1940 that had sat awhile.....

[mike42]

I bought 3 years ago a '40 V-8. The first two years it burned a lot of oil. Seemed like I was adding a quart every couple weeks. It also showed a discharge around the plugs.

Now into the 3rd year.....I only added 1 quart in 1,500 miles, plus there is little to none of the leakage around some of the plugs.

This car sat for many years and did not get driven very much at all.

What do you think happened ?

Thx...Mike

[Bored&Stroked]

What has probably happened is that the rings have seated/sealed better after some usage. Who knows what condition it was in and potentially it had been rebuilt and the rings had yet to seal. Or, maybe the engine sat . . . had some rust in the bores and now with a bit of wear, it seals better - less oil is getting up into the combustion chambers, etc.

What I would say is "take it when you can get it" . . . as most guys are not this lucky with Father Time!

[alan]

the rings were stuck and gradually the crud holding them moved out thru the oil changes. I had a 51 truck engine with 34,000 miles, been sitting for a long time in the woods, soaked the pistons with atf/acetone for a couple of days and it started up after cleaning the plugs/points. had 120 lbs compression and held 20 oz of vacuum

[mike42]

Thx guys....this did sit for awhile and was rebuilt in 1987. After that it was not used that much I was told.

Just got back from a run and it's running well. Hate to put it away for the Winter.

Thx again....Mike

[flatheadv8]

Beautiful car! Sounds like you lucked out and she is running fine. Hate to put mine away for the winter too!

[V8COOPMAN]

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Originally Posted by flatheadv8

Beautiful car! Sounds like you lucked out and she is running fine. Hate to put mine away for the winter too!

Man, that's kind'a different. I like that a lot! DD

[mhsprecher]

For whatever reason, I am not a fan of the 38's, but I really like the 39 Standards. Go figure.

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by mhsprecher

For whatever reason, I am not a fan of the 38's, but I really like the 39 Standards. Go figure.

I don't even like the '39 Standards, but the particular combination of Tudor and fender skirts on this one just works! DD

[fortyfords]

Mike, I'm glad to see that your 40 is running good.

[mike42]

Hey Flathead.....

I get over Holland and Zeeland every couple of months. That is a beautiful area. Love your car. Already had some snow in Gaylord !

Thx guys......Mike

[rosenkranswa]

Beautiful car!! Consider yourself lucky, we bought a 1942 Tudor a number of years ago at Hershey that smoked like a steam train. Only it didn't get better with time, it got worse. Finally bit the bullet and had the engine gone through - new rings, valve guides and found a missing tooth in one of the transmission gears, plus just generally tired. Several thousand later I have a beautiful running, and looking car.

[flatheadv8]

Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

Man, that's kind'a different. I like that a lot! DD

Thanks! Just picked her up this past June! Wanted a flathead since I was a kid. Grew up helping my Dad tinker with his 49 tudor and 41 1/2 ton.

[flatheadv8]

Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

I don't even like the '39 Standards, but the particular combination of Tudor and fender skirts on this one just works! DD

I was never a big fan of skirts myself until I saw them on this car. Love how it flows!

[flatheadv8]

Originally Posted by mike42

Hey Flathead.....

I get over Holland and Zeeland every couple of months. That is a beautiful area. Love your car. Already had some snow in Gaylord !

Thx guys......Mike

Thanks! If you get this way, shoot me a message.

Sorry to post three times on this post...new to this Forum. Been meaning to introduce myself. Excited to find it!

Cheers:-{) Jeremy