Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2018/1/12 12:11:24

It's water. I'll pass this on to John and get some pix and video tomorrow.
Thanks much.

EDIT: After warming up the engine a bit and letting it cool, John was able to re-torque the head and was able to tighten it down more at 60 lbs. We'll see tomorrow, but he thinks it just needed torquing after being started for the first time.

Also to say this is a postwar '47 356, so it should have the new studs.
John says there isn't enough thread to double nut it. We'll see in the morning. It's supposed to be a nice day. Maybe we can take it out of the barn for a spin, see the difference in steering, brakes, clutch, and sway. Can hardly wait.