[NoVa-Corvairs] Brake lights, turn signals, etc.

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Hey Daniel - was that your nice looking car I saw at Kate's Cars and Coffee this morning? If so... Your car drew all sorts of positive looks as you left even my Grate Dane shot you a look.

Marco 
'63 Pimped out Corvair
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> On Jul 12, 2014, at 2:29 PM, daniel--- via Novacc-list <novacc-list at corvair.org> wrote:
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> Brake lights and turn signals are working now -- it was a combination of very minor things:
> 
> - the switch needed to be adjusted (i.e., backed out of its housing);
> 
> - a bulb wasn't properly seated (replacing it with a different one that fit tightly solved it).
> 
> Idle is still erratic -- lows of 500 and highs of 1,500.  I cut off the frayed end of the vacuum line to the distributor, but that didn't seem to help very much.  Also, the linkage doesn't appear to be bound up by any wires.  The car has plenty of power, although there's a hesitation when I jump on it in 2nd (*feels* timing related, so maybe advancing it a skosh may resolve the problem.)
> 
> Projects for this coming weekend will include:
> 
> - New mufflers.  Definitely.  Feel free to make me an offer on the loud mufflers we'll be removing from my car.
> 
> - R&R of the blower fan.  I know I have a new replacement somewhere in my basement.
> 
> - Perhaps ball bearing carb linkage
> 
> - Perhaps new tangs to keep the top in place when it's down
> 
> - Perhaps a new element for the cigarette lighter (so I can use a GPS, XM radio, etc.)
> 
> How do we feel about:
> 
> - Installing an unused ~35 year-old hazard light kit with no directions
> 
> - Installing a modern radio (perhaps in a couple of months)
> 
> daniel
> 
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