Reply To: Is it still a project when I haven’t done anything yet

[Larry LewisParticipant]

Oh yeah, it’s a project, all right. I drove the car a few miles the other day and the only way it would run well is with the timing pretty far advanced. I fiddled with the spark advance on the steering column, retarded it so it would idle slower and it would stall. Not good! By the time I got home it overheated with water and steam gushing out of the overflow. There was adequate oil pressure so I think the engine is basically OK. Filling the radiator I only lost about 1 quart. I got it running two days later and it’s only running on cylinders 1 & 3 and running very cool. There’s good spark at both so I’m thinking the plugs (NGK) might be defective. Next, I will do a compression test, it is possible that the head is warped. If the compression is all good and the valve train is working correctly, then I will see what new plugs will do. But right now it’s too damned hot to work in my garage so it’s going to sit until the weather cools off, if ever. Be glad when summer is over. I wanted a project and I sure got one. For pictures, I haven’t added any but the link is on page 4 of this thread.