COMET CENTRAL

The car started ok. High idle seemed ok to warm it up. After every stop and attempt to move out at slight to medium throttle it would stumble and stalled several times in the middle of intersections! Also at 45 MPH, there is noticeable miss in the engine! Just not smooth! Very NOT good. On a good n...

Chris, Have someone tap the gas pedal in the car while you check travel of the old bellcrank (mounted on the back of the intake manifold). I'm still running one on my engine and had to do some bending and tweaking to tighten it up. It's 60 years old and makes metal/metal contact. Just a free idea :i...

SASSY wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:39 am

I gather you really like to be close to the goins on!

Once upon a time, yeah
If things don't pick up, I may have to bid on this one.
Man, it's almost 2K miles taking the two-lane blacktop

Joe

SASSY wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:51 am

I dig those matching wheels on the trailer, Fredo
Don't really care to pull single-axle anything down here. Roads are so bad it becomes an endurance challenge
Rather crash in an Econoline

Joe

This should help- https://www.carburetor-blog.com/knowled ... justments/

Joe

This should be fun to watch- https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1963-mercury-comet-10/ Talking to an old HS friend that's currently restoring a '63 single-axle Airstream. He drove his older brother's 1st gen Comet back in HS. This auction reminded me of him. Need to send him this link for a big grin ...

CJ under the hood of the yellow '69?

Joe

No, my car was an automatic. I've used a TKX previously; I'm hoping the forward shifter location will clear the tunnel support. Floor first, of course. Here's the last I installed; the square plate with the sticker is for the forward shifter location. Thanks for looking- Dan https://i.postimg.cc/0Q...

My plan is to run a TKX manual, so I'll have to pick one up fairly soon to verify shifter location - good thing is American Powertrain is right up the road! I ran a TKO500 in my 65 Falcon, but that needed extensive floor work. I'm running a TKX in my 53 Ch#vy truck - way smoother shifting than the ...

Joe, It’s great to see you posting again! I hope you are on the mend and returning to normal activities soon. It’s been too quiet here without your input. Jim Coming around very slowly. Weak knees curbing my enthusiasm for driving the Comet. In the meantime, I'm trying to clean her up a bit when I'...

It says sold? :? Jim It did not make reserve when it crossed the block, it went into “the bid goes on” where the high bidder or anyone else has the opportunity to bid in it. It sold for $22k which means someone stepped up with $5k more. Jim Was looking at this one a couple days ago. Maybe Hagerty w...

poboyjo65 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:09 am

It feels good to have some extra power & to hear a good sounding V8 on a daily basis for a change, it just puts you in a different state of mind.

Hey, Johno!

My daily driver has plenty of pep but I hate the way it handles. Way too much bump steer.
Don't care for FWD at all!

Joe

Good to hear from you Joe, stronger every day, this is great! Prayers always, keeps me going as well. Progressed quickly first month out but very slow to nil now, Lee. May take a year or so to fully recover. Thanks for the intervention! :wink: Good to see you back on your thread again. :D Pushing t...

When you get a chance look up 260 tri power there’s a bunch of stuff would like your thinking on. Been very interested in your thread, Pat. Thoughts? Very cool 8) 👍 Finding the old 'unobtainable' is really the part I enjoy the most, owning a Comet (especially period correct). Should be a blast afte...

Don't know when/if Comet work will resume :( Never got the E brake fixed but I have all of the parts. Whenever I get the endurance, I'll drive it up to my bud's shop and put it on the lift. My boys cranked it in the drive the couple of months I was in hospital. I managed to take it for a short drive...