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Thanks guys. I did think about the possibilities of the stuff getting into the fuel if too much was used and wondered if it was even needed, considering the amount of compression the gasket will have once the lock ring is tight. I remembered Gary mentioning that he had to adjust the sender for...

Getting ready to send the Imperial to the shop later this week if they're ready for it. Got the new tank painted and sending unit temporarily installed with a proper (thicker) lock ring and gasket. Having never put one of these in before, I'm curious - should the gasket be greased up first or...

I'm really late to this dance, but have to agree with what many others have said: try the simple things like the ATF, Seafoam, and so on, but above all else - drive it. What have you got to lose? Worst case, you end up pulling the motor anyway to repair or rebuild some part or all of it. Best...

That linkage is still there, right behind the electric choke. Just nothing to hook it to. Supposed to rain all weekend so I may not get a chance to play with it more, but will study the wiring diagram in the manual and see what is waiting to be learned. Really curious to see what that empty...

Interesting! That's good to know, thanks very much. Will look around and see if there is anything else back there like a sensor with a single blade that the connector fits. Someone did tape up the harness with electrical tape so I suppose it could've been added. If so, it wasn't done to fit this...

Yep, when I saw that rust slurry in the filter I knew the tank needed to be cleaned out. The next big project. Wouldn't surprise me though if the new filter was already plugged by then. At least this one should keep it from getting to the carb. Not sure what's up with the voltage at the...

I tried it but need to investigate a little deeper. According to the DVM it only has a .13 - .16 volts at the connector. Double checked and it was set to the 20 volt scale. Weird thing is, it still seemed to help. After changing the filter and hooking up a temporary jump to the choke, it idled...

Okay, thank you. I plan to change the filter and make a jumper for that connection this weekend, provided there is juice there. Easy to check with the DVM. I'll report back the results. Already tried hooking the vac line back up and the car threw a fit, so there's more to look at there. There's...

Got a good chuckle when I saw those Jack-and-the-Beanstalk studs sticking up. Maybe whoever installed it had bad eyesight and wanted to make sure they got it on straight? Will check the fuel inlet to see if it's snugged up well. Not sure where to get another crush ring/washer if it's toast...

Got the hood fixed and a little time to play with the engine Sunday evening. Decided to hook up the vacuum advance and start the car, since it would stall before I ever got out of the car to do it. It started but ran FAR worse - felt like only 4 cylinders were firing. So I replugged the line and...

And due to my lack of recent experience, I plan to do the same. Just need to keep it running long enough to get to the garage. :D Thank you all very much for the great info. It definitely fired some long-dormant brain cells reading about disconnecting for timing, as well as the dreaded ping or...

Please excuse what is probably an obvious question to most folks here. Aside from my 1951 Farmall, haven't worked on anything with a carburetor muchless a vacuum advance in years. Noticed the hose was missing on my 383's distributor. Looked up under the air cleaner for the nipple on the carb and...