Re: Re: 1955 Traction 11B “Barn Find” Project

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe I managed to put something up that has been helpful 😆 Hope it works for you and yes, I had to buy 3 heat guards (4 as I got the wrong carb one) and they are not cheap. 👿

So after driving the Traction Legére yesterday I am fully motivated to get mine finished in time for the next Traction Universelle meeting which is actually on my birthday in April. It is a trip to the Tarbes Bourse d’Exchange where the Midi Pyrenean section will have a stand. I promised myself it would be ready for April as our work season starts, so I have plenty of goals to achieve.

So the head is now machined and in place. I adjusted the valves to the 0.15 and 0.20 clearance for inlet and outlet. All is good and I will recheck them when the engine is warm (that sounds so far away but it may not be now 😀 )

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I installed the manifold – wow! that is tough. The two upper nuts are so hard to get tight as there is zero room in-between the pipes. I ground down two spanners before I got anywhere near. I also went a bit mad with my polishing wheel – let me know when I have gone too far 😆 😆

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Finished off the air filter housing with its new label – hard to believe this was the original, now all fitted with a modern round filter inside.

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