Recent content by 70NewY’ER

It seems as though the problem went away! Definitely a problem with the push rod. I'm going to investigate why this has happened in such a short amount of time. I have a feeling it lies within the cam. Thank you everyone for your help and advice!

The gas isnt too old. I just filled the tank up today actually!

Thank you!

I never thought it would be a common issue! Looks like I'll keep an eye on that now as well!

Hello everyone! It’s been a while. Lots of things going on in my life so haven’t had the chance to work on the New Yorker. Today I decided to remove and inspect the fuel pump. What I found was interesting and I think this could be the culprit. The fuel pump push rod was considerably worn down on...

Interesting. Ill to give that a try as well. I never thought about the factory timing marks being obsolete after swapping ignition systems. Thanks!

I will check the gap. Yeah it's definitely not normal. I have an old direct connection distributor that my dad got back in the 90s. I might install that one if the current distributor doesn't react to the adjustment.

I forgot to mention one thing. I noticed that when I pulled the cap on the distributor there were very small but noticeable metal flakes on the advance plate (kind of like metal filings on a magnet). It looks like the pickup is rubbing against the cam and I can see wear marks on the high points...

I should check the lines going from the tank to the carb. I haven’t looked at those in a long time so it’s worth checking. I will also inspect the filter sock when I get the chance.

Thanks for the tip. The fuel line is was replaced a few years back with a stainless unit. But who knows? There could be an obstruction somewhere down the line. I will try the soda bottle method!

So I had another control box laying around. It was the same type that I’m currently running. They’re both the proform brand. They seem kinda cheap if I’m being honest. I swapped it with that one and it didn’t change anything unfortunately. I’m going to check it with a meter like you were saying...

Hello everyone. I own a 1970 Chrysler New Yorker with a 440 i had rebuilt in the summer of last year. I put a new Holley 4160 Street Warrior carb on it back in November. All was fine up until recently. 2 weeks when i was on the highway I stomped on the gas pedal (fully depressed) at around 50...

I can’t find any quality name brand shoes anywhere… usually just the Chinese stuff sadly.

All I hope is that I can look back and laugh haha

Hmmmm that’s exactly what I had to do. When I installed it, the pedal push rod went beyond the pedal. I had to compress the booster a fair bit to get the nut and bolt to line up with the holes. Never thought anything of it…