It has been a while since i've posted from the land of 10,000 lakes. This
summer has been busy and I can't believe it is July already. What happens to
the summer when you're an adult now?
1. Got the ragtop installed by Dick & Ricks. For $300 they did an amazing,
smooth job. They pop-riveted the rear 3 center button snaps, but then again, I
was only able to provide 2. It works. A couple concours points off, but I don't
mind. Now I can drive it around in the rain. I just gotta get the plastic
shells on.
2. The fuel conservation saga continues. I bought & installed the Spectre fuel
pressure regulator, despite advice not to from previous correspondence on here.
A 60+ mile round trip, mostly highways seems to have proved that it is helping
on fuel economy. While I didn't install it on a full tank(more like 3/4ths
full), I'm already at the 140 mile mark, and there's plenty of gas left. Prior
to the pressure regulator, it would have been at empty at 140 miles.
I checked the fuel lines after said round trip, and it was dry as a bone. I'm
still not sure of the logic of the instructions saying to install the pressure
regulator between the fuel pump & carb, but I did regardless. No fuel leaks.
The annoying part is I have a minor oil leak where oil is collecting up on the
lip of the valve cover! It's gold colored, but I cant' explain how oil is
getting "up" on there. Is the valve cover cap bad? It seemed fine when I took
it off & examined it.
Either way, it's driving better with that fuel pressure meter.
3. Installed the "speed bleed" screws from NAPA that thankfully fit. This is
still an ongoing experiment. I just wish they were a bit longer(like the screws
I took out) so I could fit the mityvac hose on it better.
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