[T3] Berg 9

["Park, Keith J (CRD)" <parkkj@crd.ge.com>]

Well,

the engine is in, and it went in well considering its hard to balance and you have to get the car so
high with that sump on there.

	Its getting really bad how poor the quality is of the stuff in our aftermarket industry... I
needed a torch, a mallet, and a crow bar to get that bugpak header on... tubes were way off on one
side... ya think theyd get it right with something that simple!  I mounted the oil filter on the rear
hanger as Jim Adney suggested but am concerned about heat transfer from all those exaust manifolds
near by, So I installed a couple aluminum heat shields on the pipes to protect the filter and hoses
	I may have to lighten my statements on the carbs from Hate to strongly dislike as I found
that some of my problems were caused by a missing plug that had fallen out one under the pull off and
a clogged vacuum port to the pull- off on the other one and YES the stock carbs do have vacuum
pull-offs... but I get the suspicion they dont work very well.... we'll see.

	BTW, the repair for a missing plug is simple and costs only 10 cents... If your in the US
just reach in your pocket and pull out a dime, it fits perfectly and stake it in with a punch and
epoxy it around the edges for a good seal.  Ill report on how well the carbs work soon.

Now I need to get the distributor togeather, prime the oil (though I dont think I have enough starter
to do it currently) and go through the break-in.

This is actually taking less time than expected... hard to beleive huh?

Keith

Electronic Technician
Packaging and Reliability Program
GE Corporate Research & Development
Bldg KW Room C1641
PO Box 8 Schenectady NY 12301

(518) 387-5104  Fx  (518)387-5442
parkkj@crd.ge.com

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