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One more question. Is the roof dome light supposed to turn on when the door(s) are opened? From a wiring diagram I recently saw, it looks like the dome light is not wired to the door switches.

The GTE door panels have 8 spring clips to hold them to the door. It's easy to get the bottom 5 clips engaged into the door when installing the door panels, but the other 3 clips are another story. Does anyone have experience installing the door panels who can provide hints on how to install the doo...

Have always used Champion N-3, but recently tried NGK BP5ES. The NGK plugs go in about 8 threads, and it appears the electrode hits something in the cylinder head before reaching the gasket.(?) Obviously the electrode is a little different on the NGK. What other plug is suitable for the outside plug...

John - I've used "Delrin" bar stock for several bushing applications. It's by Dupont, and is available all over the internet in all kinds of sizes and colors. About the perfect hardness and strength for front-end bushings. Machines well with a mill/lathe.

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Picture of "taped" mufflers with no fiberglass.

[img] muffler.jpg [/img] So maybe the picture will work this time. It worked before in preview but then I remember I had to enter a password. Sorry about that. I ended up installing the complete exhaust system with all the fiberglass removed from all six mufflers, and the muffler housings taped shut...

Picture of the cut open mufflers. These are ANSA.

Hi Rudy! That sounds like a good idea. The two gaskets add up to about .060 thickness. I'm going to take some more careful measurements tomorrow and figure out what to do. Do you think the spacer is needed to thermally isolate the pump from the engine?

Dave

Hi Tom - Thanks for your comment. I was going to temporarily re-install the exhausts tomorrow with the cut open muffler shells taped back together with high temp duct tape to quickly check the sound level/quality, before I weld the muffler cases back together. Might need to reinstall SOME new fiberg...

Thanks for the replies. I've always had to use the electric pump in addition to the mechanical pump to keep the engine running. I disassembled the pump to check the condition of the diaphragm, which is in very good shape. The fuel pump check valves are in great shape, too. I checked the stroke on th...

Update: Cut the 6 mufflers open and removed a massive amount of tightly packed white colored fiberglass (hope it was not asbestos!). This is on a stock ANSA system. Will weld the mufflers back together w/o the packing and report how it sounds.

Disassembled the mechanical fuel pump and everything looks just fine. But the mechanical pump won't keep the engine running w/o adding the electric boost. Measured everything and it looks like the pump rod in the engine is too short, or the spacer is too thick. Were there different length rods or sp...

What is the latest best source for diaphragms, etc. for the electric and mechanical fuel pumps? Thanks for any info or recommendations.

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Has anyone removed the fiberglass packing from the stock mufflers to improve the sound?

I'm posting for a friend who is looking for the front suspension parts for his Series II GTE. Need: a-arms, springs, spring cups, steering hardware, drag-link parts, uprights, rotors, front hubs, front brakes, king-pins, sway bar brackets. Any help or contacts would be appreciated. michael2000@cox.net