[Big_Bad_Woulf]

Ok folks the Turismo is on in the Photo Gallery under the title Big Bad Woulf's Work in Progress. I know a long title...lol

Well here's the scoop for the day. So as I said before the car keeps stalling. So I went to a local bookstore and got "Car Repair for Dummies". I also bought a book on Holly carb's.

Well in the book for dummies it tells you how to troubleshoot for problems with the carb. The diagrams aren't the greatest, but I narrowed it down to the solenoid or idle bleed screw. Well I think it's the idle bleed screw. Anyway when you step on the gas there is a metal piece that sits against a screw it's pushed away from the screw and then a spring pulls it back when the accellerator is released. Well mine didn't stop back far enough. In fact the piece never touched the screw.

It was hell getting to the screw, because I didn't know what size it was. Needless to say I didn't have a wrench that was small enough. A 6mm was way to small a 7mm was too big. So between the auto store and Home Depot (hardware super store), I finally bought a pair of needlenose vise grips and worked the screw to the point where I felt it would stop the metal piece at a point that would allow for the car to idle when not in motion. HOT Dammm it worked! I have a little throbbing now when it's at idle, but I ain't screwing with it no further. I ended up taking off the air filter cover and removing hoses and all kinds of stuff.

So I take the wife for a spin to show her how nice it is, then drop her off home to go and vaccum the car. Well when I start out I feel the car straining to move. As if the brakes are stuck. Well looks like there is brake fluid leaking somewhere. The brake petal goes right to the floor. I know I didn't break any lines or anything and the reservoir is full. So I'll have to wait til Tuesday to get it looked at. I figure another $400-$500 for brakes. I had the Monroe brake people check the brakes before they put on the Shocks and struts and tires. They said the brakes were fine...Oh well. The saga continues. Stay Tuned.