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azzurro posted:- check the needle valve, maybe some crud or wear stopping it sealing properly do those have a rubber tip on the needle? is it original? if so, it could have been eaten by modern gas if not, could still be crud in there from other fuel system rubber, if those haven't been updated as well
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BalloonFish posted:Think about what the auto advance systems on a normal car's distributor do - you have the centrifugal weights which advance the timing as engine speed rises, and the vacuum advance which advances it further as engine load increases. So you generally want to keep the advance as retarded as possible that's consistent with smooth running and good power delivery, and then advance it a little at higher speeds, and be prepared to wind it further advanced if the engine stumbles when you accelerate hard. one minor correction - vacuum advance advances the timing further under light load. as engine load increases, e.g. when transitioning from cruising to passing or going up a hill, the timing is pulled back to prevent preignition. it's for fuel economy, not power.
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driving across continents is like this car's whole thing though
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Cyrano4747 posted:I'd avoid HF jack stands. They had two recalls for them involving them buckling under weight. I forget if they managed to kill someone, but the damning part was that you had the original recall, then another recall for the replacement jacks that were doing the same thing. the re-re-redesign is quite nice, imo. the daytona ones. they seem to lock into place firmly, and they also have a safety pin that seems pretty beefy. they don't seem flimsy at all, and the pawl engagement seems good to me. i have two sets each of the 3T and 6T ones. i was suspicious of them just like you, but they seem to have over-built these to make up for the previous failures. they might start cheaping out on them, or the molds/forms/dies might start wearing out over time, but for now they seem like a decent buy to me
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Hadlock posted:Yeah I asked about the HF ones in another thread and the universal answer was a deafening "they're fine" well, one thing to keep in mind is that the rating printed on the stand is for the pair. so, one stand would be rated for 1.5 tons, or 3000lb, unless you're talking about the 6-ton rated pair. but you're also not putting the whole car's weight on one point, anyway.
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Hadlock posted:True Citroen spirit would be to attach it to a transaxle and stick it in the trunk, ala 2CV Safari style if it's connected to a rear transaxle, but sticks forward through the entire passenger compartment and into the hood area, maybe it will stop before it gets to the grille?
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that's the first time i have heard of an inline engine with cylinder #1 at the firewall end. what would definitely trip me up, because i wouldn't even think to look it up first.
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