Well, this is a fine welcome home: Pulled up to the driveway, garage door doesn't work. Open the front door, smell burned plastic. Track down the source and my DSL modem it now sounds like a baby rattle.
I am going to put the engine back into the Avanti this week but I haven't bought the plugs or wires yet. What should I get? It's an R1 with a Harbit cam, pretronix ignition, edelbrock carb, and R3 valves. Are the J9Y plugs and packard wire from SI the way to go?
N8 and I disconnected the return line and flushed 2 quarts of new ATF through the system, turning the wheel lock to lock. Whatever was sticking, freed up and it works like new now. Replaced the radiator, waterpump and all belts, hoses and ignition wires and detailed a bit