Hello Joe:

Thanks for the articles. The vclassics piece is pretty much religion for me, and I do in fact tune up everything else first. I have the timing gun and all of the other tools, and Virginia is sporting new points, plugs, wires and cap and rotor among other things.

The British Leaker article was new to me. Thanks for providing it. I have yet to really dig into the whole carburetor but now I feel confident. I think I will give Wendy a week or two of automotive access before I dismantle things again. I guess my days of being able to say "I never owned an 1800 before" are numbered.

You are absolutely right about the luck part, as well, and I know it.

Cheers,

Jeff Pucillo