Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2017/7/27 15:48:36

Thanks, Dave.
I have a lot of confidence that things were put together correctly. The trip to Pebble Beach, 2000 mi. RT, found me rolling at 70 most of the way back (I went by the coast going down from Portland). And it was hot coming back.
I was pushing it on some of those long, long climbs in the Mt. Shasta area and southern Oregon.

We'll make sure everything is in there right, especially a good seal on all the valves.

ATF was suggested to help lubricate the valves. I suppose it's like Mystery Oil.

Judging by the spring, the counterweight looks like it's all the way down (as far as it would go counter clockwise). But I think when I took this, the engine was cold. Hmmm