Re: Help needed with stuck lifter in my 1929 348

Posted by DaveSmith On 2012/11/5 10:35:09

Ok, this what happened,
i was driving down the road and car started running like crap, a bad miss and lots of noise. i had the car towed home and the first thing i did was pull the spark plugs.

all were good except number 3. that plug was wet and fouled. so i tried the spark test, very good hot spark, next i pulled the valve cover { see photo } and had my son push the starter and thats when i noticed the lifter for #3 exhaust was not pushing up on the vavle. BUT, it does go up and down, just not as much as it should compared to the other lifters.

now, i had assumed that there was a plunger and spring on the bottom of the lifter, but since i have never looked at an engine this old i guess i am wrong.

i have taken off the nuts to the follower cover but have not removed it, i figure i would try to find some photo's or someone who has done this before i get to deep into it.

i have worked on plenty of overhead valve engines from the 50's to the 80's but have never worked on a flat head so all this it new to me.

also, i believe this is a 384.

if any of you have photo's you can post or a link to photo's it would help very much. i have all the tools i need to do the job but i want to figure out exactly what i have first.

thanks, Dave