Re: 1947 Clipper 6 cyl distributor adjustment ?

Posted by Daniel Leininger On 2008/10/19 19:47:38

47 Clipper, Good comment.

OPEN? Closed? Here's my reasoning:

Not being a mechanic, I was thinking about it from the intake-manifold preheat.

The Manifold valve is OPEN to the 'the intake-manifold preheat' area on startup.

The Manifold valve is CLOSED to the 'the intake-manifold preheat' area after ENGINE warmup.

Are you thinking about it from the exhaust pipe? THUS:

The Manifold valve is CLOSED to the 'the exhaust pipe and must go through the manifold preheat area' on startup.
Then as the engine warms up, the Manifold valve slowly OPENS to the 'the exhaust pipe so that less and less hot exhaust goes through the manifold preheat area' until it finally CLOSES FULLY and NO or virtually no heat goes to preheat area.

If so, we may be describing the same event from two different locations. [And in an Election Year, 2 people saying the opposite thing might both be right?] {Now I have confused myself as well!}

Either way, Dave is probably trying to remember why he started this thread? Hey Dave, are we doing any good?

DanL