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05-22-2021, 01:42 AM
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So the points were bad - and I changed the points, cap, rotor and spark plugs at the same time.
I forgot how much harder it was to set the points on a Ford vs. a GM car where the distributor cap has that trap door so you can adjust the points with the engine running while looking at the dwell meter. With the Ford you have to get the points as close as you can with a feeler gauge, then put the cap back on, start up the engine, look at the dwell meter, and repeat until you get it right. I got it on the third try, and it was running good, but the idle was a little high, then while I was adjusting that I noticed it was leaking fuel where the fuel filter attaches to the carburetor. I went to tighten it and it broke off in the carb, see pic...  I'm going to watch a little TV, go to sleep and deal with it later...
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05-22-2021, 12:04 PM
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Yikes. I wonder if a jumbo one of those stripped screw extractors would remove it...those usually have you drill a hole in the fastener then the tool has heavily tapered reverse threads so if you spin it counterclockwise in a drill it grabs the fastener and unscrews it....if you got one of those tools where the tip of the taper went in the hole in the broke off thread but the back didn't it'd probably get the thread of the filter out.
BTW the carb on my Lincoln uses that same type of filter... It's mesh is so appallingly coarse (literally metal window screen) I installed one of those clear plastic ones the auto parts stores carry infront of it.... incase anyone ever dumps coarse sand into my tank.
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05-22-2021, 09:52 PM
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Yeah, EZ out. It doesn't look rusty, so there's that. But that'll be a tapered pipe thread, so it's gonna be in there real tight. In a pinch, drill it out until just a sliver remains, and bend that out with a small pick or screwdriver. Remember the hole is tapered, though. Smaller diameter on the inside.
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05-24-2021, 11:40 PM
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Glad you got it! For reference, dollar bills or any US bills work real nice to clean points after filing or sanding. Just slide them back and forth between the contacts while they are closed.
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