I went ahead and pulled the climatic control nob off the carburetor to check out the coil inside. I was afraid that I may have over tightened it while adjusting it the other day, so I wanted to ensure that everything inside was OK.
Other than a bit of soot inside, which I tried to clean off, everything else looked ok, so I reassembled it and set it t 1pt Rich per the shop manual.
I also double checked my fluid levels. A few weeks ago I had filled (or thought I had filled) the radiator, but when I checked today, the level was low and it took over two gallons to bring the level up to/near the fill line. I'm not sure why the level was so low today, as I have never seen any leakage under the car. But hopefully it is now filled appropriately. In general the oil level appeared to still be correct, although I could see some new leakage on the engine block.
Other than that I discovered that the tank level indicator appears to now be off, as it shows only about 1/4 tank, although the tank now appears to be full.
Unfortunately I am still running into the issue where the engine will turn over but then immediately stop. I have replaced the primary fuel filter, but guess I next need to check the fuel pump, and strainer at the carburetor (as described in the shop manual). I can see that fuel is flowing into the fuel filter, though it still looks a bit dark, whereas the fuel I have recently put in is almost clear/very pale yellow.
As I mentioned above I want to try and check out the strainers/fittings on the carburetor and fuel, but since the fuel looks off color and the tank level gage seems off I am also concerned about the fuel tank itself and whether it is overly sludgy or dirty and whether that may be clogging the line to the pump.
Pat
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