Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
Posted by Joe Santana On 2011/3/7 18:01:16
TOTAL FRUSTRATION: I still can't get the engine to start properly after several attempts yesterday. I walked through some of the steps in the manual, but there's no avoiding opening the carburetor, which I will do tonight. It's probably the float height. The drawings are hard for me to understand. 3D modeling would help.
The eye-level plug is supposed to be at the surface of the fuel level. I opened it and cranked the engine. I was a little nervous about doing this with the ignition on, being alone with my left foot on the accelerator and chinning myself on the windshield frame to see over the cowl. I expected fuel to spill out, but none did. The manual warned to do this only with the engine idling, but I was concerned about doing that, and anyway, the thing would barely stay lit for more than a few seconds. So the float may be set too low. I'll also remove and clean the jets.
WINDOW PINS: Just received those back and they are beautiful. No more slipping rear windows!
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The eye-level plug is supposed to be at the surface of the fuel level. I opened it and cranked the engine. I was a little nervous about doing this with the ignition on, being alone with my left foot on the accelerator and chinning myself on the windshield frame to see over the cowl. I expected fuel to spill out, but none did. The manual warned to do this only with the engine idling, but I was concerned about doing that, and anyway, the thing would barely stay lit for more than a few seconds. So the float may be set too low. I'll also remove and clean the jets.
WINDOW PINS: Just received those back and they are beautiful. No more slipping rear windows!
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