Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2020/11/20 1:17:32
Howard - Thanks, that is a helpful chart to have. What is the normal operating temps for these straight 8's? 190 seems a bit high to me, especially if I were to have a 170 degree thermostat in there. Like I said earlier, I wouldn't be surprised if the thermostat is non-functional.

Tobs - There is a really high chance that the accelerator pump is bad. I haven't rebuilt the carb yet. I'll probably have to do that this winter. Ideally I'd like to rebuild and find the original thermostatic choke unit. Some previous owner removed that and installed a manual choke, which I hate. And I will definitely need to look at the heater core...I'm positive it's leaking now.

John - That's what I'm thinking, and that wouldn't surprise me. I really ought to get all new exhaust gaskets anyways. Maybe a good excuse to take off the fenders and clean up/paint the engine and bay??


The real question is why am I seeing so much smoke from the exhaust in the first place? My compression numbers looked good, so it wouldn't be bad rings, would it? I know I'm running too rich still, but would that cause smoking?

-Kevin

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