1979 Spark Yellow Barn Find!

lokirx706 · 09-22-2014, 11:44 AM

The other spark yellow has disappeared, assuming the owner came and got the car...

So on the first test drive the secondaries worked, since then, they have not. I am assuming the vacuum diaphragm for the secondaries has failed. On further inspection they were frozen shut, lubed them up and worked them back and forth until they operated smoothly. Then I did the mechanical secondaries mod, and I went out for a drive, MAN does the car feel faster. Feels like what a stock first gen should feel like, and with the open diff it melts the tires off lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQEA...ature=youtu.be

There is a video of some shenanigans...

I also put new radiator hoses on, new heater hoses, and a new thermostat. Oh and a new alternator belt to replace the old dry-rotted belt.

Hoping the weather holds out, I want to keep driving the car as much as I can!

09-22-2014, 11:44 AM	#19
lokirx706 Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Carlisle, OH Posts: 71 Rep Power: 16	The other spark yellow has disappeared, assuming the owner came and got the car... So on the first test drive the secondaries worked, since then, they have not. I am assuming the vacuum diaphragm for the secondaries has failed. On further inspection they were frozen shut, lubed them up and worked them back and forth until they operated smoothly. Then I did the mechanical secondaries mod, and I went out for a drive, MAN does the car feel faster. Feels like what a stock first gen should feel like, and with the open diff it melts the tires off lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQEA...ature=youtu.be There is a video of some shenanigans... I also put new radiator hoses on, new heater hoses, and a new thermostat. Oh and a new alternator belt to replace the old dry-rotted belt. Hoping the weather holds out, I want to keep driving the car as much as I can! __________________ Last edited by lokirx706; 09-22-2014 at 12:10 PM.