Re: 1938 Super 8 1605 - adventures with a newbie
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Thanks Howard. The fuel bowl before the fuel pump looks clear, no real signs of debris. From my understanding any debris is supposed to fall to the bottom of the bowl. On the '38 Supers, there is a hard fuel line that goes from the pump around the front of the engine and to the carb. The original one has cloth over it. I still have it, but replaced it with a new hard line so I could cut it and put a filter inline. I don't think I'm dealing with vapor lock. I will buy a Carter fuel filter/bowl and put it in front of the carb to get a visual of how much fuel is flowing.
Condenser is new. Points are new, but had burned some. The distributor was sent to Parker's Packards where they cleaned everything up and tested it on a Sun machine. Everything worked normally after they went through the dizzy. So I'm not sure I'm dealing with a problem within the distributor. That leaves the carb, valves, and timing. Carb has been rebuilt, valves were adjusted cold when the engine was rebuilt, and timing is unknown until I get a better timing gun. Valves are going to be a pain to adjust running. There is no access hatch in the inner fender, so the whole thing needs to come off. My fuel gauge is inoperable. I'm considering getting a gauge from Autometer and mounting it under the dash as a temporary measure. I have no idea what the operating resistance range for the '38 fuel sender is. Just need to confirm that to be sure it works with the gauge. I'm digging around under the dash, trying to make sense of the nightmare that is the wiring. What in the world are these? Resistors? Obviously not original, and so far I've been unable to trace the wiring on them. ![]()
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What do they go to and what's on the other side? They look like variable resistors or rotary switches, much like the blower fan switches on your 56.
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I thought the same as you, that there were rotary switches. I don't think they are. There's nothing to turn underneath. Here's the underside: ![]() One wire is connected to the center non-factory rheostat. The rheostat on the left side is not connected to anything. ![]() That wire goes to the "things", which are then connected in series, and the outgoing wire is cut. I can't find the other end of the cut wire. There is another one of these things mounted to the steering column. I haven't traced those wires yet. ![]() I'm trying to make sense of what everything is under the dash. I'd love to clean it up. Plus there are a number of things that don't work. Most of the lights don't work on the dash (they turn on but I can only tell that they are on in complete darkness....barely visible), the clock doesn't work, the fuel gauge doesn't work, etc.
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Kevin
1954 Clipper Super Panama "Van Halen" | Registry | Project Blog 1938 Super 8 1605 | Registry | Project Blog 1953 Clipper Deluxe Club Sedan "Rusty McRustface" | Registry | Project Blog 1956 Packard The Four Hundred "Tanner" | Registry | Project Blog |
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