Re: A Tale of Two Patricians
Posted by Packard Don On 2018/2/25 22:38:06
Jambed some body seam putty into the water outlet to be sure it didn't seep for a while as I needed to take out the spark plugs and didn't want coolant running into the cylinders. When I was here in October, I took them out and poured in some oil so needed to crank it over without the plugs to be sure it had gotten blown out. I should have performed a compression test while they were out but didn't think of it so may do that tomorrow.
Also got the temporary fuel system plumbed directly to the inlet of the filter and powered it up to see if the accelerator pump in the carburetor was still working and it is! Also wanted to be sure that the floats were working so let the pump run for a while and no sign of overflows.
Since I was going to crank it over using a 12v battery, I disconnected power to the car itself by removing all wires at the starter solenoid, hot-wired the coil, then cranked again with the plugs reinstalled but no firing. Looked at the points which appeared oxidized so pulled them out for a quick cleaning, then reassembled but haven't yet checked the gap adjustment. Tried cranking again but still no spark, which I can tell by connecting a spare and grounding it. Tomorrow I'll check to be sure of a good ground and all the other obvious things like the coil or condenser having gone bad. About that time it started really snowing so walked the block back to the house while still able with enough light to navigate!
In the meantime, in case anyone is reading this, I have another question. I noticed that the oil filler cap (which is filthy) is of a different style than that of a 1951 300 engine sitting nearby. Should the 1954 Patrician have the same type? Also, the oil filler tube has some wiggle to it but the other engine's is tight. How can it be made tighter short of installing a new one?
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Also got the temporary fuel system plumbed directly to the inlet of the filter and powered it up to see if the accelerator pump in the carburetor was still working and it is! Also wanted to be sure that the floats were working so let the pump run for a while and no sign of overflows.
Since I was going to crank it over using a 12v battery, I disconnected power to the car itself by removing all wires at the starter solenoid, hot-wired the coil, then cranked again with the plugs reinstalled but no firing. Looked at the points which appeared oxidized so pulled them out for a quick cleaning, then reassembled but haven't yet checked the gap adjustment. Tried cranking again but still no spark, which I can tell by connecting a spare and grounding it. Tomorrow I'll check to be sure of a good ground and all the other obvious things like the coil or condenser having gone bad. About that time it started really snowing so walked the block back to the house while still able with enough light to navigate!
In the meantime, in case anyone is reading this, I have another question. I noticed that the oil filler cap (which is filthy) is of a different style than that of a 1951 300 engine sitting nearby. Should the 1954 Patrician have the same type? Also, the oil filler tube has some wiggle to it but the other engine's is tight. How can it be made tighter short of installing a new one?
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