redbaron1930 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 First off, a sincere thanks to all those who helped me through this "valve job". It has been re assembled and I started the car last weekend, it ran so rich that the carburetor could not maintain proper float level. I think with the valve train nice and tight now the engine is pulling good vacuum and the old carb settings were way off. The gas adjustment was very tight and I didn't want to force it, so I got it to run pretty well by closing down the air adjustment screw about 8 turns! ( my guess it was so loose that the high speed jet was opening at high idle). I'll see what's up with the gas adjustment screw and give it a better adjustment soon. Even so the engine runs so much better than it did, I guess .018" guide to stem clearance can cause a problem! The rich running engine diluted the oil in a matter of 15 minutes, and after the engine cooled down I was able to re tighten all the cage nuts 1/8 - 1/4 turn. Thanks again for all the help, especially how to make the cage puller, that was key! Andy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Glad to know you got her running again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Andy, I am happy to hear that things worked out OK. I will trust that the one cage that we talked about was able to be machined so that the sealing ring and cage nut would work as they should. You should post some photos on here for us. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Great progress. Hopefully you will be able to start touring with your car. That is the best!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbaron1930 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, Terry Wiegand said: Andy, I am happy to hear that things worked out OK. I will trust that the one cage that we talked about was able to be machined so that the sealing ring and cage nut would work as they should. You should post some photos on here for us. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas Terry; Yes, I machined the top surface of the cage down about .070" and recut the 45 degree angle, and now it seals just like all the others. But I do suppose that the exit port of the cage sits .070" high as it always did in that cylinder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbaron1930 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 15 minutes ago, Larry Schramm said: Great progress. Hopefully you will be able to start touring with your car. That is the best!! It's getting there, I have to change the water pump shaft next, it chews up packing quickly. I have to tighten the packing nuts after every time I start it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 15 minutes ago, redbaron1930 said: It's getting there, I have to change the water pump shaft next, it chews up packing quickly. I have to tighten the packing nuts after every time I start it. Need to get a stainless steel shaft made. I double lip sealed both sides of the pump and no more water dripping or leaking. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Andy, I don't think that .070" mismatch in the port openings is going to cause breathing problems. A lot of times when the cages would turn in the counter-bore, they would block off more of the port opening than that. I'm thinking that you will be fine with things now. Larry is right on about getting these cars out and driving them. So much fun to be had in doing that. Terry Wiegand Out in Windy Doo Dah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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