More frustration
Ken's back so I spent Saturday with the car, intending to hear it run at last. Alas, that was not to be: it still won't run.
We started by rebuilding the 414S Carter carb, the universal replacement for the original 324S it came with originally. It is one I picked up on eBay cheap and it appeared to be in good condition. After complete disassembly, cleaning and spraying the body with clearcoat, we got it back on the car. It was getting plenty of gas, so that left ignition as a problem.
We put on a new set of ignition wires. No dice.
Replaced the spark plugs for the 2nd time: No dice.
Checked the distributor wiring pattern: Aha, it was reversed, surely that would be the problem. Nope, still no more than some sputtering.
We gave up at that point and decided to try some new AC45 plugs and a new condensor next week. The plugs Ken had were old and cheap, so could be a problem. The condensor is impossible to test, so best to replace it. It is getting good spark across the points however.
All quite frustrating as I had hoped to start stripping paint from the body this week. Another frustration: apparently the guy at Precision Rubber has been sick all winter and has not even started my running board restoration. They were sent in January and should have been done in May.
Here are some pics from yesterday:
Ken rebuilding the carb:
A complete 414S carb:
Ken trying to get the motor running:
It did sputter enough to realize that I had an exhaust leak around the manifold, where the intake and exhaust bolt to the heat riser assembly, and for lack of a bushing around the heat riser control rod. It is important to have the manifolds only loosely tightened to the block before tightening the heat riser assembly bolts. Apparently I hadn't, so had to loosen it all back up and retighten.
On the positive side, we did get a new battery box made and installed!
We started by rebuilding the 414S Carter carb, the universal replacement for the original 324S it came with originally. It is one I picked up on eBay cheap and it appeared to be in good condition. After complete disassembly, cleaning and spraying the body with clearcoat, we got it back on the car. It was getting plenty of gas, so that left ignition as a problem.
We put on a new set of ignition wires. No dice.
Replaced the spark plugs for the 2nd time: No dice.
Checked the distributor wiring pattern: Aha, it was reversed, surely that would be the problem. Nope, still no more than some sputtering.
We gave up at that point and decided to try some new AC45 plugs and a new condensor next week. The plugs Ken had were old and cheap, so could be a problem. The condensor is impossible to test, so best to replace it. It is getting good spark across the points however.
All quite frustrating as I had hoped to start stripping paint from the body this week. Another frustration: apparently the guy at Precision Rubber has been sick all winter and has not even started my running board restoration. They were sent in January and should have been done in May.
Here are some pics from yesterday:
Ken rebuilding the carb:
A complete 414S carb:
Ken trying to get the motor running:
It did sputter enough to realize that I had an exhaust leak around the manifold, where the intake and exhaust bolt to the heat riser assembly, and for lack of a bushing around the heat riser control rod. It is important to have the manifolds only loosely tightened to the block before tightening the heat riser assembly bolts. Apparently I hadn't, so had to loosen it all back up and retighten.
On the positive side, we did get a new battery box made and installed!
posted by Bob Shafto at 2:04 PM
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