Scott what do you mean vapors from under the manifold. If it is running hot check for air leaks on the intake side check ignition timing, mixture on the carbs, and make sure the thermostat is correct 160 degrees for summer 180 for winter.
There was a light kind of steam, for lack of a better word, when I first started and got the car to idle. It's no longer there. I checked around the motor and beyond a gunked up fuel filter (now replaced) everything is behaving itself. I'm not used to being around an old school engine, I meant hot in terms of the engine emitting heat not that it was somehow overheating. My gauges for the most part are borked so I'm going to go through maybe later today or tomorrow and clean the leads and see which gauges really work and which don't. One thing I am going to do at some point is install an Ammeter gauge. I think it's just smart to have one.
I know someone who has an infrared thermometer, I'll borrow that and see what the read is. Thanks for that!
I was really surprised that, after sitting for a decade that it turned over with the first turn of the key. Took a bit to idle out but it did and it sounds like a sewing machine lol.
I don't understand the two different therostats, I'm assuming one is for winter conditions and one is summer? I live in California so I'm assuming it's a 120? I'll have to open it up and take a look.
I'm almost at the point where I'm going to check things (after draining and refilling fluids) and if anything looks suspicious, I'm just going to replace it. My Brake MC had some fluid left in it and my pedal was frozen, so I added more and now it works and returns, so I'm going to bleed the brakes next. Hopefully I didn't screw something up by doing that.
Rear Brake lights and turn signals don't work but the parking lights shine bright. Assuming ground like the fronts and going to try and get behind the gas tanks, take them apart, clean and put them back on, see if that helps like it did the front ones.
The tanks that are in the car are ones I had reconditioned a decade ago. I used a mechanics flashlight to look into them since the other flashlight made it look bad and they're nice and clean inside. Filled it with some gas and even though there's a slight smell, there are no leaks I've seen.
It's getting there. This SIV will make it back on the street soon. Crossing fingers.
I really appreciate everyone's help and support, including Al Mason whose been my Alpine Yoda and a solid good friend. I hope to someday at sometime be a help to yall as well in the same way yall have helped me.
To be continued!