1959 Cabriolet Readying for Road
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:01 am
Weeks 1 and 2
- Flush Fuel Tank, Clean Fuelcock, Flush Fuel line, Replace Fuel filter, Replace old Cracked Fuel Line
- Remove Carbs, Pull and Inspect Plugs -regap, Prelube Cylinders, Rotate Crankshaft
- Replace Fuel Pump cap gasket, clean pump screen,
- Open Zeniths, rinse float bowl, clean jets, fill float bowl, replace leaking o-ring on Jet cover
- remount Carbs, check fuel at both banjos, clean battery connectors, mount new battery
- recheck firing order and plug wires, loosen distributor, clean cap,
- get out fire extinguisher, - twist key, fires right up, pops some and adjust distributor fixes
- notice continuing green dash light and shut it down,
- check for oil and fuel leaks, contemplate why oil spitting some out exhaust
- begin research on wiring of oil pressure, oil temp and charging gauges
- Flush Fuel Tank, Clean Fuelcock, Flush Fuel line, Replace Fuel filter, Replace old Cracked Fuel Line
- Remove Carbs, Pull and Inspect Plugs -regap, Prelube Cylinders, Rotate Crankshaft
- Replace Fuel Pump cap gasket, clean pump screen,
- Open Zeniths, rinse float bowl, clean jets, fill float bowl, replace leaking o-ring on Jet cover
- remount Carbs, check fuel at both banjos, clean battery connectors, mount new battery
- recheck firing order and plug wires, loosen distributor, clean cap,
- get out fire extinguisher, - twist key, fires right up, pops some and adjust distributor fixes
- notice continuing green dash light and shut it down,
- check for oil and fuel leaks, contemplate why oil spitting some out exhaust
- begin research on wiring of oil pressure, oil temp and charging gauges