Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan
Posted by BigKev On 2010/12/26 19:29:45
Went over the valves again. No different in the persistent clack. I also ran another compression check everything out again now that I have a few hours on the motor.
When I checked the motor before when I had first got it able to run, I was get 118-120 across all the cylinders. That was taken with the motor cold and only a few minutes of run time on the motor.
Now with the motor warmed up, and about 4 hours on the motor every cylinder is right at about 150, with cylinder 5 at 145. I guess the rings are seating better than they did on the first test.
So pretty much stellar compression.
Now the problem of the day, the throttle cross shaft carb lever broke. It snapped off right at the base where it is attached to the shaft. Looks like it was perviously broken before and re-welded. Rather that repair it again (since it has obviously broken more than once) I am just going to try to find a complete cross-shaft assembly. So no more running the motor until I can get that fixed/replaced.
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When I checked the motor before when I had first got it able to run, I was get 118-120 across all the cylinders. That was taken with the motor cold and only a few minutes of run time on the motor.
Now with the motor warmed up, and about 4 hours on the motor every cylinder is right at about 150, with cylinder 5 at 145. I guess the rings are seating better than they did on the first test.
So pretty much stellar compression.
Now the problem of the day, the throttle cross shaft carb lever broke. It snapped off right at the base where it is attached to the shaft. Looks like it was perviously broken before and re-welded. Rather that repair it again (since it has obviously broken more than once) I am just going to try to find a complete cross-shaft assembly. So no more running the motor until I can get that fixed/replaced.
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