Tuesday eve....
Installed gas line to fuel pump, from tank. Not terribly easy being upside down and cramped....but it fit.
Broke a tooth during dinner.... roasted chicken and salad....what's up with that! Off to the dentist for another damned crown tomorrow....I hate this "old" thing.....!
Spent a good while bending up the old 1/2" steel tube that fed vacuum from the rear of the manifold to the steel pipe on the side of the frame rail. Could have run hose from the pipe to a fitting....but that would be too easy....
Decided to check my rear jackshaft pulley alignment....went back to the storage shed and pulled out the alternator and adjuster....
All looked well except that I did need to reuse the tiny .110" spacer that I had made up previously! At least that dimension didn't change...I had to trim a pinch off of the key end, but not a big deal.
What did change, is the position of the jackshaft pulley, which now causes the belt to rub against the large pivot bolt at the bottom of the alt. No matter which way I go through, front to back or back to front.....it rubs...
I decided to try the middle position for mounting the alternator. It has always been mounted on the outside position as long as I have had the car, and the wires do not seem long enough to fit to the alternator!
I was able to install the new alternator adjuster bracket that I bought on the way to Reno this year! It actually fits! However, if you note in the picture above , the wires do not fit....they are original ends...and don't look to have been shortened anywhere...
I'm going to go through my pictures of other cars and see if perhaps the rear of the alternator can be clocked slightly different 120 or 240 degrees...to make the connections closer. Just seems like the wires would be sorta taught, hanging out in the air.....
Probably should put a new bearing or two in the alternator as well...check the brushes too....another day!
Ciao!
Steve
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