>- -Top speed- if top speed is a measure of top RPM power, im a bit below spec-
>the car is supposed to go like 102 mph (w/OD), but I could only hit about 90
>ont eh mass pike (big highway) (all you boston guys and policemen on this
>list look the other way)(I dont actually want to drive this fast, I was just
>curious. (was it becaseu the top was down, which makes for more wind drag?)
>Or is something funny with my carb tune, etc?
I got mine to red line in 4th (non-od) with no trouble at all a number of years
ago.
My top was down.
Something is funny causing you to be down on power.
>- -Oil pressure- once the car gets really warm, my idling oil pressure is
>20lbs...is this too low? Oil cooler?
20 lb is lower than when the engine was new but not a problem. Forget the oil
cooler. If your pressure is
too low, you need to fix the engine.
>- -Water Temp- the car stabilizes with teh temp gauge 0.25" to the left of the
>white band near the 100 mark- is this correct? (i heard proper temp is 85C,
>but ther is no mark for that on the gauge)
The "proper" reading varies from car to car. Let the car idle and feel the
radiator. When
it begins to get warm, the thermostat just opened, and this as close to
"normal" temp.
Look at the gauge at that moment.
>- -Shift points- where do you all shift? What is your top RPM for engine
>happiness? Engine seems to make noise long before it reaches redline.
The shift point should the the point where the next higher gear will be at the
same point
in the power band (and going up) as the one you are leaving (power band
decreasing with more revs).
When pushing hard, I shift somewhere over 4000, when putt-putting around town,
I shift at the point where
I will drop down to about 2000 in the next gear.
>- -Is the ammeter supposed to alway read a little bit positive, or is supposed
>to go to zero once hte battery is recharged? (mine stays postive all the
>time, but the battery may just need a lot of charging)
Look at the ammeter when the car is completely shut down. It will be near (
but not AT, due to Lucas) zero.
This is where the needle should ride when the battery is fully charged and the
engine running. If you turn
onb the headlights, it is common to read a drain at idle,
>- -What is proper idle RPM?
About 800.
>- -What tire pressures do you all run at?
about 28 or 30.
>- -is it bad for the motor to decelerate by downshifting (using hte motor as a
>bit of a brake)? Some people told me it was, but i figured the "i do
>rebuilds" crowd would know this for sure.
Why do it? it is hard to replace the clutch. Brakes replace easy.
>- -What eninge oils are you all using? 10W30? Favorite brands?
20w50
-Tony
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