[juke joint johnny]

Benson your probably on to something there as the B engines used on pumps and for other industrial purposes in England had the exhaust valves set at 18 thou instead of 22. I don't know if that was the same in the USA .I guess they thought that they would just be run at idle speed. I know some one who put one of these engines in his sedan , it would idle real good perfect but when out on the road no guts at all !!! When he opened those exhaust valves up it ran fine
John