It's been an awesome day.
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A few things:
-the smoke coming out of the thermostat housing is just steam. I was running the engine pretty hard before this video, a-la italian tune-up, because the engine did spend quite some time outside and needed the gunk run out of it. It was originally running pretty poorly...but now it's great
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-the chinese carb definitely requires the 4th progression hole mod, and my idle jets are waaaaaay too small. I've got the idle mixture screws out 3-4 turns, and unless the throttle screw is set above 2000 rpm, it will not stay running. The AFR gauge reads 14-ish, and goes leaner as the throttle is turned in.
-the mechanical fuel pump is putting out a solid, and quite steady, 3.5 psi. The needle valve is pretty sticky, and the floats are not set quite right (yeah...I got impatient), so that'll be on the 'to-do' list. I hate the viton-tipped needle valves, which is what this came with.
-I'm going to 3D print some short horns, or maybe a small plenum/elbow so I can put on a filter of some sort. Haven't decided yet. I've run open horns without catastrophic failure before, and the sound is always better.
-I need to come up with a linkage, but I'm pretty sure I can use the stock throttle cable.
I promised the wife that once my car ran...it would be going away for the winter and I would switch to prepping the house/garage/cars for the cold season. Looks like I'll do a bit of tidy-up and then shove it into the corner until spring. Sigh
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