Tonight, Tonight!

"Tonight, Tonight"

Time is never time at all
You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth
And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change the less you feel
Believe, believe in me, believe
That life can change, that you're not stuck in vain
We're not the same, we're different tonight
Tonight, so bright
Tonight
And you know you're never sure
But you're sure you could be right
If you held yourself up to the light
And the embers never fade in your city by the lake
The place where you were born
Believe, believe in me, believe
In the resolute urgency of now
And if you believe there's not a chance tonight
Tonight, so bright
Tonight
We'll crucify the insincere tonight
We'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight
We'll find a way to offer up the night tonight
The indescribable moments of your life tonight
The impossible is possible tonight
Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight 

I thought I'd start this post with lyrics from the Smashing Pumpkins, my favorite band.

I’ll be at it again tonight. After last week’s marathon session, I’m still pumped to get it running. I’ve got 2 other mechanical pumps that I’m going to swap in, and I’m going to try a gravity feed to the carb. I haven’t bitten the bullet and ordered a weber yet, but it will probably happen real soon with the addition of some after hours work. (Hint hint Eric!) Other than trying some more fuel feeding stuff, I may try to fire up the spare engine. I’ve got a starter, carb and not much common sense, so I see this going well. Don’t miss the festivities if you can.

Another Monday come and gone

A special thanks to Eric and Ken for coming over and helping with the car last night. Ken motored over in his 1971 Morgan and it was a very nice sight indeed. It was frustrating that we didn’t get the problem solved, but we’re on our way there. I’ve placed an order with Rock Auto for a distributor cap, rotor and flywheel. The other engine needs the flywheel and it was closeout (1 left!) for $19, so I couldn’t pass.

On the fuel issue, I’m going to try the 2 other mechanical pumps that I have and see if they work any better. If they don’t, I’ll order the in-tank electric fuel pump. I have several relays that I think will work. If the relays are a no go, I’ll wire up a switch like the professionals do.

Overall, it was a good evening, even though the car still sits there mocking me. I know it will run eventually.

And always remember, it’s OK to use the fire extinguisher when there’s an engine fire in the garage where I park my Porsche!