Re: Henry's 37 Limousine

Posted by Cli55er On 2017/2/9 21:24:58

well I went out when it was cold and the needle was sitting at 180, few taps on the glass and it went down a bit to the right of the 100 mark. gauge is not right at all.

took the car out tonight to go to the muffler shop. it went to 180 and stopped, but when I tapped on the glass it went up higher. now that the car is cold its back at 180. its sticking and inaccurate.

I got the replacement modern gauge in today and stuck it in the top of the radiator and ran the motor. not 100% the best way to get a reading, but the coolant comes straight out of the head into the top tank so I figured it must be somewhat close. it stayed between 170 and 180 in the garage. that is with a 160 thermostat.

I still think I have a miss even though these new wires sure made it run much better. is there any way a cruddy carb or crapped out muffler could mimic a miss?

I don't smell gas or any richness out the back, just that weird exhaust sound. no smoke, nothing. maybe its just the muffler since I did have a back fire out of it when I had the dizzy stabbed 180 out. maybe getting some weird back pressure or something.

I guess we will see tomorrow when we get exhaust done. I told them quiet and he said he could get a quiet muffler. I guess we will see what he comes up with.

after the exhaust is done, I will be sending out the carb. after that...if it still sounds like it is missing....i'll have to look at the dizzy and spark plugs. pretty sure I got the gap right on the points and the spark plugs. the points, rotor, and cap are what came off the motor before I rebuilt it. they all looked good.

or just have someone with a trained ear at Kerrville listen in on it.

I went by my cousins repair shop tonight and he listened to small ticking I still have on the lifters. he said get a few miles on it and see what happens. then adjust them again if it doesn't go away. it doesn't always tick...which makes me think I have one that isn't spinning like it should be or something. even he admitted he has never had to mess with solid lifters. He is in his 50s. His dad, who owned the shop before would have been the one to ask.


anyways....just rambling and putting my thoughts to text.