John S's Journal

After a much needed camping trip on the Oregon coast, it was time to continue trying to get the newly rebuilt carbs dialed in. The new fuel filter that I ordered was waiting for me. Lots of particles in the old one so it was a good thing to change out. I’ve been fighting with the tuning as it seems like I’m having to run the jets down further than most from what I read which made me think something was amiss. Tore the carbs off and the intake manifold to check for anything that might be the cause of a leak. Ran the flanges over some sandpaper just to make sure the surface was dead flat. Did the same for the phenolic spacers, heat shield surfaces and then reassembled. Replaced one of the spacers as there was one edge that looked a little rough but other than that, no smoking gun was found. Pulled the plugs and cleaned, set the throttle disks 2 turns down from fully closed, 2 complete turns of the jets down from the bridge. Pulled the choke out and started, and warmed up the car. Only thing left to do was take it for a drive. As long as I had the choke out, it ran very nice which tells me I’m close but it’s still lean. A bit low on the gas gauge so back into the garage for the day. Dropped the jets another 2 flats and I’ll try again tomorrow.