Another long term storage, this time a T-1 Coupe

[Jbrooks]

Spent the morning heat shrinking and re routing the rear harness. Installed a remote starter switch for maintenance and hard starts. Just a simple 12 mm marine momentary switch next to the voltage regulator. Wire from Batt on the regulator, through the switch to the 50 spade on the starter solenoid. I will also install a hot start relay on this one at the same time. So both the key switch and the button power the coil on the relay. Simple and should be done on all the 356’s.

Can you find the secret switch

On a funner note today, rebuilding the carburetors. went through the dip. then the ultrasonic cleaner, and blow out the passages with air. I reassembled them, they looked very good, went to leak check and set the float level . I leak check by putting 20cc of gas in the vent tube, and let them sit, then look for shinny or wet spots. Then I run the pump and fill the bowl an check the level.

Well one wont fill. pump runs, no fuel in the P-Tool. Pop the top, lift it run the pump. no gas through the float valve... Pull the valve, blow through it is good, try blowing through the banjo fitting, no luck, Ah Ha passage plugged, blow it with air, no luck. probe it with wire, it goes through and see some black debris, keep probing, the put a plastic tube form a aerosol can it from the small end and push out the carcass of a beetle from the passage. it was about the size of the passage. I have no Idea how long it ha been in there.

bug debris remnants on the left, a good carb on right.