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Messages - Crazydave

#226
So you can say with certainty the carb don't like 4 PSI? Looks to be quite a bit different then the carter I have.

The only regulator that I have on hand, came with a Holley blue fuel pump with is too large. Since the pump I bought is suppose to be internally regulated, I may try just try choking it down and seeing how it responds.
#227
General Discussion / Re: Dave's 1929 U Resto project
August 06, 2014, 06:45:14 PM
Well I'm getting closer. Brakes are in, but not juiced.  Remember reply #16 ? Well the driver side rear axle is out, and the outer bearing was gone. Not even a sign of a roller left in the tube. ( I suspect from a previous inspection by someone, scooped out the wreckage) This damaged the inside bearing cup, which I had to have pressed off anyway, to measure/identify the bearing for replacement. So I have ordered all new cups and bearings since it is apart.

I'll post modern part numbers, the shop and cost if you guys want. I hope to cross reference that felt axle oil seal. Passenger side looks like it leaks, will be a winter project.
So I'll scramble to get this rig rolling, play with it for 3 weeks and then rip it all down again lol At least its easy.........................

I intend to update with pictures, tools and techniques but it takes time to pull them off the phone, host them and post them. I see I have some broken links to fix on the previous page as well.
#228
Well I believe I finally have collected enough brass fittings to plumb any configuration I need. I am going to pull the fitting out of the tank and plumb everything up to the carb in rubber and see if I can get it to work. (Regulate properly) Going to try and do some of it tonight as, my deadline is approaching rapidly. Still have to get the tank flushed as well...........................
#229
General Discussion / Brakes New (Rebuilt) Parts
July 30, 2014, 11:23:06 PM
I brought them a box of rubble a week and a half ago, picked up these parts today.







Still using the original hardware


All parts where machined and sleeved with stainless. installation will start tomorrow...........
#230
General Discussion / Brake reservoir
July 30, 2014, 11:16:40 PM
Found a new brake reservoir..........



I'll make it work..............


#231
General Discussion / Progress Report 7-30-14
July 30, 2014, 11:13:10 PM


Dash is complete as it should be. Car runs with the original coil. Generator and ammeter have been wired back into the circuit and with a short test everything appears to be working, get a discharge when cranking and when the coil is keyed on. Also shows charging up to around 10,11 while revving. That is all the wiring I need to function for my goal of the Threshing show. All accessory's will remain out until rewired. 2 1/2 weeks remain!!
#232
I ordered a 6 volt electric pump to get me rolling while I find (hope to someday) a replacement vacuum canister. Its the lowest pressure (I can find) available, 2.5 - 4 PSI. Does anyone know roughly what PSI these gravity fed carburetors can handle? It is suppose to be internally regulated, so I should not need a return line. Just wondering what other guys have done. I may try and choke it down with a needle valve if I have to.
#233
General Discussion / Keyed Coiled
July 26, 2014, 11:19:51 AM
So I get this thing all back together and go to try it out, wiring power to the batt terminal and timer to the distributor.

Get nothing no spark. I'm already scheming how I can attach a rotary switch to the back of the keyed and pot metal part of the ignition to make it function and appear stock. So I hadn't quite given up yet and head out to the garage with my fluke meter and start prodding. On my good coil I get about 1.5 ohms across - to +. Try it on the original batt to timer its open regardless of key position. Then I tried it from the gas gauge terminal to timer and get 1.5 ohms with the key on and open with it off. Wired it up temporary in the car, using the GAS GAGE terminal instead of BATT, coil wire to ground and open the points and zap! have strong spark! Now I'm off to see if she'll run on it, and see if I have a working generator. 
#234
General Discussion / Keyed Coiled
July 26, 2014, 11:07:27 AM
I was able to get it apart without much damage. I sanded and greased the pot metal where the disk turns, and also greased (dielectric or sli glide light weight stuff) where the tumbler assembly sits inside the pot metal. Its a little distorted and cracked so it was binding some.


Also polished up all the electrical contact points.


Got everything working nice and free on the bench, but putting it back together nice and tight is difficult, always fearing that metal base will shatter in my hands as I try and bend those tabs back down.

#235
General Discussion / Original Keyed Coil
July 26, 2014, 10:49:02 AM

When I got the car this was pulled out of the dash and in a box with other various parts. Original key would go in, but would not turn the tumbler. Got the car running with a different coil, but i want the original, so I tore it apart not knowing what the out come would be.







#236
Thanks Rich I'll check the bolt spacing on that one (made 2) and see how close they are. The inside hole fits well, the outside binds as you tighten it up. Gear spacing seems to mesh well, but Ill check rubbing and wear after some run time. Same friend is in the process of making me a replacement pinion gear retainer. That should be easier to replicate.
#237
Found this entertaining. Starts a little weird but man they try and kill these cars. I like them hitting the rail road ties at speed,(@ 3:28) and then showing it in slow motion. Might total most small cars today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1gcC6RiB-I
#238
General Discussion / Timing
July 25, 2014, 06:13:52 PM
There are a lot of discussions on getting the timing set on these old things. I thought of a little trick and maybe someone has said it or done it already on here and I missed it, but I'll repeat it anyway because it worked well. With the timing screw out we were measuring the piston position with a white brazing rod and a sharpie mark. Then to figure which stroke it is on, I grabbed the air hose and started filling the cylinder with air. Had air blowing out the starting cup and knew right where I was. Spun it to the correct position, dropped the shaft in, lined up number 1 and we were off to the races.
#239
 Thanks for the comments guys

Rich is this what your asking for? Not a real scientific way of measuring but I don't have the right tools to do. So I tired to get center to center and its seems to be 3/4" inches. After I run this thing for more than a couple of minutes, I'll take it out and and apart and check for wear. I still have some fit issues to deal with as far as the bolt holes go.



#240
Got it setup with temporary gas, and it came right to life with no timing or carb adjustment. This video is 3 clips put together, first part is a generic description, second is the second start and 3 part is it just running. No video of the first start as I had no idea what was going to happen, it started smooth right to a low idle. What you will see here is the second attempt after we put some water in, and it started a little harder. Not bad, considering the only time it has ran since the 50's possibly 40's was long enough to break the distributor base.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRvxgtM7Eac&list=UUsD_GDMw-C7P-CJzCNDkgdw