Hello Group,
After thrashing on my Pinto for 2 more days Trying to get it ready for a car-Cruz at the drive-in.
Wax, Vacume, Scrub, Scrub, Scrub, Windows.
My side draft weber was running lean It ran like POOP!!!!!!so I called the tec-line at weber to ask about jetting.
Not being that familiar with the DCOE carb. I talked to TOM and tell him what I had and what I was doing.
He asked me "Well.... What's your question???" I'd like to know where to start with my jetting.
Each jet costs 5.00 and there is 2 per carb.
TOM asked... "What jet do you need"?
DUH!!!! That's what I'm asking you!!!!!
So I say screw it and pull out the numbered drills. Find one that just fits in the jet and pick the next size up.
chuck the bit in a pin-vice and drill the jets to the next size.
I also drill the idle jets one size bigger. WOW!!! what a difference!!!!
Anyway I head out to the Cruz and stop at Pizza Hut for my son. Dalton 10.
We come out of P.H. and we see this BIG DARK SCARRY CLOUD!!!!
Looks like War of The worlds. But worse.
Where we are standing it is sunny and hot 97deg.
About 1 mile away it is BLACK AS NIGHT and REAL UGLY!!!! So I tell Dalton to hop in the car and we get back on the freeway and head north. Towards Chicago. We go about 20 miles and stop at a rest stop to look at the storm.
Quickly reailizing that the storm is still behind me, we drive to Springfield Illinois. about 50 miles.
to avoid the storm.
After about 1hr. we decide to start back. we hit some small rain and one small down-pour.
Whe we get back to where we started. We find out there was a tornado that went through that area.
WOW!!! I guess I made the right decission!
Anyway my Purple Pinto drove flawlessly.
I did experience one problem.
I guess the fuel tank vent is blocked because the engine lost power two times and coasted to a stop.
At first I thought we may be out of gas but after rocking the car the tank sounded full and I had just filled up before leaving. Gas gauge has always had issues. After thinking a bit I decided to try the gas cap.
My Purple Pinto has a flip cap that I bought from Year One.
I had to pry the cap open with both hands. It sounded like a GIANT mason jar lid being unsealed.POP!!!
Guess I'll have to drop the tank and find out why the vent is clogged???
Most likely a bug or wasp has made a nest in the vent. I'm thinking Mud Dobber?
Dalton said it was the worst day of his life and I said it was one of the BEST.
From Pintony