  There's a 3.25? turn box in there now; it feels pretty
> quick (anything will, after a manual-gear 63 Classic!). With a
> 108" wheelbase and 70mph I don't think I want anything faster.
> The 16" dead-stock steering wheel is also perfect, hell no
> changing that.
> 
> I scrounged together wipers finally. A 1973 motor, pushrods and
> wiper arms, some 1980's switch and intermittent controller (which
> was undesireably intermittent, I had to disassemble and repair the
> switch), repacked with grease (switch and motor) Bosch microedge
> blades, and it's as good as a new car. Sweet!
> 
> 
> And I'm definitely going to keep the factory-steel wheels. I like
> the dog dish hubcaps, even though I've found a set of decent 14x7
> AMC rallye wheels complete for a decent price. Locally too. But I
> really want 14x7 plain steel that take AMC dogdish hubcaps!
> 
> Does anyone know if there ever was a 14x7 plain steel wheel? Are
> dog-dish hub caps interchangable across makes? Eg. will my AMC
> hubcaps fit on Ford wheels?
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