[T3] 1 month from yesterday!!!

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/20/2012 10:53:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
topnotch at nycap.rr.com writes:

I took  the Crate out today, only been sitting since last October and  a
no-start.  The right carb wasn't filling and the left didn't get gas  out of
the bowl.  Took the tops off and blew things out with choke  cleaner and it
started, didn't run too bad, made it home anyway (2mi)   I REALLY need to
drive it and THIS is the year!



We tried to take Wolfie to the MI Vintage Festival today. Got about an hour 
 from the house (57 miles) when it just stopped running (like it just shut  
off). Called John for help, as he was the only one I knew anywhere close by 
 (this was after I had tried to get it going again for 45 minutes), and he 
pulled  us back to his house. After some food and a little unwind time, I 
replaced the  fuel pump, and still no run, swapped the coil, still no run, got 
out the volt  meter, and verified I had power to the coil. Popped the cap 
off, and we were  looking at the ignition points (checking that they did 
open), and found that the  plastic piece that holds the moveable part to the 
stationary part had slipped  out of it's slot. put in back in place, 
re-installed the cap, and it fired right  up. Apparently that piece had moved just 
enough to ground out the points, not  allowing the car to start. :O  BS'ed a 
little while more, did an in-prompt  to  photo op, and said our good by's, and 
drove all the way back home  without any real issues (need to re-synch the 
carbs, and toss a  timing light on it again). Not quite a good day (break 
down and not  making the show), but not a bad T-3 day in the end. : ) Still 
have a couple of  minor things I need to look at in the next 3 weeks, but all 
in all a good  shakedown test drive. : ) So we're getting closer to being 
"road ready".  ;-)
 
I'd like to say Thank You to John and Jill for rescuing us on the side of  
I-94 (about 7 or 8 miles from their home), giving me a ride to the parts 
store,  and allowing me to use his floor jack (so I can get my fat a$$ under 
the front  of the car), but mostly for helping us out when we needed it.  
Thank You. : )  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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