1948 Super Eight Resurrection
Posted by Joseph Earl On 2012/3/1 8:04:52
I'm in the first stages of getting the 1948 Super Eight running so I can move it to my shop, hopefully without a tow. The first order of business was to buy a battery from NAPA, and see how it turns over. Fortunately, it spins very well! Hasn't been driven since 1985, but the owner oiled up the cylinders before putting it away in his barn. It fires when fuel is introduced directly into the carb, and sounds eager to run again.
The next step was to see why the fuel wasn't getting where it was supposed to go. The obvious reason was the tank, which had that dadgum rotten gas/varnish smell coming from it. I tried disconnecting the fuel line from the pump and blowing compressed air into it, to no avail. I then went back to the tank and introduced some compressed air into the filler tube, which resulted in a barf of rotten gas back all over my jeans. Boy, that smell is hard to forget, as it follows you everywhere the rest of the day!
Bonus! Found the build sheet between the filler and vent tubes. It just about disintegrated in my hands. See attached photo.
Next step: tank draining and removal.
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The next step was to see why the fuel wasn't getting where it was supposed to go. The obvious reason was the tank, which had that dadgum rotten gas/varnish smell coming from it. I tried disconnecting the fuel line from the pump and blowing compressed air into it, to no avail. I then went back to the tank and introduced some compressed air into the filler tube, which resulted in a barf of rotten gas back all over my jeans. Boy, that smell is hard to forget, as it follows you everywhere the rest of the day!
Bonus! Found the build sheet between the filler and vent tubes. It just about disintegrated in my hands. See attached photo.
Next step: tank draining and removal.
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