Re: '55 F100 new project, new member
I am finally back at work on Nellie ( the F100)
Finished with the front spring replacement so she is now safe to roll on her own.
The new FBO distributor with the Pertonix III ignition is installed along with the flamethrower III coil and a new set of plug wires. Recall, that to get the manifold vacuum wanted by the new distributor I tapped into the manifold port used by the PCV, just forward of the carburetor. Then I plugged the ported vacuum on the carburetor.
After some fiddling of chokes and verifying of fueI, air, and spark she lit up! Very first operation since I flat-bedded her home. The uploaded picture is taken with the vacuum disconnect and vacuum line run to a vacuum gauge. The low RPM timing has only just been set at 14 degrees BTDC. It has only been running a few minutes. It is ticking along at some low idle RPM, as yet not measured. The chock is off. That vacuum needle is bouncing only less than 1 needle width.
Sounds decent, oil pressure shows okay pressure, vacuum look okay.
I found a fuel leak at the pressure gauge in front of the carb. I’ll fix that and hook up the vacuum advance….
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