new 78

electrok · Post by **electrok** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:55 pm

hello everyone! I just joined the group. picked up a 1978 yesterday. zippy zippy but has a bit of trouble getting started. super fun car!

2ndwind · Post by **2ndwind** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:19 pm

Welcome. Check the archives on starting problems. Very common on these cars. There are several issues, all of which can be done by a home mechanic.

TulsaSpider · Post by **TulsaSpider** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:35 pm

Welcome! This is a great forum! Please tell us about your car and post pics!

Zippy · Post by **Zippy** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:53 pm

Zippy zippy? What? Where?

Oh, you mean your car was very zippy. Just like mine

When I have a hard time starting mine there are a couple things I check. The most common for my car is, if it sits for a couple of days there is no fuel in the carb. If I dump in a teaspoon full it will start right up. The next most common problem is the points gap. Mine was converted to single point before I got it. It seems to change over time but I am afraid to tighten the screw that holds the gap for fear of stripping it out. You will need a dwell meter to get it right and a timing light to set the ignition timing.

Check out these articles from Mirafiori.com http://www.mirafiori.com/~thad/points.html
Specs http://www.mirafiori.com/~thad/specs.html

electrok · Post by **electrok** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:28 pm

It's a white 78 with red interior. I'd love to post a pic when I figure out how to do it lol.

electrok · Post by **electrok** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:31 pm

and thanks for the links Zippy! I'll give that a go next week.

mmatting · Post by **mmatting** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:17 pm

Welcome I just picked up a 78 as well, looks like were in the right place!

electrok · Post by **electrok** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:20 pm

sweet! cool little cars

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