If it was AMC, I'd say the reason for a parts bin choice was 5 cents less. Motorola was a respected brand back then though and Checker seems to have had longevity and maintenance in mind. You seem to have it covered, hope to see you again next year!
I went on another little adventure today...drove to Tucson, which is 75 miles away, visited FIL an my brother. The car worked fine on the way there. Then on the way home, on the freeway at 70, going up a grade, it cut out like it was starving for fuel. Again. So I pulled over, filter had only a little crap in it, tried blowing air into the tank, it acted plugged. I ended up taking the tube and fitting off the tank, and trying to blow in, and poke a wire in...wire went in 7 inches and stopped solid. I farted around with it a while, and then noticed that fuel was running out in a steady little stream. Got it all connected back together, and ran fine the rest of the way home. I don't know...makes me want to do something else, but not sure what. I guess I could buy that repop gas tank for $700.
For 700 you could buy a another battery, hold down, isolator to keep it charged, a little air compressor and a bunch of filters!
Lots of other options with $700 to spend. A modern tank with an electric fuel pump option sure sounds like a better alternative, your not restoring the car, leave those expensive replacement tanks for the restorers.
I'm planning to add a modern efi engine soon, so I'll have to change the fuel system. Problem is the new pump won't work with the existing engine.
I'm kinda between Tucson and Bisbee...if you're able to take 90/92 towards Bisbee, and it's not too late in the day, swing by 520 456 6428
The efi system will use a recirculating pump, but it's a really heavy duty unit that puts out a lot of pressure and flow, and not what the little 6 would be happy with.
When I put the SN2000 on my Yblock I used an Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator. I had a cheap in line electric pump I used to prime the carb. With the right spring and a boost regulated unit, it ran 4-5 psi to the Edelbrock carb, and ramped it up 4 psi under boost. When that pump failed I bought a pump “recommended “ by my dyno guy. It was a Bosch and said it would support 700 hp on a Porsche xxx turbo (sorry, a long time ago). Worked fine. When I changed to EFI, I changed the spring in the aeromotive unit, and took the pressure up to a throttle body injector level. I did have a return line. Might be an easy, if not real cheap, answer. I recognized the shot of the Checker in the Walmart lot. I made a U-turn there trying to find the Native Wings on the other side of the road last spring.
The kustom version needs to chop about 8 inches out of the roof and section 6 inches out of the body!
Something happened to it??? Good thing this is the off topic portion of the HAMB Me busted taking pic.
The black one is Jay Allen's. Of Broken Spoke Saloon fame. also races bikes at Bonneville. He also lives in the building with the Indian sign painted on it. And he bought the blue 39 Chevy from me 30 years ago, that's when I met him.
I grew up in 60s-70s Israel and the things were everywhere, fitted with mighty British Perkins diesels with about 80 hp or so. We had a thing known as Service Cab which used to do intercity routes, it was more expensive than a coach but (very slightly) faster, spent hours in them going to and from school or returning from the navy base later. Always thought a modified one would make sense so watching this space to see what you'll do with yours... Pic is of one going from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv.
Interesting, thanks! I got the new 10SI alternator installed. Now it charges with the right current and voltage.
What an interesting way to run two belts. I assume you adjust the alternator first then the Power Steering Pump? I've never seen that before.
Yeah, you adjust it like you said. Somehow it doesn't seem strange to me...but I've worked on a lot of different American cars from this era.
The 10SI is just such a simple reliable swap into almost anything. Low cost, reliable, fairly compact size and can be found anywhere. I even used a 10SI since I have such familiarity with them when I rewired my 37 Ford Ute with a SBF; made a custom bolt for the lower pivot since the Ford alternator uses a 7/16 bolt vs the 3/8 of the 10SI. You can find a complete rebuild kit for them for around $30 on ebay, and they are easy to rebuild. Get a free or $5 core at the swap meet, and you can have a new performing alternator for cheap.
I figured I would add this one as it is one of the few Checkers I have transported over the years. This for a good customer of mine has a Cummins Twin Turbo Diesel in it. HP & Torque numbers will be over the top for this old cab when finished! God Bless Bill https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/
I love the work they did to put a very subtle bulge in the rear fenders. That is a serious project your friend is working on.
wow, there's a lot of work in that car! I noticed the Checker is just about as big as an old pickup truck...so I guess the diesel is a good choice for it
Working on seats...since the kid who moved back home, used to work at a thermal seat place, they're experienced at working on new seats. This car has old seats. But I guess we'll see how it goes. New blue/gray vinyl to replace the original slightly bluish gray Naugahyde. Starting with the rear seat bottom, which is the "easy" one to do.
The front seat is pretty bad, kid is practicing on the rear seat first... I'm making new door panels, too. At least the fronts. They were really badly water soaked and crumbling, although the vinyl wasn't too bad.
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