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From: New Orleans LA
Hi Dad's L-82,
Nice car! I grew up in NOLA so I know what you mean about working on a car in the summertime! Regarding those tires - excellent decision to replace them - just let the shop recycle them. BFG's or Cooper Cobras seem to be tires commonly installed these days.
Good luck!
Nice car! I grew up in NOLA so I know what you mean about working on a car in the summertime! Regarding those tires - excellent decision to replace them - just let the shop recycle them. BFG's or Cooper Cobras seem to be tires commonly installed these days.
Good luck!
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2018
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From: England AR
nice car!!! sounds like you have the dreaded fuel sending unit problem tho… good luck with it >.<
how about some more pics of the engine bay and interior and everything else? :P
how about some more pics of the engine bay and interior and everything else? :P
Last edited by naramlee; Sep 15, 2018 at 10:54 PM.
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From: New Orleans LA
Actually, I sorted out the fuel sending unit issue a while back. This thread is kind of old, but I didn't want to muddy the waters with a new one since I'm a relative newbie around here. I followed the troubleshooting guide from Willcox and before I got too far, I cleaned the connections with some emery cloth. That did the trick. I was *thisclose* to dropping the tank to change out the sending unit when I looked up at the gauge and saw it move off of the F. After enough spins around the neighborhood over the months I have enough confidence that it's working. I can't speak for accuracy, but when it gets around a 1/4 tank on the gauge I fill it up. I'll get some pics of the engine and the rest soon, I have plenty more questions!
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2018
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From: England AR
Actually, I sorted out the fuel sending unit issue a while back. This thread is kind of old, but I didn't want to muddy the waters with a new one since I'm a relative newbie around here. I followed the troubleshooting guide from Willcox and before I got too far, I cleaned the connections with some emery cloth. That did the trick. I was *thisclose* to dropping the tank to change out the sending unit when I looked up at the gauge and saw it move off of the F. After enough spins around the neighborhood over the months I have enough confidence that it's working. I can't speak for accuracy, but when it gets around a 1/4 tank on the gauge I fill it up. I'll get some pics of the engine and the rest soon, I have plenty more questions!
Last edited by naramlee; Sep 15, 2018 at 11:29 PM.
