Obxwrangler

Looking for reputable carb rebuilder to do my carb on the 46 lincoln v12. Or who sells a qaulity replacement carb?

Yes sir. Going to Hershey on Wednesday. Hope to find a carb there. Will work on the rest of the system in meantime.

Performed cylinder compression check today. Carb held wide open and choke open, results are: Cyl 1. 108 Cyl 2. 106 Cyl 3. 98 Cyl 4. 104 Cyl 5. 103 Cyl 6. 110 Cyl 7. 110 Cyl 8. 110 Cyl 9. 105 Cyl 10. 95 Cyl 11. 106 Cyl 12. 101 Feel pretty good with these compression results. Time to head on to the fuel delivery system. I suspect trouble there for sure, as when I recieved car it had a fuel filter then a 6 volt 5-8 psi electric pump then a mr gasket 0 to 5 psi fuel regulator set at 3 psi. This was all under drivers door framework. This was all tied in by cutting copper fuel line and using rubber fuel hose to connect it all and then tie it into the existing copper fuel tube... Then it came up through copper tube to the flex hose and into glass bowl and mechanical fuel pump and then through copper tube to the carb. Lots to redo in this setup I believe. I think this could be the main issues on low power, starving for fuel.

Tom and edinmass, do you have email I can send video of engine running as it is 45meg to large to post on here.

Went out tonight and made sure all plug wires going from cylinder to correct terminal on distributer side plates,all good. Per Tom's advice hooked up a vacuum gauge where brass line comes out top of manifold behind carb and plugs into a rubber hose about 10 inches away and that hose heads down to vacuum canister in pass fender well. At that spot I read a steady 15 inches of vacuum with the car at idle. When I gave it gas it went lower towards zero. Not sure what I should have at that connection I T'd vacuum gauge. I am thinking next step is to do a good cylinder compression test.

I had a chance to check spark tonight. Strong blue spark on all 12 wires at about 3/8 to 1/2 inch away. Spark would get more orange the closer I got wire end back towards spark plug to hook up like a 16th of an inch away or closer when it would go orange. So I think spark is good. Not saying timing is good, just that spark is good. I took reading at barrel connectors on coil when car running: Coil black wire has .7vdc to battery ground car running Coil red wire 2vdc to battery ground with car running That is what I know so far. Again car runs drives and idles. Just has low power on take off and steep road hills wont make it without losing lots of power and max speed about 40 to 45 mph.

Will do Tom. I will report back my findings. Then oys of getting zapped when looking at spark. Never fails to get me, no matter how careful. 😆

Need some guidance on my 1946 lincoln v12. Car runs and drives but lacks power for sure. I want to start working through it to find the lack of power issue. Looking for recommendations where to start. It does start and drive, but really weak power and won't pull a large hill in my neighborhood, as well the max speed I get is about 40mph. Transmission, clutch, and overdrive all work ok. Please advise on list and order of where to start. Thanks in advance.. I have attached picture or the car.