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seen better at the pick and pull.

I missed it again, Still trying to get my MPG up and the big brake overhaul. :disappoin

Try calling to place an order, that's what I did about 8 months ago. I seem to remember that there web site was antiquated at best.

I was thinking of blacking mine out.

Good luck, But when I here "get 'er done" (in that drawl) I think slap it together with no regard to doing it correctly. Sorry that's what happens when people at work who say "get 'er done" are allowed to do things like electrical work, plumbing or Finnish carpentry. Shorts, loose conections, abs glued to pvc, trim put on backwards miters instead of copes and paint runs.

cozye that sounds like the right thing to do by not throwing $$$ at a problem that may not exist but what is a mighty vac??

Ok so I looked at the dizzy again. Yes it moves smoothly turning it clockwise with my hand. I tried sucking on the vacuum advance and there is no way it will move. I ran the car and with my finger over the vacuum hose I noted that there is vacuum but only when I rev the engine, this sounds correct to me. So now do I buy a new vacuum advance dashpot or no. The inside of the distributor is a little grimey is there a safe way to clean it?

Thats $50 for the vacuum advance control not the whole dizzy. I am going to take another look in an hour or so

zed head, understood. I will look at this tomorrow. If I need a new vacuum advace napa sells a zx one for about 50 buckazoids. not to bad. keep you posted.

Hmm. I did try and check the vacuum advance, I sucked till my face turned blue and I saw nothing move. Should I see the "reluctor" move? By the way I have a zx distributor. with my meter set at 2k I get .078 between 13 and ground is this normal?

nice car, you need bumpers. I know from experience

Hmm.. Zed head that is food for thought, I have checked my fuel pressure after the filter it is good. Water temp sensor resistence I have not checked, How do I check that (thread link). You are correct in that my mpg is a guess, but it is really bad I am sure it is south of 15 mpg and my exuast really stinks of gas. what do you mean by the pressure dropping with intake vacuum?

or it sounds like a good excuse for me to take a sunny road/boat trip with my Moto Guzzi, girlfriend (Her Ducati) and my fuel gauge to the San Juans!!! Or WTF my car is a 77 also I could race her there, then go scuba diving. Sorry got summer time on my mind.

where did You purchased them from?? Are you confident that the injectors are matched?

See, I told you, can you take a caliper reading on the yogurt cup so I can find the proper beer can? Fastwoman, I will try you're test soon (for another reason), Brento there is no way anyone here can diagnose youre engine trouble, that is why people give different test suggestions, I would listen to both cozye and fastwoman test you're vacuum and you're fuel pressure then continue from there but try the simple things first I have noticed that the efi system on my 77 needs little adjustment but it does need maintenance does this make sense?

So I have been trying to get better gas mileage in the last few days. So far I have done some easy things that needed to be done anyhow like a new spark plug wire set and rotor cap, an oil change, inspected and replaced a leaky vacuum hose and a timing adjustment. So far nothing has really improved engine performance with the exception of the timing, it was about 5 deg. advanced not to bad. I timed it back to the 10 deg. mark and the engine seems to run smoother no real power increase but it does run nice and has a stable idle. So next is to look at the spark plugs to see what they can tell me and I am thinking about bringing my injectors in to an injector shop for cleaning and service, Doctor Injector in Renton, the guy I talked to seemed very knowledgeable and quoted about $34.00 per injector plus 25 if the hoses needed replacing. MSA has a new set for $370.00. Any opinion for one over the other or a different solution for bad gas mileage. I had been getting about 10 mpg now I think maybe 12. I still have the odor of gas coming from the exhaust.

Sounds like something is wrong with the center contact from the coil on the cap no?

thanks, I seem to recall these glued on my car also but I was not sure if if this was original or something the PO did.

here is the questionable area. nobody has a picture of this area factory original or otherwise? Glue or no? this part is not that pricey but it has taken 5 months for delivery and I don't want to screw it up.

Fast woman, I am impressed, I was surprised to find that I could fit 8' drywall corner bead in my 77 and still close the hatch. People at work are starting to make fun of my 280 "truck".

Ha that dent looks familar...

Love the color. I am sort of jealous, My car was not a restoration, more of kill the rust and make it look presentable.

Thanks Bonzi. So is the seal glued to the ss window channel? do you have a picture of the seal showing the outside wher it meets the lower window area?

I just received the right front door seal from MSA today (still waiting for the left one). I am unsure on the installation. Other than the three clips the end looks a little confusing where it meets the window seal and ss trim, do I use glue there? I am having a hard time finding pictures of this part properly installed. Anyone have pictures of this part installed from the factory or after restoration?

here. The first is what the repair shop did, second is after putting my old part back on and aligning the bumper