Well ;

It finally passed the smog test yesterday, it turns out the dufus Tom had rebuild the carby, didn't do it right, he left the primary bowl's float level way too high so no way it's ever lean out properly, they also failed to tighten the float valves, they were loosening up and leaking from the normal engine vibration, they installed the wrong power valve (always a problem as anyone who's ever had a 1960's Ford V8 knows) ...

Blah blah blah, yakkity woof woof, I was beginning to wonder if I'd lost my touch but it sailed through the test in the end .

Once we get the tags in hand and on the rig I'll peak & tweak the ignition timing to it has the proper giddyap of the mighty MoPar small block 360 CID V8 again .

Whew , it's road ready, still needs lots of little repairs and I'd like to get the AC going again ere long .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better