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40cpe |
07-02-2013 @ 12:39 PM
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I would definitely have the distributor checked for proper timing advance. The stock distributor doesn't have any centrifugal advance. If the advance isn't working correctly MPG and power will suffer. Distributors are available with mechanical and vacuum advance and are a great modification for the flathead.
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Dave52Victoria |
07-02-2013 @ 9:22 AM
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It doesn't have A/C. It took 7 tanks of gas to get from Tampa to Louisville which I would call "several" tanks. I'm going to have a Club member look at it at the end of the month. Thanks for the comments....
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TomO |
07-02-2013 @ 8:07 AM
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Now that I look closer, I can see that it is a remote reservoir power steering pump. Thanks for correcting me, Tom.
Tom
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trjford8 |
07-01-2013 @ 6:17 PM
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Tom, that looks like a power steering pump.
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TomO |
07-01-2013 @ 7:35 AM
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Dave, That is one nice Victoria. I would not rebuild the carburetor or even touch it if the plugs are a nice tan color. You are liable to end up with worse mileage than you currently have. Did you use the GPS miles to compute your mileage or the aftermarket speedometer? Is that an air conditioning compressor that I see in the engine compartment? If it is and you had the air on, your mileage is probably the best that you are going to get. You should always use several tank fills to compute your mileage. That way you have a better measure of the gas used. Tom
This message was edited by TomO on 7-1-13 @ 7:36 AM
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TonyM |
06-29-2013 @ 9:04 PM
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Welcome.
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trjford8 |
06-29-2013 @ 7:36 PM
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Great looking Victoria. If your speedo is off by 7mph that will definitely throw your mileage calculation off as the odometer is not registering the correct number of miles. Your reading on mileage is less than the actual traveled , so it would show your mpg to be less than the true mpg. you are probably getting more like 13-14 mpg.
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Dave52Victoria |
06-29-2013 @ 4:43 PM
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Dave52Victoria |
06-29-2013 @ 4:42 PM
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Dave52Victoria |
06-29-2013 @ 4:42 PM
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