’79 Mark V by Kuripiiritus

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Drove around during the weekend . So far the fuel meter is on half tank. So no fuel consumption estimates yet. will drive again in the weekend after this one. Hopefully can get the tank empty. as i want to use up all the old fuel from last year before filling it up with the good and fresh stuff. After that can get some estimated numbers. as had some on driving with the old combo and on the spot warming up and other stuff also with this one. The more accurate numbers will come with the next tank.

I also had a little washing up and waxing after the upgrade.. 

4-27-2009

last weekend passed the yearly inspection and officially road legal again. 

Discovered that fuel is leaking rather enthusiastically. Some weekend when I'm back at my parents house (where i keep my linc this year - cost obsession and everything  ) will take it to friends garage and lift it up to see where the fuel is exactly coming. My guess is that the old fuel hoses are too messed up and leak at connections, will have to replace them. Also taught of adding a fuel filter also after fuel pump. As there is none after the pump. Maybe there is something before.. Don't think the holly likes eating rust and crumblings. 

One day i had a idea. Will see when i have time to make it happen. I'm planning to take out the pesky cables controlling the mirrors now and mount electrically controlled mirrors instead. Just have to find some car that has approximately same sized electric mirrors. Hopefully I'm able to transfer the original mirror classes to the new mechanisms. I'm positively sure that fitting the mirror control nob to the new control ain't that hard just a little fabricating. At the moment i can somehow control the driver side mirror, but the passenger side is manually controlled from the mirror itself, as the cable system is totally bollox (not user friendly at all). Will see what i can find. Maybe you guys have ideas what car has mirrors that can be used.

Haven't had time yet to take a longer ride  . This year driving only on some weekends and when my vacation time finally comes. 

When regulating the carb with present of a vacuum gauge another question popped into my mind. What is the correct procedure. Manual says turn mixture screws 1,5 turns open and then start regulating towards strongest vacuum, both screws same amount. When finished adjust the idle rpm to normal again. 

Now comes the interesting part. When i have the max vacuum my revs are higher then needed, so i lower them. And thus lovers the vacuum reading. Now if i turn the screws to make the mixture richer it gets stronger again and the rpm raise once again. And i can repeat this many times, it's like a dead circle. I'm thinking that probably i should not continue like this but adjust it to some moment and then adjust the rpm's and leave it like this. Not go into another round.. any ideas or pointers?