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    1916 Jackson 7 pass touring

    in Cadillac & LaSalle

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    Quote; 1916 Jackson 7 pass touring

    Hello folks, my question to everyone, are there any such thing as an interchange manual for cars built in the teens? My transmission is in need of some new gears or if I could find a transmission to hook up to my original V-8 motor that would be great. I believe that the motor is a Northway and was built Dec 1915. Thanks for any suggestions, Rich

    Rich; I Have a book called, ?standard catalog of V-8 ENGINES 1906-2002?. It isn?t the most accurate book on old car V-8s but it does state that a 1916 Jackson has a Ferro V-8. Cast Iron. Cylinder cast in blocks of four. Valves in V. Bore & stroke: 2-7/8? x 4-3/4? Displacement 246.7 cubic inches. Two crankshaft bearings. Pump cooling. Force oiling. Schebler carburetor. Carburetor feed by Stewart vacuum pump. Connecticut (MSP?) two?unit ignition. Willard Battery

    I don?t know if this will help you or not but here is an address for you to look at.

    http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c353/F1FanWoodsie/Random/DSCN0757.jpg

    http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c353/F1FanWoodsie/Random/DSCN0755.jpg

    http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c353/F1FanWoodsie/Random/DSCN0756.jpg

    If it looks like that please tell me.

    Yours, M. L. Anderson

    Vapor Lock V-12

    in General Discussion

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    Firstly I would like to state that the phrase ?Vapor Lock? is a misnomer and doesn?t exist. Vapor by its very nature can?t lock anything. The proper or more accurate is Percolation, anyone who has used an old percolator coffee pot knows about this! It doesn?t make any difference whether it is in the carburetor or the fuel pump. The fuel is boiling. This is due to the lighter portions of the fuel boiling and forming a gas which pushes the heavier parts of the gasoline into the other parts of the carburetor and flooding the engine. Other things can happen also which I will let your imagination run wild. In my case just putting an electric fuel pump on the gas line close to the fuel tank cured the whole problem. Some carburetors even have a special Anti-Percolator adjustment to help prevent Percolation; an example of this is in my old Motor Manual on Carter Carburetors.

    The fuel pump being in an exceptionally hot place in the engine area doesn?t help the situation either. Old Ford V-8s were famous for this. Wearing of the pump rod and lack of lubrication of the fuel pump was another cause as there just wasn?t enough stroke of the pump to pump fuel. Also the low pressure area on the suction side of the fuel causes the fuel to have more of a tendency to ?Boil or Percolate?. I have never had any problems with coils so therefore I know little or nothing about that condition, although I can easily see it happening. M.L. Anderson

    Spark Plug cross reference

    in General Discussion

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    The plugs you have are made by General Motors AC-Delco division the ?8? indicates an 18mm thread size and the 6 in an indication of the heat range. Your car probably had H-9 or J-12 according to my 1932 Buick CD by Detroit Iron. AC changed the designation in the 1930s to the now used 8 for 18 mm, 4 for 14mm and 7 for 7-8? threads. To the best of my knowledge AC does not make ½? NPT nor can I find an NGK plug in the series that has an 18mm by 1/2" reach sparkplugs. You should not have any problem finding plugs for your Buick the only thing you have to watch is it the proper Heat Range.

    If you wish to know more about the old spark plugs you can go

    http://www.antiquetractors.com/Research/Spark_Plug_List.htm

    I believe tha the plug new designation is C86 or maybe a C86S which would have an extended core nose.

    One must remember always that such things as sparkplugs are still used in tractors, earthmoving equipment etc that are no longer used in automobiles.

    18mm by

    ½? reach

    CHAMPION

    D6

    D9

    D14

    D16

    D18

    D21

    D23

    D15Y POWER TIP

    D18Y POWER TIP

    DELCO AC

    C81

    C82

    C83

    C85

    C86

    C87

    C88

    C85S POWER TIP

    C86S POWER TIP

    AUTOLITE

    373

    386 RESISTOR

    388 RESISTOR

    3116 POWER TIP

    Yours, M. L. Anderson

    Spark Plugs

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This makes me very curious just what is the Reach of these plugs?

    Reach is the measured distance from the flat of the threaded end to the flat where the gasket sits. I study plugs to some degree but have never heard of these plugs. I am going to give you the address of the person who is the President of the Sparkplug club. Windham Enterprises, 3401 N.E. Riverside Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801-3431

    Also:

    Chad Windham

    3401 NE Riverside Ave.

    Pendleton OR 801-3431

    541-276-6169

    Fax: 541 278 6169

    E-Mail: spcoa1@aol.com

    I hope this helps!

    M.L Anderson

    1st V-8 engine

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Léon Levavasseur (1863-1922). Levavasseur's early training was as a painter but he quickly turned to engineering instead, much to European aviation's benefit. In 1903 he designed an unsuccessful biplane, but in the same year he produced an innovative light engine. The 24 hp and 50 hp versions of the Antoinette featured evaporative cooling and fuel injection, and were designed specifically with aviation in mind. The motors powered both Santos-Dumont and Gabriel Voisin's early designs and so formed the bedrock of European success. In 1907, Levavasseur was the designer behind the Gastambide-Mengin monoplane, and it was this design which formed the basis of his successful and elegant Antoinette IV of 1909. In that year, Levavasseur's friend Hubert Latham almost snatched glory from Blériot by crossing the Channel first in an early IV. The type subsequently enjoyed widespread popularity. In 1911, Levavasseur submitted his futuristic Monobloc Antoinette for military trials, but the excellent concept was marred by insufficient engine power. It failed to fly and the Antoinette Company's fortunes declined, with bankruptcy following. But Léon Levavasseur's place in history was already assured

    Léon Levavasseur 1863-1921

    http://www.tecsoc.org/pubs/history/2002/dec2.htm

    http://www.enginehistory.org/before_1925.htm

    http://www.wwi-models.org/Photos/Engines/Antoinette/index.html

    The Antoinette engine was designed and built in France by Léon Levavasseur. Named after the designer's daughter, it was Europe's most widely used engine until 1909-1910. The first Antoinette engine dated from about 1901 and was used in a speedboat. By 1905, Levavasseur had produced a water-cooled engine with eight-cylinders arranged in a 90-degree "V" and with direct fuel injection. It was safe, strong, and fairly powerful, generating 50 horsepower (37 kilowatts) and weighing about 110 pounds (50 kilograms). Its power-to-weight ratio was not surpassed for 25 years.

    1902 Finally, You Can Have a V-8

    The first working V-8 engine was patented in France by French engine designer Leon-Marie-Joseph-Clement Levavasseur. The engine block was the first to arrange eight pistons in the V-formation that allowed a crankshaft with only four throws to be turned by eight pistons. Today, V-8 engines are extremely common in automobiles that need powerful motors.

    V-8 engines are a relatively common, powerful motor that is found in many large sports utility vehicles and pick-up trucks. A French engine designer named Leon Marie-Joseph Clement Levavasseur (can you imagine having a name that long?!) patented the first V-8 engine in France on December 2, 1902.

    Dec 02 The first working V-8 engine was patented in France by French engine designer Leon-Marie-Joseph-Clement Levavasseur

    Edit August-18-2006-The Antoinette was a short-lived French automobile manufactured by a builder of airplanes and aircraft engines between 1906 and 1908. The company, based in Puteaux, showed a car with a 32hp V-8 engine and hydraulic clutches instead of a gearbox and differential at the 1906 Paris Salon; the next year, a 16hp four and a 30hp V-8 were also offered.

    A 50 hp Antoinette engine powered the first airplane to take off under its own power and fly for 100 meters, the Santos-Dumont 14-bis, in 1906

    M.L. Anderson

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