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I did MT to NV last year, 1500 round trip. Of course, mountains all over the place. Who needs hp when you have 3rd gear! Whoa, seat is tough on the back to say the least! I'd drive either one of them anywhere.....after I do something about the ea82 seat.

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I use ATF and have for 100K+, 3 vehicles. Gear oil wont work here in the winter. I suppose synthetic would though.

...if I ever see him again.

Did you know..... Had a guy at the local feed trough tell me he would like to have my t-tops. He said he is redoing his El Camino and they fit exactly. Tops from a Malibu will too but they are HARDER to find.

Imagine how nice it would have been to have a pipe bender!

There are that many bad t-stats being made? How do these manufacturers stay in business if their product is that bad? LOL! Like I said, t-stat technology really isnt that technical. Just who do you think makes the OEM thermostats? Its not like there are more than a couple t-stat makers in the world.

T stat technology isnt rocket science so you should be fine with what you have. Same with the radiator.

Just went through the same thing. Got a thermostat, even though the one I had was new this summer. Put it in and it started getting back to normal range. Come to find out I had put a 180 in during the summer. The 195 made all the difference.

I was confused wondering if you didnt mean the idle mix screw....until you mentioned a piece of paper, then I got it.

No, its too cold out! This is what it was. Its now half that.

Correct, once you get the baseline according to the manual, you can go from there...as I did. I'm at about 750 idle now.

Understood. Everything is proper. On cold starts, the choke wouldnt close enough to make it rich enough to run. Just like if you had a manual choke. When you pull the cable, it closes the choke tight. You start it, then adjust cable. Same thing here but its controlled by vacuum pull off. The pull of wouldnt allo it to close enough. You cant start a vehicle in the cold, if the choke wont close tight. Once it starts, of course you push the cable in a little to allow it to lean out enough to stay running.

I knew it was the choke, but it wasnt and adjustment you would get the normal way. Once it started the choke would pop open further than it should, giving a lean condition. Nothing to do with the plastic choke cover itself.

Problem has been resolved. I took the pull off cover off and found a screw driver that fit perfectly. It took a bit of finess but I finally broke the choke pull off adjustment screw free. I tightened it up a turn or so when it started. That in turn closed the gap on the choke plate more than it was, probably from 1/8" to a 1/16". End of story.

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Gee...I would just get some generic oil instead of something funky.

I 2nd the Blackstone thing. I use them quite often, WELL worth the $25.

There is but it seems to be soldered or something so it cant be changed.

Are you talking about the little pin that the coil hooks onto?

Hot starts are only an issue if you pump the pedal. I wont have to deal with that for 8 months now. Plugs are fine, tailpipe looks like a diesel. With the choke properly adjusted, I start it and it pops open to this: The choke adjustment cover will not change this. I can forcibly close the plates further but there is spring resistance. How do you adjust this gap narrower? I tried the pull of screw but it aint moving. It looks like that is how the factory set it.

Its solely choke related.

No, it surely needs to be richer.

When its open that 1/8" to 3/16" you cant move it by hand, its fixed. I want to narrow that up some. "Bending a tab"? There is no screw adjustment? I think if I narrow that up, my problem will be solved. The gap is too big for 30 degrees and below. Pumping the gas a couple times does naught.

I am going with door #3, rear driveshaft.