Saving Granddad's Falcon

[Jeff W]

Thanks Roger and I will take you up on it. Maybe the internal one you had luck with in the past. Can you bring to our September meeting?

[ew1usnr]

Hello, Don.

Comment: Wow! Your car is clean underneath.

Question: What is the piece of tape on the right side of the gas tank? Is it a heat shield? Where did you get that?

Thanks, Dennis.

Jeffs muffler.jpg

[dhbfaster]

Hi Dennis!
Sorry to take so long to reply...life has been crazy lately with a funeral and work- I helped sell my employer...but the good news is I should be back home and to the falcon this fall.
Yes, it’s a heat barrier tape. I’m pretty sure I bought it at Autozone. The original gas tank had an indentation for the muffler but it was around $250 more to buy one with that indentation. So, I went with the cheaper tank only to find out the muffler didn’t fit. So, the muffler is also smaller- and I put the heat tape on there as an added measure.

[dhbfaster]

Got the muffler hangers done today. The picture doesn’t do it justice- makes it look a bit warped, but the guy did a great job. Nice rubber bushings up top and strong enough to hang on- and it’s not going to bump the gas tank any more.

[dhbfaster]

Got my tickets back home guys...I’m going to have to visit back and forth now and then for the next few month but it sure will be nice to be home.
Anyone know where to find the summer show schedule??
It would be nice to tidy up the last few things and show off all the work we did at least once or twice.
Where is our falcon regional this year?

[Luva65wagon]

I'm sure it'll be good to be home. Hopefully we have decent enough weather soon to drive our cars around a bit.

I use this schedule, which is pretty complete:

http://www.cruzinmag.com/calendar.html

We'll have a meeting on March 20 and maybe we can do an early spring cruise somewhere after that. I've not heard anything about a mini this year, but it's probably coming back round to us again... should we decide to.

[dhbfaster]

Wow, that’s a huge list! Any thoughts on the best local shows for mine other than our falcon specific shows?
Definitely looking forward to a little club cruise to catch up with you guys again...weather permitting of course.

[dhbfaster]

Well, I couldn’t get the hoses to the fram fuel filter I had, so I put on a new Delco filter with new hose. Ran great, including a trip around the block. So, I decided to drive it to work today. About the time I got to highway 99 it was acting fuel starved. My gage was close to the lower dot (I can’t remember if the lower dot means 1/4 tank or empty...but I was able to get into a gas station and I put 5 gallons in. It started fine...then same problem and it started to get worse...I got turned around and headed for home and barely got it off the main drag. I didn’t find anything loose or obviously wrong. Roger, I tried to call you but I imagine you didn’t recognize my number since it’s been a while.
I did change the oil last weekend...all that still looks good. The only thing changes other than that was the fuel filter. I did double check and the directional arrow was going the correct direction.
So..I ended up calling AAA to get me home. Those guys were great.
I have to say, all of this still beat working. I still want the check so I’m back at work now (obviously working hard). If anyone has any other ideas of what to check let me know. It doesn’t really make sense that this a problem with the fuel filter other than it’s the only thing I know I changed.

[Luva65wagon]

Don and I chatted today and he's going to look at a few things, like points and voltages. Seems to be squirting fuel via accelerator pump, and the fuel pump is filling up a cup fairly quickly. So hopefully he finds it - otherwise I might visit... masked up.

[dhbfaster]

Nice! I found a nice 10-32 screw at a lumber store in Burien...stuck it in there to see how much I’d have to open up that hole. Went right in...Screwed in perfectly and snugged right up.
I have no idea how the 8-32 was holding at all because it had to have been the wrong size...or maybe the falcon angels were watching And tapped it for me Friday night. It’s so solid though...I’m not asking any more questions...just taking this as a win. Then I worked on the sliding surface of that choke “banana”...works pretty smooth now. Carb done! On to the installation of the Pertronix, no need for the bit, tap or gasket material now.
(Meanwhile the starter is off and waiting for the new one. )
No need for a special trip on the wire if you can get it in the mail.
I’ll work on gettin the pertronix in the distributor and ready to go, and get the routing for the wire all set up.

[dhbfaster]

I finally got an afternoon to work on the falcon!
I’m trying to finish off the trunk. I’m stuck on two points:

Wiring- Can anyone give me a picture of How the wiring runs and clips between the tail lights? I have the original wire harness and clips, but for some reason it’s not obvious where they were clipped on before.

Jack- I got a nice restored jack a while back. Does anyone have a picture of exactly where the jack mounts under the spare tire in the trunk?

[dhbfaster]

Ok, found the place to pay the dues! My wife is in charge of PayPal and already gone for the holidays ... but I asked Siri to remind me next week.