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I use Payless Smog 31290 La Baya Dr # 6 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (805) 495-2744 He is the only one I have found that can hold the RPM...
I have a 1979 carbureted 308. I live in California and have had to take the test every 2 years for the past 10. Here is what I do to get ready....
Well, I finally got back to my idle problem. I removed all the carbs and fixed the leak at the base plate. I put everything back together. I...
I put a cigarette lighter connector on my Battery Tender. I plug it into the cigarette lighter port on my center consol. This has worked well on...
Those look nasty. The good news is that I had mine off about 2 years ago. They looked great. Bad news is I have to travel tomorrow and won't...
BigTex, The stock ballast resistors are 0.8 ohm. If you still have the original coils it list the 0.8 ohm requirement on the coil label. Im...
I checked ther rear two (the easiest to control the carb cleaner on) and they both seemed to leak so I am going to assume that it is all four....
Well, I think I may have located my problem. I turned the idle screws out to a total of five turns. That brought the idle down to 1050 RPM....
Docweed, If I can sneak away from the festivities this weekend I will try your method with the carb cleaner. I have had the linkage...
Gothspeed Timing looks good. I do have an Innovate oxygen sensor that I will use to try and set the mixture but that is only one bank at a...
91tr The barrels should be OK. Each pair has one side fully shut and the other open only enough to balance them. Carbs were synchronized...
I have a 1979 Carbureted 308. Im having trouble getting my car to Idle at 1000RPM. The slowest I can get it is about 1450RPM. So far I have...
Tomoshea I have a 1MB pdf I can send you with lots of pictures. I saved it from an old FerrariChat post. Let me know an Email address I can...
Carl, The bushing is available from Norwood. I used it and it works great. The Honda part is a seal for where the steering shaft enters the...
Don, Unfortunately in California, you will probably get put on the dyno test machine. This does not test your car at idle, it test while...
Brent, I had the same problem after I rebuilt my calipers. I finally took the car into a shop and had them bleedmthe calipers on a presure...
Wayne, I would go to a local smog shop and get a pre-test done to make sure your car will pass. When I bought my '79 I got a smog certificate...
Screw a compresion tester into the #1 plug hole. Then you can watch for movement of the needle on the gauge
I took my front suspension off of my car this weekend. How can I tell if my Ball Joints need replaced. Craig
Dave, I am in the process of doing the same upgrades to my suspension as you (although, I went the stock shock and spring route). Where did...
