Strange problem with 6-71

I could SWEAR you said "it runs like it has no boost"




Sounded to me like a lot more than a "gauge" problem

Yup, you did see me type that. I'll swear the gremlins were having fun with the car. I had a spark plug wire off at the cap so I was down to 7 cylinders. That robbed me of some HP right there. However the plug wire came off must have effected the timing as well as it was at 22 degrees instead of the 28 I was running before. Minor little problems add up to big HP loses and that is why it felt like there was no boost. The gauge was my clue something was wrong. So after checking everything I could think of the performance is back to where it should be and the gauge is still bad. Time for a new one. There was one other problem I found that was stopping the car off and on this weekend but had nothing to do with boost. It had me scratching my head. It ended up being a loose wire at the battery terminal. Just a bunch of little stuff that happened over the long winter we had and that I didn't know about before now because I have been so busy and not able to drive the car.

Jack