--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, baadass73gremlin@xxxx wrote: > > In a message dated 2/2/05 5:01:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > AMC74HORNET@xxxx writes: > > > I finally got out of the house yesterday and took the orange car out for > a drive. After sitting for 11 days in sub zero temps, I pumped the gas 4 > times pulled out the manual choke and cranked it for 10 seconds and it > fired right up. It probably would have started faster but I figured > after sitting for 11 days the carb was dry. You can keep your computers, > electronic ignition, fuel injection and all that new fangled mumbo jumbo > these new cars have. Plain and simple works for me, points, a manual > choke, and an Acell Super coil along with a mid range priced Interstate > battery works just as well as all this so called modern crap. It was so > nice to be out of the house and to be driving one of my Hornet's. The > Chebby is still buried and the yellow Hornet is still frozen inside the > garage. Figuring I needed to rest my hand and let the swelling go down > in my arm yesterday when I came home so I spent the afternoon grinding > down the last 30 washers I needed to finish all the upholstery panels. I > am taking the orange car out again today to pick up some more supply's > that all of a sudden I realized I need as tonight into tomorrow we are > supposed to get a wintery mix. :-( > "Doc" > > > > Yer lucky Doc,My 73 Fury won't start in 40 degree weather lol. > Bart You got factory electronic ignition in it? The early Mopar electronic Ign. was worse than the crap AMC used. I know as I had Dodge pick up trucks in the mid 70's where I worked. They were very touchy about dampness of any kind. "Doc" ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/6iY7fA/5WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/YtqqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/