Hello all,
New engine is in Freddy, now need to hook everything back up. Couple questions:
1. Can someone take a stab at describing (or point me to a good picture)
the layout of the heater hoses and crosspipe for a 1500? I am going back to
a stock heater valve and it has been many years since it was all in the car.
2. I am using a Lucas distributor with no vacuum advance or retard, just
mechanical advance. What is a good starting point for setting the timing on
a stock 74 1500? And how do I read the little gauge thing above the crank
pulley? Which way is advanced, which way is retarded? How many degrees are
the little marks? My old engine only had a pointer - no gauge.
One interesting thing - it is amazing how much easier it is to turn the 74
1500 over by hand compared to the 69 1296. I can easily turn the 1500 just
by turning the crank pulley - it is all I can do to turn over the 1296 by
the flywheel. I assume this is due to the much lower compression ratio of
the 1500 - 7.5:1? I am pretty sure my 1296 had a higher than stock CR, and
stock was 9:1, right?
With a little luck, may have liftoff this evening, certainly tomorrow!
Kevin Rhodes
Westbrook, Maine
Freddy the Spitfire
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