Today's update. Waiting on some new ignition condensers to arrive, but I've cleaned up the points and the coil seems to be working. The old condensers test abnormally high in capacitance, and I'm a bit suspicious of them. For all I know, they are original. New ones on order, but it might be a few more days yet. Last attempt to start it revealed that the choke rod was no longer attached to the knob, and now I see why. There was a plastic insert that the rod threaded into, and it has crumbled away. My 21st century repair was I had some vinyl tubing, and after doctoring a piece, it fit perfectly in the rear of the knob and the rod threads into it. Now the choke works.
Taking stock of the rest of the electrical system. Yikes. Headlights work, front marker lights work, horn works, the ignition circuit works, and the temperature gauge appears to be working since it reads hot when the ignition is off, but it slowly goes over to cold when it's on. The center brake light in the trunk works. That's it. No taillights, no interior lights, no dash lights, no fog lights, no turn signals, and the power windows are still inop. Clearly, I've got some wiring to sort through. Fun part will be coming up with a suitable wiring diagram for the car, because dad made some improvements. I believe he said the turn signal switch was modified to have the taillights also function as brake lights; originally they were just turn signals. Also added a hazard light flasher, and that appears to be inop too. Fun times!
Taking stock of the rest of the electrical system. Yikes. Headlights work, front marker lights work, horn works, the ignition circuit works, and the temperature gauge appears to be working since it reads hot when the ignition is off, but it slowly goes over to cold when it's on. The center brake light in the trunk works. That's it. No taillights, no interior lights, no dash lights, no fog lights, no turn signals, and the power windows are still inop. Clearly, I've got some wiring to sort through. Fun part will be coming up with a suitable wiring diagram for the car, because dad made some improvements. I believe he said the turn signal switch was modified to have the taillights also function as brake lights; originally they were just turn signals. Also added a hazard light flasher, and that appears to be inop too. Fun times!
Loosened the screw holding the screw holding the sender wire on, and boom, it's out! I'm thinking some treatment with some Evapo-Rust, a thorough washing, and a POR15 coating.
