Car problems are multiplied in a vehicle that has been sitting unused for years as was my 1959 GMC pickup that had, among other things, a dry vacuum advance hose, old spark plugs and wires, and other neglected parts that could affect it’s driving performance. Plus, the body was ravaged and the hood and doors...
The library showing is a couple of weeks away and the reason it’s a big deal is that I haven’t a history of showing my art publicly. It’s new. Winnowing down the list of paintings to only six has been done. Now I need to finish this last picture then tidy up the rest with...
It wouldn’t probably loom large on some other serious artist’s calendar I suppose, but I have no history of public art showings. Seriously, none. So it’s new and a big deal. I have to winnow my list of candidate paintings down to six. One that is almost certain to go there is not pictured below,...
I have new tanks so I could double the capacity of my fuel system but haven’t installed them because of the logistics. I think I get it now. But the process of studying out the problem shows that one diagram doesn’t tell the whole story. It rarely does. Series 1 tanks look different. Series 2...
With the switch from a Solex to Weber I gained some and lost some at first. Now it’s all gain. In the process of getting things working correctly I’ve been educated about carburetors, fuel delivery, vacuum, and rocker covers. The car got more power with the Weber, but it had a rough idle and inconsistent...
