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  1. 1980 QuadraJet issues

    in 1965-83 Avanti

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    27 minutes ago, mfg said:

    If your Q-Jet has a composite float, it could be starting to sink due to fuel saturation… I believe a carb overhaul with a new float thrown in is in order here.

    When carb is apart, the well plugs at the bottom of float chamber should be checked, as fuel leakage past those plugs has always been a chronic problem with this type of carburetor.

    Thanks, that makes sense. I also saw where the well plugs could be an issue, but the post discouraged JB Weld, or similar because heat deltas would cause the plugs to leak again. But no alternatives were given. Do you have an idea?

  2. 1980 QuadraJet issues

    in 1965-83 Avanti

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    Thea has 68,000 miles, and generally runs well. Cold starting, however, is an issue, as it's always flooded, even after a week of not driving. Why do I know it's flooded? because if you don't hold the throttle at least 1/2 open, or god forbid, pump the gas, it'll be a while before she finally fires and belches black smoke. Even so, it takes a few moments for all cylinders to fire and there is still some black smoke. Once she's cleared her throat, she runs perfect. Plugs are clean, too.

    First, it's not the choke, as I've left it blocked open and on even chilly mornings, it did the same thing.

    While a kit is a reasonable start, what areas should I pay special attention to?

  9. Whose seats were used?

    in 1965-83 Avanti

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    These upholstery guys around here... they don't want to touch my car or want crazy prices... like $3500 for the back seat ONLY! And that quote, he didn't want to do, saying that they were AMC seats and you can get covers on line. I'm not convinced.

    First, these 1980 seats don't look like any AMC seats that I recall, but I also don't really recognize them as anything familiar.

    So who supplied the seats to Avanti?

  12. LED tail lights and RFI on the radio

    in Avanti Pub

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    19 hours ago, ronmanfredi said:

    I changed all the lights on mine to Auxito 1156 - 1157 off Amazon and there isn't any static.  I also used the United Pacific 90652 Electronic turn signal flasher WITH ground lead for the turn and emergency flaser.  The ground lead is what makes the flasher work with led bulbs without the need to add resistors, etc.  The flasher comes with a reversing adapter in case the fuse box is wired backwards, which my emergency flasher was. (a standard flasher doesn't care what wire is connected to which terminal)..

    Thanks, Ron

  14. LED tail lights and RFI on the radio

    in Avanti Pub

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Footer said:

    Ron
    I replaced my tail/brake lights with LEDs, even converted the backup lights to 1157s and replaced the front turn signals. No radio interference. I did have to put resistors on each side as the NAPA LED flasher didn’t blink. A fairly simple trial and error test might be to install a different pair of LEDs. Mike

    Do you recall what brand lights you used? Interestingly, these Holley bulbs work with the stock flasher!

  15. LED tail lights and RFI on the radio

    in Avanti Pub

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    I bought some Holley Retrobright 1157 type LEDs to improve my rear visibility on braking and turning, but whether it's brakes or turn signals, the RFI over my radio is horrible. Interestingly, the stock mechanical flasher works just fine, and trying the electronic LED type made no difference.

    JEGS suggested I buy a pack of ferrite chokes off of Amazon ($10 for a bag full) and that would fix it. I popped one on the antenna lead, no improvement. Since I had a bag full, I put a few more on, some with the cable looped around since there were various sizes in the bag. No dice. What the heck, I put them on the tail light power and grounds, nuh uh. Next I called Holley, and they want me to buy some LED load resistors.

    So now, I have a LED type flasher and a bunch of chokes, and nothing is any better. Well, OK, but am I just continuing to throw money at the problem, or might this really be the fix?
    (Note: I originally posted this on the SDC forums, but other than checking the radio ground, I've gotten no answers)

  18. roll bar cover/headliner removal

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    6 hours ago, SCPO-PD said:

    Ron - Can you share a picture of the allen screws that you are speaking about?  I need to pull out my glass and frame to try and reattach a fallen corner.  Much Thanks!!

    Which Allen heads? the ones at the wind deflector are on the piece of stainless trim just at the front of the glass. They are easy to see and access.

    The other ones, on the hinge-like linkages at the rear would require me to plug the motor back in, nurse the glass back, try and get a nearly impossible angle photograph, and then nurse the glass back into place.Given the whole fiasco of my car's mechanism, I'm not willing to do that.

    Also know that this applies only to the Skytop moon roof, not the earlier ASC sunroofs. The name for the Skytop is on the handle for the sun screen.

    But best of luck to you!

  19. Bath time!

    in Avanti Pub

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    In a prior post I noted that I replaced the broken moon roof glass and weatherstripping.   A garden hose test indicated all is well.

    Well today the local drive through car wash was having a special, and since the paint is far from pristine, (and the water at the house is so hard it's like washing with gravel), I took Thea the Avanti for a true test. And the roof does not leak. Success!

    However, I got a fine shower from both windows and better yet, the carpets got shampooed from the foam flowing in from both cowl vents! Foam everywhere! 2 inches deep! so I drove home at 70 MPH with the windows and back glass open, letting all the fun blow out everywhere. It must have been a sight. Parking in the sun to dry out, I noticed there was foam even coming out of the hog trough drains!

    Thank goodness the hot wax at the car wash isn't the same as the ladies use, or I'd be bald everywhere!

  21. roll bar cover/headliner removal

    in Avanti Pub

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    Well, it's done. Sort of. It does not leak, but it was quite a chore given other problems with the sunroof, primarily a motor that chooses to quit mid way, and the inability to push the rear of the roof up completely, despite cleaning and lubing the hinges at the rear.

    In the end, I decided I didn't like using the sunroof anyway, so got the glass situated and unplugged the motor.

    This is the end of my write-up of how to replace the weather seal!

  24. I'm starting some moon roof repair instructions....1980-83. I need some help

    in 1965-83 Avanti

    Posted

    As there are no instructions out there on the Sky Top moon roofs (starting in 1980) I'm documenting what I am going through just to replace the glass.

    Here is what I need help on: Dan Booth says to just spray some lube on the worm gear as best as you can, and you are done. I still have to pulse the motor just to move the mechanism  forward or backwards without the glass. Does anyone have any hints on how to get everything clean, lubed and moving? Or is the motor simply undersized?

    (PS, if someone has any idea how to remove the roll bar cover and headliner, I'll add it. Dan says EVERYTHING with the later moon roofs are done from above without removing those, but I still have this  issue of cleaning and lubing it all.)

  25. roll bar cover/headliner removal

    in Avanti Pub

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    I was able to remove the glass without the headliner and roll bar cover being removed. It is rather simple. There are four Allen screws where the wind deflector attached to the glass. These come out. After cutting all of the silicone and butyl crap someone before me used, and with coaxing of the motor and some additional hand pressure, the glass slides up and forward. Then you have access behind the glass to two hinges, partly obscured by rubber. There are two more Allen head screws on each hinge that come out, and you lift it out, easy peasy!

    I just spoke with Dan at Nostalgic, and the original weather seals are NLA. He sells a different one that requires some modifications to both the car and seals, but it doesn't sound bad.

    This addresses my main problem, but doesn't answer have the headliner and roll bar covers come off. It seems to be totally installation different than the earlier Avantis, and I forgot to ask Dan.

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