Re: Howdy
Posted by Sloride75 On 2013/12/17 17:58:34
Well, it's been a while since I've updated this, even though I constantly "lurk" on the forum. I can't get enough of this stuff; the amount of knowledge on this forum is simply fascinating!
Continuing on...Thanksgiving weekend my parents came over from KY, and my Dad and I tinkered on the car a bit. He really appreciated driving the car! Somehow, he's much better at it than I! I'm happy to report that it shifts through all gears nicely.
The next day I pulled it out of the garage again, for a drive of my own (these drives are all through the neighborhood, nothing far or fast), and had issues with it stalling out and whatnot. I realized when Dad drove it, we had it running in the driveway for a quite a while. So I checked my exhaust manifold heat deflector - and the thermostat and counterweight are missing! I've got parts on the way for that, and I'm hoping that will solve some of the inconsistencies in how the motor runs.
The following Friday, Dec 6th, I let the car warm up sufficiently and went on a cruise through the neighborhood for a solid 20 minutes or more. The best part was that my two daughters were with me; the five year old holding my arm the entire way. I determined that around 30mph the front end begins to get squirrely and wobbly, so I didn't exceed that, especially with the girls in the car! As such, I've not yet been able to test out the overdrive. I jacked the car up and determined I have significant play in the upper bushings. Once spring rolls around and money frees up (Santa is expensive!), I'll order the parts to get the suspension and steering up to snuff.
This past Sunday afternoon was very nice, once the sun finally came out. I decided I'd again go for a short cruise. When I started the car, however, fuel POURED from the carb. I thought the float was stuck "down", and I tried tapping the carb body with a screwdriver handle to no avail. I finally pulled the top off the fuel bowl and found the float was nearly full of fuel! Last night I soldered the float up (it took four attempts
) but did not have time to put the carbuetor back together. I hope to have it ready for a lil cruise this Sunday, we'll see.
Continuing on...Thanksgiving weekend my parents came over from KY, and my Dad and I tinkered on the car a bit. He really appreciated driving the car! Somehow, he's much better at it than I! I'm happy to report that it shifts through all gears nicely.
The next day I pulled it out of the garage again, for a drive of my own (these drives are all through the neighborhood, nothing far or fast), and had issues with it stalling out and whatnot. I realized when Dad drove it, we had it running in the driveway for a quite a while. So I checked my exhaust manifold heat deflector - and the thermostat and counterweight are missing! I've got parts on the way for that, and I'm hoping that will solve some of the inconsistencies in how the motor runs.
The following Friday, Dec 6th, I let the car warm up sufficiently and went on a cruise through the neighborhood for a solid 20 minutes or more. The best part was that my two daughters were with me; the five year old holding my arm the entire way. I determined that around 30mph the front end begins to get squirrely and wobbly, so I didn't exceed that, especially with the girls in the car! As such, I've not yet been able to test out the overdrive. I jacked the car up and determined I have significant play in the upper bushings. Once spring rolls around and money frees up (Santa is expensive!), I'll order the parts to get the suspension and steering up to snuff.
This past Sunday afternoon was very nice, once the sun finally came out. I decided I'd again go for a short cruise. When I started the car, however, fuel POURED from the carb. I thought the float was stuck "down", and I tried tapping the carb body with a screwdriver handle to no avail. I finally pulled the top off the fuel bowl and found the float was nearly full of fuel! Last night I soldered the float up (it took four attempts
) but did not have time to put the carbuetor back together. I hope to have it ready for a lil cruise this Sunday, we'll see.This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=136738