[914GT]

I drove it around town a while ago, about 100 deg out (supposed to hit 104). Stop and go along with straight sections where I could run 50 mph for a few minutes. The good news is I made it back home. The bad news is there were a couple times I had my doubts.

Not once did it get too hot, it went a hair over 200 toward the end of the trip and no higher. But I had two other 'anomalies' occur. After the first stop to pick up some tortillas, the starter did not engage, like the solenoid not throwing out properly. Starter motor made an irritating grinding, scratching sound and would not turn over. I get out, look at the starter. Bolted up tight, wires on ok. I get back in and it starts. This is a brand new IMI hi-torq starter with a new flywheel. What the hell?

After my second stop, it starts ok. Head back home and just a short distance away from home it dies pulling away from a stop sign. Like it's out of gas. So I suspect my gas gauge stuck which reads 1/4 tank. Open the hood and gas cap and see gas in the tank. Get back in and cranks a bit, then starts. Takes me the rest of the way home. The only noticeable thing wrong is idling fast, and can see my throttle cable holding it off the idel speed screw a bit. My return spring bracket just needs to be pulled back a bit more. But I don't know why it died. One thing I should change is I have my fuel filter on the inlet side of the pump and not between pump and carburetor. I don't see why did would cause the problem.

Guess I'll take that starter off and go through it. Then move my filter, maybe even pull the carb off and go over it again too. Seems I'm being annoyed by nitpicky things but they are troublesome enough to take the pleasure out of driving this car. I'll be so happy to where I can trust it. Not quite there yet.

I'll edit this due to an afterthought - do you think I need another relay for my IMI starter? I have a new ignition switch, but maybe I'm just barely getting enough voltage to the solenoid to throw it out?