Well Barry...nope!! That's a whole other story!! I did drive down to the show today and it ran like poop!!!! No idle and popped oil smelling smoke out the carb when it shut off...so the intake gaskets are on the menu for tonight...I can make it home as long as I keep it revved up a little now that I know how to keep it moving...gonna stop and get some oil for the ride home....hopefully without a roll back..ugh!!

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Good luck Rich, i hate that feeling when your on the road and the car is not up to snuff.....but you, you Ironmann love that crap! Your twisted

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As long as you make it home! I'm sure you'll get it together! Were you having problems previously? I t seemed to be running fine the last time I saw it. Good luck!

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I am iron man!! It was a nail biter on the way...nah not really...I've suspected the gaskets since I got the car since it burned oil...I adjusted the idle mix to get a smooth idle..well that adjustment is gone as of last week...was hoping the wires would be the only problem...the vacuum gauge won't pull more than 12 inches...I gotta think that I'm doing pretty good on car troubles...I still only have one ride on a roll back..the wheel bearing explosion...the oh s$#t moment... I'll make it back home today and start throwing intake gaskets in...and yes it did run good...it'll run smooth when I'm done!

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I made it home....yes it ran terrible! Oh well...I got the intake and valve cover gasket sets...I wanted new spark plugs but they didn't have them...I'll change them out too..probably oil fouled..I'll post up some pics when I get it apart and together...oh..it burned almost a quart of oil in the 60 miles on the way back...holy oil monster!!

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Good to hear!

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Man, I would have hated to be behind you on the way home! Can you say smoke screen?   

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I'm just glad I don't have cats...really it killed 2 cylinders randomly between the 2...could smell the oil but it didn't blow smoke all that much...would have been really bad if it did smoke!!

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The fun never ends, does it? 

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Well I got the intake back on and polished the valve covers..had to drill out one hole since someone decided to leave half a bolt in there...had one oh s$&& moment when I started to tap out all the holes for the intake...the tap snapped off...luckily I was on the way out and a few taps with a screw driver and hammer it came right out...sad thing is this tap is probably 15 years old and never used...I guess that's where the name Snap on came from...I'll give him heck on Friday when I see him next!!..my only wait is on carb gaskets..still can't believe no one stocked those around here..I'll have them in the morning..then fire time!!

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Almost forgot the most important part..the pic!!

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