Recent content by WissaMan

I have learned that aftermarket carbs are usually not tuned very well out of the box for any particular engine (except maybe a chevy 350 with an intake and headers). I think they send them with an overly rich tune so they run decent if you just drop them on an engine, since that's what most...

Probably not so much to thwart thieves as to make it harder to accidentally push it while driving. Makes sense.

How about putting something tactile on the hood release lever so that you feel the difference when you put your fingers on it? Like maybe a thumbtack :D haha just kidding on the thumbtack, but not about the concept. I needed to tell the difference between two identical door keys when in pitch...

Yep I recently put a Kenwood in my car and am pretty disappointed with the FM reception. I researched a lot of single DIN units and almost all have reviews with people angry about their stupid design and control decisions. The Kenwood seems to be the least-stupid but it still has really...

Got a chance to take a look at the heat/defrost door linkage tonight and found that the vacuum servo was disconnected from the lever. Apparently someone must've worked on it in the past snapped the clip onto the lever before attaching the servo rod so it wasn't actually holding the rod to the...

Thanks for sharing your experience and I'm sorry it worked out that way. That's exactly what I was concerned about. But try to look on the bright side....your trunk lid is perfectly quiet now :\ When I go to do mine, my plan will just be to use some sprayable rubberized undercoating. The...

If you have access, may as well remove the flapper too lest that break loose from the shaft and start spinning like mine was.

That's fascinating, I love learning about new DIY things!

That sounds like that'd be the most appropriate in terms of expanding foam. I'm not sure I'd want to risk it though. If it causes bowing, I don't see how you'd ever fix it, except maybe to apply heat and weight on it. But if one was going to use expanding foam, I would recommend putting a...

I saw a video of a guy that owns and compared an early 70's Imperial, Lincoln, and Caddy. His Imperial trunk lid did the same thing. There's no access for any kind of adhesive strips with the trunk lid, but that'd be an idea for our 68 front hood where the adhesive bonding stuff let go. I'm...

I have a 77 New Yorker and when I slam the trunk lid it makes a loud tinny sound. I don't know how to describe it any better, but if you've heard it you know what I'm talking about. It really sounds bad, not the kind of sound a luxurious car should make :rolleyes: I looked at a 73 Imperial a...

How about the ballast resistor? I think heat affects them once they start going bad. You can test the voltage at the coil, but it's cheap enough to just throw a new one on. Though in my personal experience, a bad one wouldn't cause miss and stall but not backfiring. If it is a fuel problem...

**** bastigages

Thanks for saving another C-body! Sending good Karma your way!

That is a good suggestion. I looked all through the 77 FSM though and didn't see any reference to that sort of adjustment, except with the heat-only unit that has the slider to move the heat/defrost door.