Re: Debi's 1953 Patrician

Posted by Duane Gunn On 2016/9/21 19:11:38

I took my car to a mechanic. It just would not accelerate. He found the rotor was touching something inside the cap and filed off the end so it no longer touches. Then he replaced all spark plugs. He then checked the carburetor, which I had rebuilt. Then he set the timing of the engine. And I drove it home 24 miles on the freeway, at 60 mph. It ran great. It does have a ticking sound, but I can't tell if it's a lifter or an exhaust leak from the exhaust manifold. It almost sounds like the same noise I got from the 40 160 Sedan before I had the intake/exhaust manifolds ground flat.
I will be driving this car to the cruise night this weekend. I'm glad to have it running. I can now call up my transmission shop and get the transmission adjusted. It still locks up in gear at over 40mph, but it's working and driving.
Now on to the next challenge.