Well, I've added extra insulation to the heat shield under the carbs, replaced a new float that filled with fuel and re-set the float heights on both carbs. She's been running fine for a couple weeks now. On Monday my friend Alec and myself drove to the classic race weekend at Lime Rock Connecticut. We drove up in the morning, had a great day then drove back in the late afternoon in 91°f temperatures. Even at high speeds with those temps and traffic approaching the Tappen Zee bridge she didn't miss a beat! I am now cautiously calling her fixed! We managed 250 miles in one day with her.
Today I swapped out the old evaporator and AC unit in the cabin for an original center console stack. I've been wanting to do this for a good while as the AC compressor and condenser have gone bye byes over the years before I got the car. The Delenaire AC unit is also pretty ugly in my book. I pulled the old one, while I was at it I adjusted the reverse light switch. Put in the new (old) standard center stack and removed the padding the carpet had next to the transmission tunnel. The carpet now follows the tunnel and both Kim and I have an extra two inches of foot room. I found a number of missing grommets while having things out. Including the big one around the speedo cable. I've replaced them as best I can and used some gorilla tape where I could find a replacement. Not factory, but better than nothing.
So, I started the car, and decide to take her around the block to test things out. That's when I notice that the tachometer, final and temp gauge are out. Bugger! I drive back, check the fuses and number 2 is blown. I check the wiring diagram and see all the circuits share that fuse. I really don't want to pull the center stack again, so I think I'll check the reverse switch. Bizarrely the wire had come off the terminal and managed to touch the tab out the back of the switch causing a short! I replace the wire and the fuse and start her up, all is good.
The new console looks great, the cabin feels much better. Also with the holes sealed up she's quieter and much cooler with no heat making its way from the down pipe into the cabin with the speedo grommet fixed.