Re: Don’s 1937 (120) 138CD Deluxe Touring Limo
Posted by Don B On 2024/3/23 19:03:00
Okay...I truly appreciate all the help. Thank you!.
Here's where I'm at today.
1) I believe the leak around the valve cover bolts is taken care of....installed the neoprene washers and that seems to be all it needed.
2) Thanks to the several posts on this site and advice from Kevin, my speedometer is happy once again. The only casualty is one lost screw. I'm guessing no one will notice the phillips head replacement. And yes, that's not the only screw I've lost!!!
3) some additional info on the carburetor issue. The leak doesn't start until a couple of minutes after I shut the car off. I drove it today and got it up to temp while testing out the newly lubricated speedometer. I check as soon as I shut off the car and there was no leak until about two or three minutes later. Anyway, based on the feedback it sounds like a carburetor rebuild is in order. I don't think that has been done since the 1960s. It's probably due.
I do see the heat riser coil as pointed out, but I'm not sure I'm seeing the counterbalance weight...Here are photos.
4) Another issue has popped up. I knew these types of things would start showing themselves once the car was getting driven some after sitting for so long. I have a small coolant leak somewhere, but I can't locate the source.
I thought I may have taken care of this as the lower clamp on the lower radiator hose wasn't very tight. That clearly was not the source.
Where I am seeing coolant accumulate the most is around the area of the right shock. I don't see anything on the left side. I'm not seeing anything around the water pump, but it's a tight spot and hard to see. It's not a major leak...what is shown in the pictures is after it sitting over night. Any thoughts?
Here's where I'm at today.
1) I believe the leak around the valve cover bolts is taken care of....installed the neoprene washers and that seems to be all it needed.
2) Thanks to the several posts on this site and advice from Kevin, my speedometer is happy once again. The only casualty is one lost screw. I'm guessing no one will notice the phillips head replacement. And yes, that's not the only screw I've lost!!!
3) some additional info on the carburetor issue. The leak doesn't start until a couple of minutes after I shut the car off. I drove it today and got it up to temp while testing out the newly lubricated speedometer. I check as soon as I shut off the car and there was no leak until about two or three minutes later. Anyway, based on the feedback it sounds like a carburetor rebuild is in order. I don't think that has been done since the 1960s. It's probably due.
I do see the heat riser coil as pointed out, but I'm not sure I'm seeing the counterbalance weight...Here are photos.
4) Another issue has popped up. I knew these types of things would start showing themselves once the car was getting driven some after sitting for so long. I have a small coolant leak somewhere, but I can't locate the source.
I thought I may have taken care of this as the lower clamp on the lower radiator hose wasn't very tight. That clearly was not the source.
Where I am seeing coolant accumulate the most is around the area of the right shock. I don't see anything on the left side. I'm not seeing anything around the water pump, but it's a tight spot and hard to see. It's not a major leak...what is shown in the pictures is after it sitting over night. Any thoughts?
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