Re: Ken's 1937 120 Touring Sedan

Posted by Ken_P On 2020/11/18 13:02:28

Set the timing and adjusted the carb some. I set the valves cold when the engine was apart at 0.009 and 0.012. They still seem pretty noisy. Now that I have the growling noise fixed (fingers crossed) I'm going to drive it a bit more, then I'll pull the valve covers and check the lash with the car warm and idling.

Timing was crazy off - I set it roughly by eye for startup. When I checked it with the light, it was REALLY advanced - 14 degrees BTDC, instead of the 4 degrees BTDC the book shows. That being said, painting the needle and the timing mark makes it much easier to time - still haven't made a needle for the vibration dampener.

Speaking of dampeners - are there any checks to be made? My car does seem to vibrate quite a bit more at idle than I would expect- with ignition timing set, the carb leaned out, and idle speed set to about 450-475 RPM, the engine idles roughly. Certainly not going to balance a nickel on it, which was my goal. It seemed to idle smoother with the timing really really advanced!