I've decided that the very first thing that needs doing is to get the motor running smoothly. Right now it's a bit rough and hard to start.
So here's the plan:
- Drain the old petrol out of the tank (gawd knows how long that's been in there).
- Replace the filters and dodgy fuel lines.
- Replace the spark plugs
- Put in a new air cleaner.
- Regap the points.
- Adjust the fuel mixture.
- The spark plugs weren't too bad... a little dirty, but they had a huge gap... obviously not adjusted before installation.
- There were two petrol filters, now there's one new one.
- Points were pretty spot on.
- Added air cleaner and...
It won't start! Not even a single cylinder fire... hmmmm... something's up. Check voltage to the coil and... nothing! WTF?
To make a long story short, after 20 minutes of tracing wires, I found that someone had installed an authentic California anti-theft device. A floor switch hidden up in the corner that turned off power to the coil.... doh!
Turned it on and... HUZZA! She doesn't purr... she roars.
But while tracing wires I've discovered that the harness is... bastardised! Various bits and pieces have been added and removed, leaving bare wires and dodgy cables. And the fuse box is missing.... yikes!!! Hopefully they've just moved it and not removed it.
But... I had the time of my life... grease and oil up to my elbows, it's brought back a lot of memories.
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