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Myself and the Chalmers have now competed in our first Shelsley Walsh hillclimb event, although we were the slowest ! Andy

Hi Chalmers friend's, lot's of thing's have happened with the Chalmers recently, while preparing for the Curborough sprint meeting I had an exhaust valve head drop off, no damage just panic to get it fixed for the weekend, the job was done and off we went, at the event a gudgeon pin retaining bolt came out and the crankshaft played tennis with it ! now all sorted again and running well. Last Monday another 1913 Chalmers 17 dropped in, it was great to compare the 2 cars that were around 300 car's apart. Andy

Thanks for your help gentlemen, I have now replaced the valves and she is running very well, I will be sprinting the car on Sunday. Andy

Hi Jim 43, Thanks for the contact, I may have found an answer here in the UK, there is a Caterpillar engine with a very similar size exhaust valve that will be perfect with only a small amount of modification, did you have to do any work on the valve guides ? mine are not the best. Andy

Hi everybody, as title I am looking for a 4 cylinder set of exhaust valves for my Chalmers 36, model 17, they are approx 2 3/8" head dia, 7/16" stem dia and 8 1/2" long, any help appreciated. Andy

Hi Bob, I am looking out for any of the relevant parts to build up to a set of wheels, I understand how long it takes that is why I am starting now while the wheels I have are still usable, do you have any good sources of wheel parts ? I am also looking for a Splitdorf magneto or parts for one, points, distributor cover, etc. Andy

Hi Bob, As a new owner and restorer of a Chalmers I am very impressed with your work and very envious of your new wheels, I would like to get a new set made for my car, could you give me details of your wheelbuilder ? are the metal rims available anywhere ? are decent split rims available also ? Andy

Thank you for your kind words everybody, I am learning about the car all the time, any Chalmers info is appreciated as I think there is only 3 or 4 Chalmers in the UK and I have not seen any of them. Do you guys have the air start system working ? I have had a new air tank made for safety, but can't get the Kellog pump to work, it turns over when engaged but no compressed air, also when testing the system from the workshop compressor I get a lot of leaking from the air valves when actuated, am I doing something wrong. Layden B, we know wet and damp very well here ! thank you. Andy

Hi Paul, What a great piece of history to have with your car, I am new to this forum and new to Chalmers cars, I have just finished my rebuild of a 1913 "36 model 17" in the style of one of the original racers. I hope you like the way it looks, it has been finished in the "oily rag style" of finish and is entered in a sprint at a vintage car meeting in May. Andy

Hi, The seats arrived and have been fitted, I have now done a few miles trying to get the car set up a little better, nearly there. I have entered the car in a vintage sprint in May, hopefully the first of many. Andy

Hi gents, Thanks for the tips, I am now running TDC full retarded and it seems to be going well, no kick back on starting is evident, I am still trying different settings on the Rayfield carb, it seems to run much better when at speed but when set towards the weaker end and I lift off the throttle to change gear I get carb spit back quite badly. Also this carb is not plumbed in to the cooling system for heating, would this improve this problem ? do you guys run heated carbs ? Thanks again for your help. Andy

Thank you Layden B for your very fast reply, I initially set the timing to TDC on fully retarded and get a good tickover but the Splitdorf mag doesn't seem to give much advance so I think I might do a few test settings. Andy

Hi everybody, I am trying to find information on timing my 1913 Chalmers model 17, 4 cylinder engine. Does anybody have any idea of what it should be set at ? Thanks Andy

Looking for 24" split rims for a 1913 Chalmers model 17, could be Kelsey rims. Thanks. Andy

Trying to find a Splitdorf model X magneto, 4 cylinder, approx 1913. Thanks in advance. Andy

Hi everybody, I am new on here and have lots of questions for the Chalmers experts, I am looking for some 24" split rims, they may be Kelsey rims, does anybody have timing information, I would also like a spare Splitdorf model X magneto. Just waiting for the seats to return frome the upholsterers, Thank for any help. Andy