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NOOOO. Ron!!!!

Yeah. Wifey will be available to hear bubbles and hiss. I was going to squirt a little PB Blaster in the line first and wait a few before air'ing it up. Thanks ...and I understand deteriorating... at 72. Dan O'

I did everything You recommend.. cept blow out and carb inlet filter. Will blow it out tomorrow, That makes some sense to me. The '63' Repair manual said it' gravity feed to the engine pump. Tank sits way higher than the engine pump. Thus needing the rubber line crimped off at the inlet to the pump... Otherwise gas spills out..Had that line off before and not even a drip... So the gas level sensor is not tied into the system?? (it needs replaced anyways) What air psi do You think I should use? Thinking about 10 lbs. Oh, and thanks Bro-Man, for the feedback.. It's reassuring to what I'm doing.

I'm an old school Muscle Car Guy, Had Mustangs and GTO (Judge). All were fun, but the Vega was actually downright scary fast. I don't expect the same out of this car but anything close would be more than nice. ............................ I've run up against a fuel feed issue in the ''73''., Gotta blow out the fuel line and maybe I need to get into the tank for the p/u setup. I don't know if there is an ''in tank''' pump or if it's just a p/u and gas level setup. I changed the pump at the engine and added a clear filter... very little is getting pulled up into the filter

Huh. I have just bought a ''73'' Avanti (was listed here) with a 400ci. I've been having fuel issues so I can't judge it's performance ... Yet.. IF it's anything near when I transplanted a 400 in a Chev Vega, it'll be a thrill ride.

John... I'm glad it all is there but for us owners it is not....at present. But thanks for all You do.

This is one reason the For Sale area is nice to have.. Nice find but I'm not into 4 doors.

So today I (sorta) got it running. I put 3-4 gallons of alcohol free gas with Seafoam in the tank. More Seafoam down the float bowls. Brake clean to kick it off.....No smoke , good oil psi, gas coming thru clean in a clear filter, It starts and runs a few seconds and dies.. suspect a gummed up carb. I consider today a success.

I'm considering B.A.T.. for my '82' 928 Porsche. Glad Your experience was good.

That's great (I guess). I'm interested in seeing what the traffic will be since the number of owners (especially the 2nd site) are sparse. Good luck with them.

Thanks. After looking the engine over, it seems like a near impossible task to get to all 8 plugs. Not saying it can't be done by somebody, but it's likely not going not happen.

I had a 400 ci with 400 turbo in a Chev Vega.. That was a thrill ride.. Imagine this one will run similar but a bit more body weight.

Thank You Sir... How about a turbo 400 Tranny? I think I bought a gem.. I'm a little concerned in starting a engine that hasn't run for a number of years.. Carb is original and all looks clean.. I thought of some Marvel Mysery Oil in the cyls. but the plugs are in a very tight position. Wondering if starting it dry will be ok. Gonna drain the fuel and run new thru a few inline clear filters to see what the tank send up. The car is from Calif.. no corrosion of significance.. Any other suggestions?

To answer You Richard. I just got the car in yesterday and it's a cosmetic mess on the outside, Interior looks solid and pretty good. The car hasn't been run for a few years so all other questions about running condition are currently unknown. The car shows 10,000 miles and the pedals appear to agree due to no wear.... But things are in rough but do-able condition. Clean up starts today and starting the engine... soon. Photos are in the ''For Sale"" section.

Did Avanti offer a 400 c.i. small block in 1973?