The Holley carb continued.

So I have a Holley street Advenger, and since someone who didn't really understand it (even less than I know) installed this carb I have been fixing it.  First was to install the correct spring and holder to make the transmission kickdown linkage work.  And then adjust the carb so it would open fully when I pushed the gas peddle  down.  Something that might be good going up a big hill.  

I have been cleaning up some of the emission hoses that were in the way.  Now the last part is the clip to hold the kickdown rod on the carb.  And I picked that up today.  Maybe this week before Christmas I just might take it for a drive and see how it works. 

Have a Holley jolly Christmas.

Today was a trip to the Oregon State Capitol for one of our nephews school chior programs. 

And the tree looked great again this year. 

And for the Holley carb in Smokey, I have been getting an education.  What I thought was a model 4180 turned out to be a replacement carb called an Advenger 670.  Kind of an upgrade but this explaines why the throttle cable was not quite right when I got it. 

This is what I have.  And with some more knowledge I just might get things working better. 

Wilbur goes out for a drive.

Wilbur still runs just fine.  Now that the driveway is clear of RV's I can take Wilbur out easy.   And it was a sunny day when we left home.   By the time we returned home the sun was setting.  

And the latest news with Weight Watchers is that I have finished my 6 weeks of maintenance since making my goal weight.  Now I am a lifetime member and Sophie is at goal.  

We are very happy with our weight loss and recommend WW for anyone. 

Bring on the feasts. 

The RV storage lot

So the drive to try out the new shocks never really happened since it has been windy for a couple of days.  But I took Smokey to storage.  I could spend time there just looking at RV's.   

This custom has always interested me.  

How cool would this cleanup. 

The shocks are on

Today I changed all the shocks on Smokey.  The old ones were dead.

Front ones are 555011 and rears are 555012.  

I bought them from shocks.com.  $135.00 delivered. 

The old ones and the new ones. 

Now to give it the test drive,  after I have lunch and warm up. 

Superchief work

The new shocks should be here tomorrow, but I have been working on something I have wanted to do for awhile. I removed the beltline trim on the left side.   It was not sealed good so water had gotten in and some delam was going on. 

So what is behind this trim?   It looks like there is sheet metal that screws went in.  

Some screws were completely rusted away. 

After I get it all cleaned up I will try to put it back together with new sealant and new stainless steel screws. 

The anniversary outing

Can you believe it's been a whole year since smokey followed me home.  And the first outing a year ago was to Eugene.  So we decided to go there again.  The first time we were checking to see if I had the oil leak fixed.  This time I wanted to see it the wheels would fall off.  

After getting new tires put on and driving about 200 miles for out Halloween outing I had a few loose lug nuts on the RR wheel.  And the only way to check it out was to hit the road.  So next week I will take it back to Les Schwab and see if they just didn't do a good job of putting the wheels on the first time. 

But it was a good outing to Eugene even if the Ducks didn't play there best game.