Finally completed a task I meant to do before even getting the car on the road.
Begone, knackered Monroes.
Hello, shiny new Delcos!
I have to say that's completely transformed the car. So much so I can now feel the rear ones are a bit soft too. I'll order some new ones.
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Went out tonight, fueled up.
Phil
Turns out the car really doesn't like that fuel much; on the plus side the radio fixed itself. So that's good.Phil
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Wasn't the radio the first thing fixed on Christine too?
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High Ethanol content in the fuel? I thought with the low compression ratio it would tolerate it ok
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E10, it runs on it well enough but it's lumpy pulling away and doesn't like to idle hot, smells rich.DodgeRover wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 8:44 am High Ethanol content in the fuel? I thought with the low compression ratio it would tolerate it ok
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I think I'm ok so long as it doesn't start playing oldies by itself...
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The drive home was nice. Warm breeze, window down, radio on, engine humming away, gathering dead bugs on the windshield.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
See, that is what's nice about old motors....Even a humdrum task is happily completed with the drive each way. I always use the Cowley if I have to do anything for one of the kids or run an otherwise dull errand.
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
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I've come to the conclusion that the timing marks on the pulley have very little bearing to any specific engine rotation position.
Setting the ignition up is merely a game of tweak it until it runs right. Heck to the actual marks.
Setting the ignition up is merely a game of tweak it until it runs right. Heck to the actual marks.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
I know that's the case with older bikes these days due to the petrol being so different to what was sold when they were new. Probably the same reason?
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