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Topic: cooling system struggle! |
charly
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 10:49 am Subject: cooling system struggle! |
not positive the pump is working, but this is its maiden voyage. do they fail right of the bat very often?
was just discussing filling the radiator up from the bleed valve with a friend, i don't f ... |
Topic: cooling system struggle! |
charly
Replies: 6
Views: 3799
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:45 am Subject: cooling system struggle! |
| yep, it does. i put in a standard wahler one. you can hear the little air valve clinking around when you squeeze the lower rad hose without the engine running, i guess letting some fluid pass. |
Topic: cooling system struggle! |
charly
Replies: 6
Views: 3799
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 7:59 am Subject: cooling system struggle! |
thanks for your response, i've considered that one, of course! but have been avoiding it. Soon may be time to take the plunge and do the foes anyway.
even so, i'd like to understand what exactly i ... |
Topic: cooling system struggle! |
charly
Replies: 6
Views: 3799
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 4:39 am Subject: cooling system struggle! |
Hello!
I could use some new ideas concerning the cooling system on my '79 N/A...
After getting progressively warmer at idle and city driving over the past few months, I decided to go through th ... |
Topic: Contact with Ideola |
charly
Replies: 7
Views: 4671
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 1:06 am Subject: Contact with Ideola |
| Has anyone heard a time frame from him? It's been about of a month of waiting it seems. |
Topic: walbro fuel pump question - adapter? |
charly
Replies: 20
Views: 13944
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:36 am Subject: walbro fuel pump question - adapter? |
Yeah, that's how I checked the injectors. I've gone as far as looking at the plunger, which seems to be fine. Everything looks super clean. Will look at my CIS book for a good next step.
Thanks fia ... |
Topic: walbro fuel pump question - adapter? |
charly
Replies: 20
Views: 13944
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 8:52 am Subject: walbro fuel pump question - adapter? |
Bingo! New check valve, good fuel flow as measured at the return line after distributor. Thanks for the tip..
BUT, no fuel out of injectors! Mind if I tack another problem to this thread? |
Topic: walbro fuel pump question - adapter? |
charly
Replies: 20
Views: 13944
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 4:01 am Subject: walbro fuel pump question - adapter? |
| makes sense! |
Topic: walbro fuel pump question - adapter? |
charly
Replies: 20
Views: 13944
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 2:21 am Subject: walbro fuel pump question - adapter? |
Hey Sean, did you ever figure this out?
I installed the exact setup in my '79 NA (Walbro pump, check valve fitting from old pump, new 608 fitting).
After install there is no fuel flow up to fir ... |
Topic: 79 924 No Start Mystery, oof. |
charly
Replies: 2
Views: 1949
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:02 pm Subject: 79 924 No Start Mystery, oof. |
| I've been looking for vacuum leaks as I go and haven't noticed anything. Suppose I should do some real looking. would it not start because of one? i imagine it would just run rough. maybe the cis is m ... |
Topic: Clutch Diagnostic |
charly
Replies: 2
Views: 2675
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:28 am Subject: Clutch Diagnostic |
Got it straightened out: stretched cable! installed spacer, longer life!
thanks, i was nervous. |
Topic: 79 924 No Start Mystery, oof. |
charly
Replies: 2
Views: 1949
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:24 am Subject: 79 924 No Start Mystery, oof. |
So, here is the story.
Driving home one night I filled the tank up with gas. Drove the 15 miles home and shut down for the night. Going to work at 8am and 20 degrees F, tried to start, no go. Start ... |
Topic: Clutch Diagnostic |
charly
Replies: 2
Views: 2675
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:44 am Subject: Clutch Diagnostic |
Hello all-
I've come into some shifting problems all of a sudden (I think) in my '79 924 NA. As fars as I know, the clutch/trans parts are basically the same on the 931 and '79 924's so I am appea ... |
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