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sigh..... have replaced all spark wires with new copper wire versions , new spark plugs all checked for resistance before fitting ... yet still misfires and backfires under load or around 50mph - good speed under that multiple coils have been tried - all have yeilded no result -...

man thats sound good !!!!!!!!!!!

tHanks Mac, coils .. im up to my 3rd coil thats a left over from an isuzu p'up i sold a few years back ,, added a resistor and checked seemed pretty good. think i may spend bigger bucks and stop buying cheap rubbish.. before my trip i bought a "gauss" brand (made in china) and fitted...

ok stripped the carb down and found this.... thats a surprise i thought !! careffully straightened and smoothed the ever so small burr on the end .. fitted new accerator pump, blew out all the galleries i could find, and issued new gaskets the only thing i didnt like is one linkage on...

funny thing about all this is the car had travelled some 600 miles over the previous 4 days .. just started the cyclic run / not run, after an 1hr or so driving . what does puzzle me was from 5 pm to 10pm when the night air was cooler the car ran perfect except for 1 hiccup length...

nope got an oem locking gas cap a while back ,, tank has a 1/4 breather pipe :-)

done .. fuel bowls cleans as a whistle

hi All, here is a wee tale as now its gone beyond my mechanical comprehesion ... Stude Lark 1963 259V8 has Chev Delco distributor from a 61 Stude.. happily driving along around 55mph, when engine starts 'pulsing' as in brrrmmm brrrmmm brrrmmm... eventualy...

smokey lil pu had a little whoopsy , losing the rear end - nearly off the road into a ditch,, this wee cloud follwed him quite distance up the hill, from way before the corner..... bit of a laugh embarressing for him & lucky no one was hurt or broken

annnnd some more

some more ... to see major sponsor of this event is a crowd called Repco.. - they are owned by Napa

if life was easy it would be droll if life was a critter with a wild wooly soul what creature could it be a hyena or snake laughing at the twists and turns what creature could you make while your whole world burns many things i have learnt that shine a maybe seemingly wonderous time no...

how we seal potholes in New Zealand

a long story i do have to tell, driving my Lark away from home one eve crossing the Cook Straight, ferry and swell arriving at midnight all was well a Holiday park in a town - Levin Heading further north to a beach resort to a 5 day event, so many cars of all sort. away the next day a good...

i believe thats why it was done ... some folks should follow this process over your way .. 16 billion in NZ ,,, what figure will the States come up with ?

Small last year our federation of motoring clubs (FOMC) conducted some research in how much the industry in NZ $$$ the classic, resto , hot rod etc etc industry created. prior to Christmas 2023 the estimation was 11 Billion ! . just a couple of weeks ago the final figure was 16...

there is still around 450 still unposted pictures from this event , if anyone can help out instructions on how to post a secure link, im more than happy to share here.. this is the biggest single car show in NZ, and 2-3 weekends either side of this one - there are multiple others . even...

and some clever people the horse head was incredible,, this guy had so much more too

and Smokey and the Bandit made an appearance.....

ok you lot .. if you ever come to New Zealand make sure the Whangamata Beach hop is on your itinerary .... i took the lark there and back from my home town (1100 + miles) According to the Organiser there were 2000+ registered vehicles, Mine was number 953 + half that again just to come and...