Re: IML: I'll do it myself

["john sadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

Matt,

I think I would leave the carb to someone else if I were you. I've done a 
few, 60 & 69 Imperial & 77 NYB. The job is not really that hard. You need a 
few decent tools, particularly line wrenches so you don't break the fuel 
line. Be careful not to loose linkage clips, don't over tighten anything. 
Most of all, DON'T drop anything in the intake manifold or you could really 
be sorry. I also had a kid replace a carb on a 66 I owned & he bent 
something & when we took it for a test, the throttle jammed wide open on a 
neighborhood street. A miracle nobody got hurt. The garage owner did fire 
him though.
   If the carb on there now is working OK, I'd leave it be for now until 
you sort out the other issues. You don't want to get to the point where you 
disable the whole car. That can get very discouraging.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Gill" <mgill3@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 5:34 PM
Subject: IML: I'll do it myself


> Ok, so i've decided to just do it all myself. I obviously can't flush it 
> without a machine but i'm told by many people that having a little old 
> fluid left really won't make a big difference. A buddy at work tells me 
> that if i'm replacing the filter and gasket, and clean out the oil pan, 
> there's no reason to have it flushed if i'm already cleaning out the pan 
> anyways. I'll just take care of it on my own, and may end up doing another 
> fluid change shortly after just to clear out even more of that older 
> fluid. Wish me luck! I'll be in the garage most of the day tomorrow to get 
> it taken care of, hopefully she's in good running shape afterward, minus 
> the carbeurator that i need replaced.
>
> Which brings me to another question, should a newbie like myself (never 
> worked on a car in my life) even bother to attempt a carb replacement? I 
> think it looks to complex for me with the hoses and other things running 
> to it... kinda scary. I think my best bet is to have my good mechanic 
> buddy do it for me, while i watch and learn... and try to lend a helping 
> hand if i can.
>
> By the way, i ordered one of those cool Imperial club shirts, all black 
> with the big logo on the front, it'll be my car show shirt i suppose. Also 
> ordered a real nice license plate frame with "IMPERIAL" engraved on the 
> bottom of it... pretty neat. Let me know if any of you are interested in 
> the company that can make them, they're chrome with the professional laser 
> etching, totally custom for whatever you want. I didn't really like the 
> imperialclub.com plate frame, looked a bit tacky with the white stick-on 
> appearence.
>
> Matt
>
>
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