Franklin Fat man steering wheel accidentally deleted

[Brooklyn Beer]

Sorry but I accidentally deleted the topic.  I will repost the pictures of the topic in question concerning the nuts for the cylinders VS valve tubes.  Am guessing the larger nuts with same thread provided a larger surface mating area for better torque distribution?  

 

[PFitz]

It may not be gone from the server. Contact the moderators. They may be able to find and reinstall the entire thread.

 

Paul

[Brooklyn Beer]

I was trying to delete a quote box in my post.  And delete actually meant delete the thread.

 

As well thought out and engineered as a Franklin was I can see them having all these sorts of specialty hardware.  If the time ever comes to part out a car I can see everything from the lowest nut to cotter pin needs categorized and saved !

[Brooklyn Beer]

Looking at the pictures of the green 12B on the club site I can see differences in nuts

[Brooklyn Beer]

Are the cylinder nuts actually a little taller as well ?  and as I look at this car what is the "thing" to the left of the coil and distributor ?  Is that crank case ventilation ?   and the cables coming through the fire wall?

[John_Mereness]

Yes, crank case ventilation.  

[Franklinguy]

Another point about the cylinder hold down nuts: Both the Series 10 and Series 11 owners' manuals have "tighten cylinder hold down nuts" as part of the monthly service. I think this is part of regular service for later Franklins as well.  Until very recently, I owned a 10B that had the original two nuts on each corner of each cylinder.  When I bought the car, several nuts were loose enough that oil was leaking out.  I made sure all the nuts were tight and I checked all the nuts yearly.  After the first tightening, none of the nuts could be tightened more than a few degrees.  If you tighten cylinder hold down nuts, check the valve clearances.