Yep, that's my plan--I think I saw you post that idea somewhere else on the forum.dlb wrote:oh, crazy. well, if i could go back to when i had a weber, i would just start the car on cold mornings and let it run for a few mins while i was getting ready to leave, shut it off for 5 or 10 mins, and then start it back up when i was ready to go. a friend into motorcycles said that's what he used to do to prevent icing while his bike was warming up. i never got to try it but it seems like it should work since the heat created by the engine running for a few minutes would have time to warm the carb body past the icing point.
My friend who works in a fabrication shop just got back into town, so he's going to make me a little bracket. I've been using Keith's method just to get around, but the bellcrank is a bit too far forward, so I can't connect the AT kickdown linkage. I'll let you know when it's fixed. Even now, it's pretty fun just putzing around with the new carb (and recently rebuilt engine).
Now I've just got to track down a pesky oil leak--I've got my fingers crossed that it's the valve cover, but it sure doesn't look like it...