47 V8 ignition mystery

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by Ggmac

I wish you a safe and productive and rewarding trip .

Thanks. I believe that we will have all of that and more.

(Congratulations! Your post was the 200th of this thread that was thought would never end. Maybe now it can.)

[Mart]

I don't know what others may think, but it might be worth holding the clutch pedal down to try and avoid clutch plate getting stuck. Or ask your son to not only start it up but engage forward and reverse gears and let the clutch almost bite.

Have a productive and rewarding mission trip.

Mart.

[cas3]

Mart, while its a good thought to protect the clutch disk, I believe its not a problem with the nice dry air in Utah.

[flatford8]

Have a safe journey Craig!…….Mark

[corvette8n]

I put mine on jackstands when it’s put away for winter 4-5 months.

[Terry,OH]

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Did you check for a vacuum leak on the vacuum line at the distributor and on the end at the intake manifold, where there is a special bolt connecting the vacuum line to the intake, the special bolt can break, or be loose or the banjo type fitting can be leaking on either side. The rubber tube to the vacuum wipers may be cracked, best to block the vacuum port at the point where the wiper tube connects to check. If your connecting to the wiper port on the special bolt with your vacuum gauge then the wiper rubber tube is not the problem.

Check for a leak where the distributor mounts to the timing cover. There should be a special rubber O-ring at the rear of the distributor that seals the vacuum to the distributor vacuum brake.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Terry,OH

Did you check for a vacuum leak on the vacuum line at the distributor and on the end at the intake manifold, where there is a special bolt connecting the vacuum line to the intake, the special bolt can break, or be loose or the banjo type fitting can be leaking on either side. The rubber tube to the vacuum wipers may be cracked, best to block the vacuum port at the point where the wiper tube connects to check. If your connecting to the wiper port on the special bolt with your vacuum gauge then the wiper rubber tube is not the problem.

Check for a leak where the distributor mounts to the timing cover. There should be a special rubber O-ring at the rear of the distributor that seals the vacuum to the distributor vacuum brake.