Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2021/1/25 12:07:52

Put 2 feathers in my cap. The carb works fine now with new float, needle valve and pump plunger. The free-wheeling in standard is gone as well. My OD cable was extended too far so I screwed the clevis on about as far as it would go, reconnected and now everything in tranny and OD works as it should. I haven't driven enough to be sure the OD cable doesn't creep back, but it didn't do it on the 2 mi. test drive and around the neighborhood.

I wish I could sort out the kick-down. It has to be electrical. Something not connected that breaks the circuit to kick it back into standard gears, allowing the pawl to extract.

But otherwise, I'm a happy camper.