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Hi Chris,

I am seeing a lot of bugs in this forum of late, and will see what I can do to fix it. e-mail me the picture you want to post and I'll see if I can figure out what's going on. Sorry about this!

Tom

Hi Maarten, I would also consider baking the wheels BEFORE painting them. You want to drive out the moisture inside the matrix of the magnesium before you seal it with paint. I have seen wheels bubble up years later because of something trapped behind the paint, and I suspect it's water. Anything th...

Sorry to hear about your experience, but very common. Occasionally, I will get an ANSA system that is close to within 80%, but I know this is rare. Even when I order custom exhausts, I get them with un-welded sections to tack and weld in place when I install it on the car. I don't want to hide behin...

these are defroster vent hoses that come out of the heater box.

Tom

I was honored to be included in helping out with the GTC manual. I've been asked to do one for a GTE, but I don't know if I have the dogged determination Clete had in getting us all to review, revise, and contribute!

Tom

You received SIII GTE headlight seals. You have what looks like a SI car that does not get a headlight gasket behind the "frenched" in headlight ring. There is a smaller gasket that goes behind the headlight bucket, but can be made out of flat rubber.

Tom

Yes, like most differentials and gearboxes, the oil level is just below the fill plug. When the oil over flows the level of the gearbox, stop filling! The collar was added on some gearboxes to add the amount of gear oil in some gearboxes.

Tom

Well its stopped pouring but still heavily overcast. We’ve waited so many many years so we thought we may as well wait just a wee bit longer for the sun to come out. While we wait the thought is to start collecting parts required for a front and rear suspension job Based on the vast experience in t...

Hi Chris, The Laycock/DeNormanville overdrive work best with 30 weight non-detergent motor oil. I can sometimes find it at the autoparts store, but as with everything, I'm sure you can get it on the Internet. I know with my overdrive with a split oil case, there are two fill plugs for the transmissi...

Hi AD,

That deserves a "dope slap!" (welcome to the club. I've received plenty myself!)

Thanks for telling us about the mistake. You had us all over the world struggling at what could possibly be wrong.

Tom

Hi AD, I've re-read your post, and I question how do you know it's running rich? It's hard to tell just from standing behind the, despite your burning eyes! What do the plugs look like? Are they sooty black, or are they brown? The pop you're describing at the carbs may actually be a lean pop back at...

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This is from a 365GT 2+2 manual
There was a supplement that says US spec cars used 58s, but the idle jets look correct at 60.

How are you setting the float levels?

Tom

Hi AD, Understand, the main jets don't affect how rich it idles as much as the idle jets. I will check tomorrow what the jet sizes should be for a 365GT 2+2. I will try to photograph which ones I'm talking about so there is no misunderstanding. How many turns out on the idle mixture screws are you r...

Hi Tom, What I didn't divulge was the last minute phone call from my contractor working on the warehouse I manage wanting to work inside on a rainy day last week. I had a mad scramble to move 6 cars and cover them with plastic sheeting in time for the work! If work was that much fun, it would be cal...

Hi Christopher, For those trying to follow a one sided conversation, I emailed Christopher privately, and told him the check valve is located where the vacuum hose connects to the booster. There is a fitting with a rubber seal that allows air to flow in one direction. I'm glad it was fixed for a lot...