Re: 1938 Super 8 1605 - adventures with a newbie

Posted by kevinpackard On 2024/6/18 12:10:19

TxGoat - I had previously sprayed brake cleaner around various areas to see if RPMs changed at all and I didn't notice any change. I'll go through it again and check to see if that's still the case. I did not check the wipers though. One wiper works when I turn it on, the other doesn't. I'm not sure how similar a '37 is to the '51-56 wipers, but I would assume one not working is a linkage problem. I can't see anything under the dash with the additional wiring and A/C equipment, so if it's a linkage problem that's the way it's going to stay.

Oxstatman - Now that is very interesting. I never would've guessed that could be the case. Nothing was noted during the reassembly of the engine (I wasn't present for most of this last reassembly) but I supposed it would be easy enough to check by taking the carb off.

Kev - No resistor on my rotor. I don't recall what kind of plug wires I used, I'll have to see if it's stamped on the wire insulation. I do need to check the resistance on the wires. I don't think my multimeter does rpm and dwell, but I'll have to double check that. I'll go through all the system again to see if something changed....points burned or out of spec, etc. I set it all correctly the first time but it's possible it's off now.

My timing gun is weird. When I put the clamp around the plug wire it ends up shooting the light all over the place. If I put the clamp directly on the bare connection between the wire and spark plug then it reads the timing correctly. I was apparently way too high, and I backed it down within range. But still a definite steady miss.