Re: Don’s 1937 (120) 138CD Deluxe Touring Limo

Posted by TxGoat On 2024/5/8 15:51:51

With the fuel system and cooling system and basic ignition and wiring in order, the car should run reliably. I think you have a good general plan of approach. It may be that some run time will benefit the engine a lot. I would expect it to. I've run many old cars that have been out of service for long periods of time, and most of them ran better the more I drove them. Be sure the engine has its basic requirements met, and absent any significant knocks, it should run dependably, if not perfectly. I would want to address the head gasket seepage. Careful re-torquing might stop it, or replacing the gasket may be necessary. If the engine was rebuilt many years ago and run very little since, it may not even be run-in. I'd want to give it a change to limber up in service.