OLD HENRY RIDES AGAIN! (for the first time...)

[ng19delta]

Well, today was an interesting day... I finished up all the axle work, etc, refilled all the fluids, refilled the steering knuckles and so forth, adjusted the brakes... At one point, I had a problem with a just-loaded tube of grease in the grease gun... I had a friend over, and we were talking while I worked... And I forgot to put the relief plug(mine has a removable plug, rather than a press valve like an Alemite) back in... I put the new tube of grease in the housing, pulled the pull ring, etc, screwed the top on, and released the t-handle spring compressor rod... Welp.... Funny how much grease can shoot out of a 1/4" plug hole when you ain't expecting it... Needless to say, there was NO stopping the solid stream of pretty red grease shooting out of the thing! I tried, but finally accepted reality- and had grease all over my clothes, my shoes, the floor, Yeah, that was fun...

Anyway, that aside, I finally finished everything up around 6:30 or so, and moved the TR6 out to the end of the driveway, so I had room to move the truck. She fired right up, and out on the road we went... Just a local trip, on the streets of my town- actually, just about twice around the block, really... 2.2 miles by the odometer. After 5+ years, it was great to have her actually on the road! Everything felt happy, and the smell of everything FINALLY starting to cook in wafted through the open cab... Temp hovered in the 170-180 range, just where it should, and oil pressure was great. Brakes were quite happy, though I have to revisit my remote reservoir & redo it. Seems to have a leak... Shifting was interesting- I still have to develop my timing for the double clutch- in both directions- but most of my shifts were smooth. The new throttle cable (Thanks John! MWM) worked perfectly. I did notice she would pop and spit sometimes when I gunned on the down shift- Any ideas?

Scott

[zepher11]

Congrats Scott! I have come to love the double clutching on the down shift. One can really get in a rhythm whilst cruising around. However, one I get outta sync on occasion, so sometimes it takes me a bit to get back in the rhythm again.

Not sure on the sputter you mention on the rev up for the down shift. Sounds like a fuel delivery issues. I have heard others mention this issue before, so hopefully someone will have some insight.

Again...Congrats!!

[ng19delta]

Old Henry made his first parade today- A 6 or 8 mile(each way) jaunt to RIverton, NJ for the 4th of July parade with the South Jersey Chapter MVPA... He ran excellently- only hitch was my double clutching needs practice... Otherwise, a grand run! Absolutely wonderful... I'd post pics, but photobucket wants $$$ now, so I am finding a new photo host...

Scott

[June J]

Hi Scott,
the Pop or spit when gunning the engine for down shifting could be a number of things, but a lot will depend on the carb you have used. If your using the Zenith model 29 then I suspect you have the Dodge cough, this is the engine "dying" monetarily while the vacuum operated accelerator pump catches up, and is very common. First thing to check is ignition timing, depending on the octane rating of your fuel I would go for 4-6 degrees before top dead centre (say 90 to 95 Octane), but don't exceed 8 degrees.
Next, check the size of the main jet in your carb, I bored mine out to 0.045" with a number drill and the cough is 90% cured. Make doubly sure you have no vacuum leaks in your intake manifold (include your wiper hoses etc) or carb base and throttle shaft. I use a gas welding torch with a little acetylene to check this by waving the torch along the joints, and leakage will show up as a slight rise in idle speed and a slight Knock in the engine.

Hope this helps.

Ian

[ng19delta]

Hi Scott,
the Pop or spit when gunning the engine for down shifting could be a number of things, but a lot will depend on the carb you have used. If your using the Zenith model 29 then I suspect you have the Dodge cough, this is the engine "dying" monetarily while the vacuum operated accelerator pump catches up, and is very common. First thing to check is ignition timing, depending on the octane rating of your fuel I would go for 4-6 degrees before top dead centre (say 90 to 95 Octane), but don't exceed 8 degrees.
Next, check the size of the main jet in your carb, I bored mine out to 0.045" with a number drill and the cough is 90% cured. Make doubly sure you have no vacuum leaks in your intake manifold (include your wiper hoses etc) or carb base and throttle shaft. I use a gas welding torch with a little acetylene to check this by waving the torch along the joints, and leakage will show up as a slight rise in idle speed and a slight Knock in the engine.

Hope this helps.

Ian

Thanks Ian- I took a look at a few things today- adjusted the distributor- she's showing 19-20in.hg at idle, at best, and the needle drops to 5 or so when I move the accelerator, then comes right back up: I am looking into the induction leak idea- I didn't have any starting fluid for that method handy, so I'll pick some up tomorrow. As to the carb, I am using the later war Carter, fully rebuilt.

Thanks!
Scott