hey Mark, I am in Gilbert too. :) Yours looks about the same as mine when i started. We will have to get together sometime. Mine did not come...
All this talk of oils has me wondering..... is the problem that it will grind going into 2nd or 3rd, or is it a problem that it will pop out of...
I cut 3" out of my tub to move the seat back. you can get nice generic seat tracks on ebay pretty cheap. moving the seat back does NOT help with...
i have a similar problem. brand new speedometer and brand new cable. runs smooth until about 35 then starts jumping around while on the gas....
now that my carb issues are fixed, I decided to take it to the mountains and try it out at an elevation of 5000'. it started and ran very...
Well, as it turns out, I didn't like the Solex. it had a nasty stumble upon acceleration until the engine warmed up..... almost 10 minutes....
OK, I finally got this darn thing working. here is what I did. I purchased a Solex carburetor to verify that my problems were in fact, the...
yes, you are correct... I already reamed and added bushings to the throttle linkage shaft as part of the rebuild. I am sure I eliminated all...
wow, I can't believe I have been fooling around with the carburetor for over 6 weeks! I have rebuilt the Carter YF 3 times, and it still runs...
sorry, no numbers on the throttle linkage either. The top screws are not Phillips head, so maybe the lower screws were replaced at some...
that is some good info. I wish mine had the adjustment screws on the mixture needle.... I have to bend a tab. Just for reference (giggles), look...
Thanks Scoutpilot, that is a very generous offer. I have to think I am getting close though... maybe not. As noted in an earlier pic, I have the...
I absolutely hate the electronic steering in my wife's 2012 car. It won't drive straight! It is always wanting to go a little to the right or a...
my floor was in much better shape than yours, but I still had to repair all of the body mount locations which is impossible to do while the body...
Update: I am starting to hate this carb!!!! :) The tally so far: 2 rebuild kits - $50 worthless mechanic - $150 reaming kit - $50 Problems...
I got the bushing kit from Carb junkies in the mail this afternoon. I couldn't wait to run out to the garage and pull the carb (I am getting...
you are correct, but NOS carbs are very hard to find. most rebuilt carbs are no better than mine. I found couple of vendors online that offer a...
Update: The Mike's carburetor kit was no better than the cheaper kit. Actually, it was worse! The cheaper kit came with springs and a lot of...
small update. Inserting the check needle caused it to not run at all. Long story short, I figured out that a check ball was placed under the...
would the floor starter switch also be used with a 6v system? when did they switch to 12v? I ask because my '57 is 12v and does not have the...
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