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<\/a>Here it is in the parking lot at work. There is a hint of coolant under the nose so I’ll have to tighten the hose clamps when it cools down, but other than that, no problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As can be seen in the picture above, I still need an aircleaner for the 60’s Solex. Anyone have a cheapo pancake filter that will fit this thing?<\/p>\n Lets see, what did I do over the last week to make this car drive-to-work-able?<\/p>\n What’s left? Well, the oil pressure continues to be low once it has warmed up. Cold it is about half gauge at idle -50psi if you believe such things, and as it warms up driving along at 3500 rpm it drops slowly to about 25 – 30 psi. When I pull up to a stop after a long run it drops to just above zero.<\/p>\n My options seem to be: rebuild\/replace the 101 pump, adapt a 105\/115 pump to work with the 101 pan or use an Alfetta pump\/pan. I’ll be bothering my long-suffering local experts over the next few days to try and identify the best rather than easiest remedy.<\/p>\n While this is going on I will be tackling little jobs like making the wipers, heater and tail lights work. Fun. I drove the Sprint to work this morning, 29 miles one way in moderate 6:30am traffic. It still has some wrinkles to iron out but all in all it is pretty good. A 101 1300 has to be driven to be believed. I have been spoiled by 1750 power over the last 6 months in … <\/p>\n<\/a>I snapped this picture when I popped the hood to investigate the source of the coolant drip. Ian mailed me this valve cover to replace the cracked original. Looks good, Thanks Ian!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>An air filter like this would be ideal!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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