Improve Carter BB 1 Barrel Idle and Low Speed Operation by machining the Throttle Shaft Bearing areas to reduce vacuum leaks. This file contains the step by step effort to that end: CarterBBSThrottleShaftBearingRepairStepByStep (doc) CarterBBSThrottleShaftBearingRepairStepByStep (pdf) Content of the file is as follows: Improve Carter BB 1 barrel idle and low speed operation This Read More …
Restoration Article Listing is all about providing a table of contents for the Restoration Articles. A Restoration Article is provided when a Region Member encounters a problem with their personal vehicle or has a question about it. A Restoration Article is provided so that all Region Members can also have access to the same information. Read More …
Troubleshooting Ignition is the result of a recent Region Member encountering no start condition with the vintage Plymouth Flathead 6. Vector files for the Restoration Article are as follows: Troubleshooting Ignition (doc) Troubleshooting Ignition (pdf) Content of the article is: Troubleshooting Ignition Recently a Region Member was having difficulty getting the old flathead 6 Plymouth Read More …
Engine & Secondary Ignition Physical Part 4 restoration article is inspired by the soon and fast approaching May 2019 “Tech Event” being hosted by the Nichols at their home. Part 1 covered the need for having ignition data on your unique vintage car, getting a routine “physical” to collect present data, & finally delved into Read More …
Engine & Secondary Ignition Physical Part 3 restoration article is inspired by the upcoming May 2019 “Tech Event” being hosted by the Nichols at their home. Part 1 covered the need for having ignition data on your unique vintage car, getting a routine “physical” to collect present data, & finally delved into some secondary ignition Read More …
Secondary Ignition Physical Part 2 restoration article is inspired by the upcoming May 2019 “Tech Event” being hosted by the Nichols at their home. Part 1 covered the need for having ignition data on your unique vintage car, getting a routine “physical” to collect present data, & finally delved into some secondary ignition resistances: Read More …
Consider the Secondary Ignition Physical, Part 1, to be a quick review of some Secondary Ignition basics prior to the Colonial Region Tech Meeting in June at the Nichols. Bruce intends on exposing Region members to the Colonial Region Sun Analyzer to diagnose portions of the Secondary Ignition system on a Region member’s vintage car. Read More …
Extended Idle Car Starting The Extended Idle Car Starting restoration article is the results of a Region member asking how to start a 1950 Plymouth after being idle for 10 or more years: Cars not prepared for storage may need extra prep steps to avoid damage to the engine when starting. Gasoline sitting in the Read More …
Early Plymouth Alternator Replacement reflects a problem that may be facing many having difficulty finding an EXACT rebuilt alternator to replace their aged and functionally disabled original component. Vector files for the following discussion are: EarlyPlymouthDodgeAlternatorReplacement (.doc) EarlyPlymouthDodgeAlternatorReplacement (.pdf) Content of the above files is as follows: Part 1 This Early Plymouth Alternator Replacement covers Read More …
Machining Early A Body Brake Rotors came up as a result of a Region member needing to replace front discs on an aftermarket disc brake conversion kit from Scarebird. Scarebird made the kit to fit 79-85 Eldorado discs and Celebrity Calipers inside the small 14 inch Dart/Valiant/Cuda wheels. The Caddy discs come with a 4.5” Read More …