Old man with old car, new here with questions
Thank you to all for the welcome and good wishes. I appreciate the ideas you have sent me as well.
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The car does have power steering and power brakes.
Wow, power brakes are even rarer than power steering. You'll want to be aware of
Booster Dewey for if/when your power brake booster or other components need repair.
power steering gear box has been adjusted a half turn
Careful, there—see
here.
the gas gauge does not work
Diagnosis: does the engine temperature gauge work, or is that dead, too?
the speedometer is vibrating.
Cable will certainly need lubed, and the speedo head itself very well may need rebuilt; see
here.
The divorced choke I installed I have wired to an add on oil pressure switch and the power comes from the feed side of the resistor. Does that sound OK.
Power for that choke heater needs to go through a choke modulator, or you'll have driveability problems as the choke will kick off too quickly. This '73+ factory setup is problematic even in intended configuration on intended cars; you're better off putting in a № 1231
electric choke kit instead.
I am curious if the 1961 to 66 carbs, for a 170, could be adapted for my 1960 as a last resort??
There's nothing last-resort about it; the carbs were getting better and better year by year, and the '63 carbs had solved a whole lot of teething problems with the '60-'61 units. In your shoes I would go snap up
this 1963 Valiant/Dart Holley 1920. It'll drop right on and everything will hook up; the only difference is the fuel inlet is on the side instead of the front. Good excuse to do the
Fuel line mod.
