Re: 1938 Super 8 1605 - adventures with a newbie
Posted by kevinpackard On 2023/9/6 21:18:57
Did my longest test drive tonight, only 4-5 miles though. Too busy with other obligations so that's all I could squeeze in.
Car seemed to perform well. Or at least it didn't die on me at all, or leave me stranded. I'll count that as a win.
A couple of notes:
-Fuel gauge is inoperable. I haven't taken the time to track down where the problem lies. Probably with the float I'm sure.
-Electric fan is working great. Can't hear it from in the car at all.
-Brakes are meh....Fronts seem to be adjusted right. Rears not so much
-The shifter shakes a good amount during a certain RPM range. I don't know if they all do that or not. Transmission has full fluid and is clean.
-General driving characteristics seem to be okay...but I have nothing to compare it to. I've never driven anything from the same era, and certainly not something so big and heavy. I have no idea if the characteristics (acceleration, power, noise, etc) are normal or not. I have no reference.
The car has an overdrive installed (from Lloyd Young). I have no idea how to operate it. I used it once but that was nearly 10 years ago. My dad knew how to use it, but he's no longer here. There is a knob on the side of the steering column. And a light on the other side. My guess is that it's similar to the factory-equipped overdrive, where the knob is pulled out, let off the gas, and overdrive engages. I have no idea if the disengagement is the same as factory.
Also, there is a sticker on the dash with conversions of actual speed vs dash gauge due to the overdrive. I thought it was only with the overdrive engaged, but now I'm thinking the speed is off all the time. What shows on the gauge is slower than what I'm actually doing, by a good amount.
-Kevin
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Car seemed to perform well. Or at least it didn't die on me at all, or leave me stranded. I'll count that as a win.
A couple of notes:
-Fuel gauge is inoperable. I haven't taken the time to track down where the problem lies. Probably with the float I'm sure.
-Electric fan is working great. Can't hear it from in the car at all.
-Brakes are meh....Fronts seem to be adjusted right. Rears not so much
-The shifter shakes a good amount during a certain RPM range. I don't know if they all do that or not. Transmission has full fluid and is clean.
-General driving characteristics seem to be okay...but I have nothing to compare it to. I've never driven anything from the same era, and certainly not something so big and heavy. I have no idea if the characteristics (acceleration, power, noise, etc) are normal or not. I have no reference.
The car has an overdrive installed (from Lloyd Young). I have no idea how to operate it. I used it once but that was nearly 10 years ago. My dad knew how to use it, but he's no longer here. There is a knob on the side of the steering column. And a light on the other side. My guess is that it's similar to the factory-equipped overdrive, where the knob is pulled out, let off the gas, and overdrive engages. I have no idea if the disengagement is the same as factory.
Also, there is a sticker on the dash with conversions of actual speed vs dash gauge due to the overdrive. I thought it was only with the overdrive engaged, but now I'm thinking the speed is off all the time. What shows on the gauge is slower than what I'm actually doing, by a good amount.
-Kevin
Attach file:
Driving well.jpg (80.47 KB)
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