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12-05-2015, 07:25 PM | #21 |
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Re: Maiden Voyage= Failure
Wow! What and exiting first ride. Sorry to hear about misfortunes..But with these cars, you never know. I think Charles Lindbergh had a less eventful trip across the Atlantic! Great memories.
Not as exciting but funny. My first car was a 1963 chevy convair convertable. Bought it for 300 dollars. Lived in NYC..My older brother was unemployed so he spent 2 month compounting and shinning up this lemon. That car looked so good, it was stolen. But it only looked good...Broke down several blocks from where they stole it. Funny. You and you Grandfather should watch this Munsters episode about buying a used car. Funny...You and Grandpa Need a laugh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnRKs-JV2Lg Last edited by FrankWest; 12-05-2015 at 08:21 PM. |
12-05-2015, 07:49 PM | #22 |
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Well if any of you were wondering, it was late timing and lean mixture that caused the overheating! We fixed both of those problems shortly after the drive. Now the car runs remarkably!
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12-05-2015, 08:15 PM | #23 | |
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Clutch chatter, Did you remove the transmission and the flywheel housing? If so, did you replace the .010 shim at the top two bolts? Yes, I know it's weird! But without that shim and proper alignment with a test dial indicator (up, down, L, R.) + - .010. Any one out will cause chatter.
It sounds like you have a "Death wobble" in your steering. This can be caused by just about anything that's loose or has too much play. the best thing to do is jack the front end and shake the wheels and see what's not right. Remove the drag link off the pitman arm and check the ball joints on the pitman arm it should not be more than .025 out of round. Check the other ball joints for wear. They should be 1.000 and round. Check the wheel brgs and king pins. any shake or looseness can cause wobble. Check the spring perches and the spring bushings L and R . These are all the cheap fixes, now I'll go into the not so cheap cause. The steering box! Rebuilding one can cost over $300 just for parts and it may take some skills you may not have. But first there are four adjustments, before a rebuild, make sure these adjustments are all taken up. Rear wheel wobble is usually caused by bent wheels or a bent axle. Jack it up and spin the wheels. Running excessively hot is usually caused by retarded timing. It's best to go to almost full advance right after starting. Terry Quote:
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12-05-2015, 08:22 PM | #24 |
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12-05-2015, 09:20 PM | #25 |
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Grab a car gal and go for a long ride, you deserve it! :-)
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12-05-2015, 10:36 PM | #26 |
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12-06-2015, 08:29 AM | #27 |
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I learned early on in my restoration, the AA crowd lives by "One day at a time". The Model A crowd term it, "One fix at a time". Enjoy you car.
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