Kiwi, Rokemester:
Thanks for the information; I have somewhere to start from now instead of being completely clueless.
Yes, Boone is not too far from Ames, where ISU is located. You'll pardon me for not saying too much else. I'm a University of Iowa alum
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- Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:32 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: horn wiring mystery
- Replies: 5
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- Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:35 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Washer Switch
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4736
IMHO, your best bet would be to toss your old switch and buy a two-speed switch meant for a '67. You can wire it to work on your single-speed motor as follows (just be sure that you get a switch that has readable terminal numbers): If you can read the terminal numbers on the '67 switch the wiring wo...
- Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:18 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: horn wiring mystery
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10592
horn wiring mystery
My horn stopped working, and I made an attempt to diagnose the problem today. I asked my wife to jump into the driver's seat, turn the key on and press the horn ring when I gave her a signal. I got underneath the car, disconnected the ground wire and attached a jumper wire to the terminal. I then to...
- Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:34 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: poor starting/running--need diagnostic help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4612
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:41 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: poor starting/running--need diagnostic help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4612
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:14 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: 6v Wipers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2713
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:11 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: poor starting/running--need diagnostic help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4612
poor starting/running--need diagnostic help
My '66 has a 1600 dual port with a Solex 30/31 PICT carb. When it is cold, the engine dies within a couple of seconds of starting. It also sputters and hesitates when I step on the accelerator unless I press it very firmly. If I simply touch the pedal with my foot, the engine quits. I have to rev th...
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:57 am
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: 6v to 12v
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20911
Here's a link to a 12v flasher/relay kit that will substitute for the "9 prong box:"
http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail. ... oduct=2942
http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail. ... oduct=2942
- Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:30 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Bosch distributor rebuild/replace
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6956
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:00 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Bosch distributor rebuild/replace
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6956
Bosch distributor rebuild/replace
Are rebuild kits available for Bosch vacuum advance distributors? I have two that I'd like to rebuild because they both seem to have some slop in the driveshafts and I don't want to go to a 009 distributor. The one that's presently in the car has slipped timing a couple of times and seems to be caus...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:54 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Home made door pin tool.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17970
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:49 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Adjusting valves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10699
- Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:21 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Body part replacement
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4184
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:17 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: gas gauge adjustment
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14265
- Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:23 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: I did the tune up, but...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4908
I checked the timing, and it was off. I guess that I didn't tighten the distributor clamp quite tightly enough. One other thing happened, though. According to my Bentley Manual, the distributor has to be turned clockwise to close the points, but counter clockwise to open them. When I redid the timin...