Gary Lewis Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Yesterday the rods and jets arrived for the Edelbrock 1406. I went to position 11 on the calibration chart which is 3 stages lean for power and cruise with orange springs and 1 stage lean on the secondaries I adjust the pump for minimum stroke. So now I am running 14.5-15 in cruise and 12-13 in power but it is dipping to 16-17 I’m transition. Looks like I will adjust the pump to the middle hole then maybe the closet one for more fuel at tip in. I’ll do that before changing the springs. Just happy to finally have her leaned up, she was at 10 at tip in before and 11 on power. So progress, Today I moved Espy inside for the weekend so I can do some more work on her. Change the passenger side window motor Replace all the clips on the door trim Vacuum out the heater/ac/blower chamber, air flow is pretty weak even with a newer fan/motor Re lay the wires (using power from the stereo and so lots of high pitched interference, will run to the engine bay I guess) for the AFR and move the gauge so I can see it Replace speed control cable so I can get cruise back Some general cleaning too Oh, and mess with the camber bushings, the positive camber is ridiculous as you can see from the alignment chart above. Let’s see how much actually gets done.. Luka is hiding underneath, he just had surgery and he is liking the cold concrete floor.. I'm a bit late to the party, but it looks like you are making good progress on the carb. And the accelerator pump would be my first place to look regarding the leaning out in transition. However, the metering rod springs can have an effect on that as well since a stronger spring will cause the rods to pop up to enrichen the mix earlier as you tip in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 1, 2023 Author Share Posted September 1, 2023 I'm a bit late to the party, but it looks like you are making good progress on the carb. And the accelerator pump would be my first place to look regarding the leaning out in transition. However, the metering rod springs can have an effect on that as well since a stronger spring will cause the rods to pop up to enrichen the mix earlier as you tip in. As I am home bound and limited in what I can do I am still checking off the small things that have been on the list for a while that are not strenuous. I pulled the trim off the doors and ground off the pins. Floated the area with glazing putty. Need to fill the holes where the screws were. I pulled the blower motor and resistor array and got the shop vac in there. Cleaned a lot out, but thinking now maybe I should have hit the exchanger with the pressure washer to clear grime out and improve airflow some more. Finally installed the spark plug lead organizers I bought before the engine rebuild. I should have put these in long ago. Made it easier to route the wires at the distributor. Carried out some more under hood rewiring and putting wire into conduit and deployed zip ties. Not that you can really tell in the pictures but it makes me happy knowing it is an improvement. The big ticket item was the Lokar cable upgrade for the throttle and speed control. I had installed their AOD TV cable a while ago and a matching throttle cable. The stock speed control cable did not line up well with the Lokar stuff so I had bought their cruise cable. I updated the throttle cable as I had cut it too short previously, these Lokar boxes had been sat in a tote for a good 12 months... Install was okay, I had to trim the cable mounting in the speed control unit ever so slightly to get the ball end of the cable to swing through. It was a dermal job. The old cable would not pull out of the plastic housing so I drilled it out from the inside, again very simple. I had to remove the stock throttle/speed control mounting bracket. There was a ground cable from the cab to the intake at that mount so I put the ground back on the stud - that doesn’t seem right so I need to look up the grounds locations. I had the Lokar throttle cable plate assembly already on my carb but had to fully take apart to add a bracket to allow all 3 cables. The top is the throttle cable, the bottom is the AOD TV cable and the right is the speed control cable. Once all assembled Idid my best to get the initial tensions set but it will take a bit of driving and faffing to get that all dialed in. I think it looks better and I sure hope it all plays nicely. Will be a few days before I can find out. I dug out my old power mirror switch and took it apart to see how it works, it is very basic but intricate. I put a post on next door looking for someone that can do CAD and 3D print to see if they can help me with rebuilding them, figured it is the only way I am going to get these mirrors to work again. A guy got back to me and we are trying to work out how to get him the measurements. Need to look at the list of easy things for tomorrow. Maybe tackle the AFR gauge power cable re route and look at all my grounds in general. I have new rubber for the pedals and tire valve dust caps, so looking like a very lazy day… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 1, 2023 Author Share Posted September 1, 2023 As I am home bound and limited in what I can do I am still checking off the small things that have been on the list for a while that are not strenuous. I pulled the trim off the doors and ground off the pins. Floated the area with glazing putty. Need to fill the holes where the screws were. I pulled the blower motor and resistor array and got the shop vac in there. Cleaned a lot out, but thinking now maybe I should have hit the exchanger with the pressure washer to clear grime out and improve airflow some more. Finally installed the spark plug lead organizers I bought before the engine rebuild. I should have put these in long ago. Made it easier to route the wires at the distributor. Carried out some more under hood rewiring and putting wire into conduit and deployed zip ties. Not that you can really tell in the pictures but it makes me happy knowing it is an improvement. The big ticket item was the Lokar cable upgrade for the throttle and speed control. I had installed their AOD TV cable a while ago and a matching throttle cable. The stock speed control cable did not line up well with the Lokar stuff so I had bought their cruise cable. I updated the throttle cable as I had cut it too short previously, these Lokar boxes had been sat in a tote for a good 12 months... Install was okay, I had to trim the cable mounting in the speed control unit ever so slightly to get the ball end of the cable to swing through. It was a dermal job. The old cable would not pull out of the plastic housing so I drilled it out from the inside, again very simple. I had to remove the stock throttle/speed control mounting bracket. There was a ground cable from the cab to the intake at that mount so I put the ground back on the stud - that doesn’t seem right so I need to look up the grounds locations. I had the Lokar throttle cable plate assembly already on my carb but had to fully take apart to add a bracket to allow all 3 cables. The top is the throttle cable, the bottom is the AOD TV cable and the right is the speed control cable. Once all assembled Idid my best to get the initial tensions set but it will take a bit of driving and faffing to get that all dialed in. I think it looks better and I sure hope it all plays nicely. Will be a few days before I can find out. I dug out my old power mirror switch and took it apart to see how it works, it is very basic but intricate. I put a post on next door looking for someone that can do CAD and 3D print to see if they can help me with rebuilding them, figured it is the only way I am going to get these mirrors to work again. A guy got back to me and we are trying to work out how to get him the measurements. Need to look at the list of easy things for tomorrow. Maybe tackle the AFR gauge power cable re route and look at all my grounds in general. I have new rubber for the pedals and tire valve dust caps, so looking like a very lazy day… Some more pics.. Nasty stuff ready to catch fire! Second pic is the small hole where the resistor pack sits. What a design! De-trimmed the door. The rare and broken power mirror switches. I do have another one actually mounted on the car but some one caught the levers and broke them off and they are missing. This happened a long time back, I think it was the transmission place. I can’t find these parts anywhere. Anyway, I only have 1 lever now. So I am thinking 3D printing is the way to go here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Some more pics.. Nasty stuff ready to catch fire! Second pic is the small hole where the resistor pack sits. What a design! De-trimmed the door. The rare and broken power mirror switches. I do have another one actually mounted on the car but some one caught the levers and broke them off and they are missing. This happened a long time back, I think it was the transmission place. I can’t find these parts anywhere. Anyway, I only have 1 lever now. So I am thinking 3D printing is the way to go here. Glad you caught that debris around your resistor! There's a guy in Portland that has been printing window and power lock replacement bezels for a while. https://bluetruckparts.com/ Maybe he could help with your mirror switch? He has an eBay storefront "bluetruckparts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 1, 2023 Author Share Posted September 1, 2023 Glad you caught that debris around your resistor! There's a guy in Portland that has been printing window and power lock replacement bezels for a while. https://bluetruckparts.com/ Maybe he could help with your mirror switch? He has an eBay storefront "bluetruckparts" Cheers Jim, I have bought things from him before, nice to see he has expanded his line and taken another $140 from me today! I will see how this local works out and then reach out to bluetruck parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Cheers Jim, I have bought things from him before, nice to see he has expanded his line and taken another $140 from me today! I will see how this local works out and then reach out to bluetruck parts. . Sorry, I didn't realize you knew of him. Just thought that he already had the process down and was familiar with this era Ford switches. Hopefully the person from Next Door can model and print what you need to fix your mirror! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 . Sorry, I didn't realize you knew of him. Just thought that he already had the process down and was familiar with this era Ford switches. Hopefully the person from Next Door can model and print what you need to fix your mirror! All good, since you mentioned him I found his bezels and ordered them all, so you cost me $140 🤣🤣🤣 Just ordered the Lokar dipstick to match the rest… I have a problem. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 All good, since you mentioned him I found his bezels and ordered them all, so you cost me $140 🤣🤣🤣 Just ordered the Lokar dipstick to match the rest… I have a problem. 🤣 My name is Gary, and I have a problem. 😎 Seriously, it looks good! Lokar is good stuff and it really makes things look well thought out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 My name is Gary, and I have a problem. 😎 Seriously, it looks good! Lokar is good stuff and it really makes things look well thought out. The guy came to look at the power mirror bits. He lives a few streets away from me and has 25 years of CAD experience and is reasonably confident he can replicate the parts needed. He took the bag of bits and is going to tinker and generate the stl files. He will also recommend a printing place to get them done. He only wants payment if it all works. Such a nice guy, we spent an hour chatting and he was interested in the work I am doing on Espy and is looking forward to the challenge of modeling the parts. It is going to take a few days for him to make the files but this is happening apparently. It would be awesome to have the power mirrors working fully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share Posted September 3, 2023 The guy came to look at the power mirror bits. He lives a few streets away from me and has 25 years of CAD experience and is reasonably confident he can replicate the parts needed. He took the bag of bits and is going to tinker and generate the stl files. He will also recommend a printing place to get them done. He only wants payment if it all works. Such a nice guy, we spent an hour chatting and he was interested in the work I am doing on Espy and is looking forward to the challenge of modeling the parts. It is going to take a few days for him to make the files but this is happening apparently. It would be awesome to have the power mirrors working fully! Wow, the guy came through!! Gonna get the files tomorrow but here is the overview. My friend is going to do a test print for me and if that looks good I will pay for a print service to make them real nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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