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Hooked the trickle charger up anticipating a early morning drive. 62 degrees this morning so hoping for the same tomorrow. I think I'll take the dog?

Nathan's hot dog contest dream finish for me... "it's only a wafer-thin mint"

Your passion for good work has paid off! Damn fine car. Can't wait for the zcon I get to see it in person.

Well to break the rule like most others I guess, mine were tuned and corrected until they are as good as possible. I want to remove all the brand new efi components I put on my '77 and put a spare set of SUs on there. I am a minimalist, less is best, and would drive the 240 anywhere. The efi 280, not so confident. Too many sensors trying to correct problems that are barely there. I have a friend with an efi John Deere mower that's popping through the air filter. Can not get him to understand it's most likely a sensor gone bad that I can not just "unplug". People are stupid when they get tunnel vision.

Two of my best friends but they are rrreeednecks! The "redneck say cheese". Edit: WERE 2 of my best friends.

Two different things around here. Rednecks are hateful and only out for themselves. Good old boys are respectful and help anybody that needs help.

Don't forget wasp/yellow jackets and mosquitos. Snakes hide when they feel vibrations, wasp and yellow jackets attack. Mosquitos are Gods little joke on us, they have no purpose but to be pest.

"SMARTER EVERYDAY" That's what my Dad taught me too, learn something new everyday.

I wondered why I had a cast iron pipe fitting in my Z parts drawer! You told me about how that reducer would work, and it did. Thanks again.

Ms. Racer #1 might hit you up on "faceplant"? I get a lot of holiday booty off faceplant.

When I need to stretch out a spring instead of pliers/vise grips, I use a wire like drop ceiling hanging wire. Sort of like a clothes hanger. Put the wire through the spring end and double it over for a pull handle and pull it out to the the set hole. Works great.

You may as well drop the motor to change the plugs plus 13 quarts of high dollar Kendall oil in an '81 SC. It's a road you have to drive before you realize the bumps it has. Kind of like boats. There fun but like they say you can just stand in the shower and rip up hundred dollar bills.

I just realized I actually used some Leather Honey I had for my couch on my 240 seats. I put it on heavy and the next day it had soaked in the vinyl and the seats looked normal. Then I used some soft rags to buff them out then they had a shine. Like Murphy's oil soap it remoisturize the seats and makes the vinyl soft again. Natural stuff instead of chemicals. Worked good for me. Original seats with no cracks but you have to moisturize them.

I have one of these.

You pointed it out, I found it then. Now I understand. Thanks.

Fish come from the grocery store! Teach a man to fish? So I have to grow my own ketchup?

Is that the smaller diameter of the return or is there an actual part that could go bad and need replacing? Thanks!

I always forget about the 260s and my lack of knowledge about them. I don't think I've ever even seen one in the "wild". Just at ZCON and on the internet.

That DVD method doesn't work with the newer style needle valves. You can't turn them up side down and set the distance then install them. They'll be way off. The newer needle valves are too sensitive for the weight of the floats. You have to turn them right side up and let the float hang down, blow through the fuel inlet while raising the float until it shuts off, no more air gets through. When you get there that's the .55" measurement. Like Captain says that'll get you in the ballpark but the clear tube will get you a real idea of where the fuel levels are.

I wonder if his nozzles are stuck down or the choke wires are in a bind somehow. Would that cause the overflow? I know when I got my first 240 I would leave the choke lever pulled back after cranking and running it for a few minutes leaving the nozzles dropped down. My upstairs apartment smelt like gas really bad. Girlfriend wasn't happy with the smell and I was glad to be alive with my pilot light water heater downstairs where the fuel was. Edit for clarity of dumbassedness. The choke lever bracket was broken all to hell so I tried not to use it too much until I got the metal holder from Mr Singer. Best $$ spent on a 240 BTW.

Depends on where he started.

Do it a couple more times. Use a soft bristle brush and hot water. They'll look good.

The carbed cars don't have fuel pressure regulators like the efi ones do.

I've started talking/thinking like my Grandad did when I was a kid. Seasons change, come and go about every 10 years. We have had some of the nicest weather I can remember this year. It's 78F and drizzling rain right now. Last few years have been like Hell, (from what I've been taught) miserably hot and dry. El Nino!