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| Author: | deathly_hallows [ Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:26 pm ] |
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well basicaly i have a 73 duster i got when i was 14 it had sat for 7 years and had 44,000 miles on it i dont know how big the slant is 198 or 225 but it has a miss and i want to learn about my engine and how to fix it. im good with basic knowledge and can put an engine together. |
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| Author: | Reed [ Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:35 pm ] |
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Hello and welcome. This is a good place to come and ask questions, but you should be prepared to get some books and teach yourself a thing or two. You should buy the three books referenced HERE and read them. I would start by giving the car a thorough cleaning and tune up. Wash it, buff it, Rug Doctor the interior, clean and scrub the engine compartment until it is shiny or at least doesn't have caked on grease. This will familiarize yourself with the overall condition of the vehicle. After that, I would start doing all the regular maintenance items referenced in the service manual. |
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| Author: | deathly_hallows [ Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:58 pm ] |
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its cleaned up and temporarily painted black primer its had everything tuned up and cleaned but for no reason it wants to miss (that i can find) plus thx about the manual's completely forgot em. |
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| Author: | Reed [ Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:11 pm ] |
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Miss could be ignition related, carburetor related, bad gas, vacuum leak, valve adjustment, etc... Need more info. |
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| Author: | Doc [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:53 am ] |
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Me... I would pull the valve cover and check the valve lash adjsutment , first thing. Then "trouble-shoot" from there... for any other problems. DD |
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| Author: | olafla [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:34 am ] |
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Hi deathly_hallows, and welcome to the forum. Because of the long storage time, your car most likely need a good cleaning of the fuel tank, lines, and a replacement fuel filter, you could also take a look inside the carburetor. As Doc says, do a complete tune up with valve adjustment, timing and carb adjustments, and of course replace that old motor oil and oil filter before putting any load on the engine. A car ages suprisingly fast when not being used! There is a lot of info in the links in the FAQs in the different sections, as well as in the articles. Keep us posted with your progress. Olaf. |
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| Author: | ESP47 [ Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:14 pm ] |
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Make sure all the spark plug wires are connected tight and in the correct place on the distributor. |
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