Re: Anyone built a '47-54 engine lately?

Posted by Hastings On 2013/12/8 14:24:48

Well the day finally came and the beast came alive running on all 8, but, I have lifter noise on one. I had the tappets ground for each valve after the valve job. The motor has been run for about 30 mins. total and the noise persists. Should I run it longer to find out if the lifter will pump up eventually? ANother issue is I'm not getting my cut out relay on the regulator to work. In the trouble shooting it discusses high resistance in the field may be the problem. How do I find that? I do know that the battery will go flat if I don't disconnect it after use. Therefore I surmise that I have a constant hot lead going to ground somewhere. Any help would be appreciated. YOU PEOPLE seem to be the only real info out there. New mechanics don't have a clue without a computer hookup. I always look for the old guys.