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I told you when I joined this forum that I would have alot of bonehead questions. I have another one.
When I first got the car, the wipers would make two swipes across the windshield then give up the ghost. When I took the car in for the head work, Ed noticed the "tacky" ground wire (bullet fitting sliding into two loose thingees), so he soldered me a nice ground. Well and good. On the way home from his garage, I decided to try the wipers, as it was raining (good ol' Rain-X). Well, they made two swipes and gave up the ghost. <span style="font-weight: bold">DOES THIS SOUND LIKE ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL?</span> What should I look for?
Now my real dilemma. It all started after I put on the vacuum advance. The car does not run right, almost as if a spark plug or two were unplugged. Someone told me to try turning the little screw in the "Advance" direction, listening for the engine RPMs to top out, then retard it a little. Well, I cranked and cranked on the Advance, and nothing happened with the RPMs. The engine got hot, so I turned off the ignition and it just kept running. I pulled all the spark plug wires and it kept on running. I stuck my finger up my butt and it kept on running. So, I put it in reverse and let the clutch out with the brake on. It stopped running. In a panic, I called Ed, and he explained "dieseling" to me. I had advanced it too far and it got hot. I am hoping that I have not burned up the head again. If I have, the car will sit, probably for a year, until my Social Security kicks in.
So, today, I cranked the retard nut all the way back, and advanced it a little at a time until I could finally get it to start. It still runs horribly; I dont think that it would make it around the block. I do not want to drive it anywhere to get it fixed. I have asked a club member to give me a call tonight and see if he can come over and look at it sometime in the future. I HAVE ONLY TOUCHED TWO THINGS: THE VACUUM AND THE FINE-TUNE ON THE DISTRIBUTOR. I HAVE NOT TURNED THE DISTRIBUTOR, OR TRIED TO ACT LIKE A MECHANIC.
One good thing came out of this, in case I have to sell the car: I FOUND THE "SMALL COOLANT LEAK" that came with the car. How I did it? I drove it until it became a LARGE coolant leak. I never would have found it otherwise: it was behind and underneath a hose clamp (one of those darn original-two-wire clamps)at the bend that goes into the bypass.
As usual, I look forward to hearing from you re. my windshield wipers. Peace.
I told you when I joined this forum that I would have alot of bonehead questions. I have another one.
When I first got the car, the wipers would make two swipes across the windshield then give up the ghost. When I took the car in for the head work, Ed noticed the "tacky" ground wire (bullet fitting sliding into two loose thingees), so he soldered me a nice ground. Well and good. On the way home from his garage, I decided to try the wipers, as it was raining (good ol' Rain-X). Well, they made two swipes and gave up the ghost. <span style="font-weight: bold">DOES THIS SOUND LIKE ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL?</span> What should I look for?
Now my real dilemma. It all started after I put on the vacuum advance. The car does not run right, almost as if a spark plug or two were unplugged. Someone told me to try turning the little screw in the "Advance" direction, listening for the engine RPMs to top out, then retard it a little. Well, I cranked and cranked on the Advance, and nothing happened with the RPMs. The engine got hot, so I turned off the ignition and it just kept running. I pulled all the spark plug wires and it kept on running. I stuck my finger up my butt and it kept on running. So, I put it in reverse and let the clutch out with the brake on. It stopped running. In a panic, I called Ed, and he explained "dieseling" to me. I had advanced it too far and it got hot. I am hoping that I have not burned up the head again. If I have, the car will sit, probably for a year, until my Social Security kicks in.
So, today, I cranked the retard nut all the way back, and advanced it a little at a time until I could finally get it to start. It still runs horribly; I dont think that it would make it around the block. I do not want to drive it anywhere to get it fixed. I have asked a club member to give me a call tonight and see if he can come over and look at it sometime in the future. I HAVE ONLY TOUCHED TWO THINGS: THE VACUUM AND THE FINE-TUNE ON THE DISTRIBUTOR. I HAVE NOT TURNED THE DISTRIBUTOR, OR TRIED TO ACT LIKE A MECHANIC.
One good thing came out of this, in case I have to sell the car: I FOUND THE "SMALL COOLANT LEAK" that came with the car. How I did it? I drove it until it became a LARGE coolant leak. I never would have found it otherwise: it was behind and underneath a hose clamp (one of those darn original-two-wire clamps)at the bend that goes into the bypass.
As usual, I look forward to hearing from you re. my windshield wipers. Peace.