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Hello, I've just done a minor rebuild of the HS8 carbs on my NADA 1968 TC--just cleaning, replacing jets, needles, and gaskets. The HS8 isn't covered in the WSM, but I have a special supplement for US cars. These HS8s have a "jet compensator" that keeps the jet from going too high, a...

The tachometer in my 1968 NADA 2000 TC has read roughly double since I bought the car five years ago. My father now drives the car, and I'd like to resolve the problem for him. Any thoughts about what could cause such a problem? Thanks, Gordon.

Hello, Back with my 1968 NADA-Spec TC. It's run on the cool side since I got it five years ago, including not generating much heat via the heater. The temperature gauge never gets into the normal range. I've been satisfied with that as long as it otherwise was running well, but my elderly...

Gents, I recently posted about my difficulty with cold starting on my NADA 1968 TC. I found that the problem was that the chokes weren't opening enough, and that when I adjust the cable so that they do, the car starts right up. The problem now is that once I push the choke cable in, it binds...

For what it's worth, my 1968 TC came with a vast stash of used spares, including body parts (no wings or sills, alas), interior bits, and various other mechanical parts, including an engine. As we all know, they aren't really worth anything except to another owner who's desperate. In the...

I'm in the U.S. with a NADA-spec 1968 TC. It runs fine despite unleaded fuel, and starts well when warm. Cold starts, however, are laborious, often taking over a minute, even if the weather isn't very cold. Even when it catches, it will spit and sputter for 30 seconds or so before finally...