I certainly hope the car's gremlins are behind you now and you can enjoy driving it once more, which is what classic motoring is all about. Best of luck.
oh man , talk about trial and error you've been through the mill with this car , well done for sticking with it to finding its problems , i had a petrol tractor once that had its fuel pipe too close to the exhaust it had same problem cutting out after five mins running, also could be ignition key barrel shorting out too had that before today , but hopefully you've fixed it now 👍
I had the same problem with a vintage Austin 7 with a vacuum wiper ' motor ' pipe that had cracked . Be very aware that many aftermarket condensers are of Chinese origin and basically ' c--p ' and destined to fail .I can recommend ones supplied by ' The Distributor Doctor ' who makes them to traditional quality standards that will last and worth the small extra cost.
When you showed a new condenser that you'd just fitted, we coud see the wire had bare copper showing, going into the crimp connector. It looked like it was very close to shorting to the bodywork. If it did, the sparks would stop immediately.
There's no easy way to adjust the valve clearances on these engines. The head, manifold and tappet cover have to be removed. The clearances can then be checked, but if adjustment is needed, the valve has to be removed using special tools, and a small amount has to be ground from the tip of the valve to get the clearance needed.
Could be a sticking valve or sticking piston rings, i would not be too concerned about 10psi. With a 70 year car breakdowns are almost to be expected, all part of the fun. maybe consider electronic ignition, HIDE it out of sight! Good too see these old classics out and about instead of everyone driving 🥱 EVs 🥱
Hope its fixed?. I think a separate fuel supply like a petrol can bypass the main tank could be particles in that fuel line or broken pick up pipe in the tank. Also read the voltage by putting volt meter on battery when driving too. That would give charge voltage also have you done a battery test with a resistance load
Is it really fixed ? I do hope so.
When this video was made, I would have yes. Today, it did it again. So no, it's not fixed.
I certainly hope the car's gremlins are behind you now and you can enjoy driving it once more, which is what classic motoring is all about. Best of luck.
I hope so too
Phew im glad, I thought you had that thing,addiction to breaking down,or AA syndrome 😊
oh man , talk about trial and error you've been through the mill with this car , well done for sticking with it to finding its problems , i had a petrol tractor once that had its fuel pipe too close to the exhaust it had same problem cutting out after five mins running, also could be ignition key barrel shorting out too had that before today , but hopefully you've fixed it now 👍
Thank you 😊
I had the same problem with a vintage Austin 7 with a vacuum wiper ' motor ' pipe that had cracked . Be very aware that many aftermarket condensers are of Chinese origin and basically ' c--p ' and destined to fail .I can recommend ones supplied by ' The Distributor Doctor ' who makes them to traditional quality standards that will last and worth the small extra cost.
Thanks
Brilliant great news!
The compression is done with all the plugs removed and the throttle fully open.
Don't worry about the compressions. The rule is that the lowest should be within 10% of the highest. It is - just. But that's good enough.
When you showed a new condenser that you'd just fitted, we coud see the wire had bare copper showing, going into the crimp connector. It looked like it was very close to shorting to the bodywork. If it did, the sparks would stop immediately.
Thank you, I have now rectified this.
Check the valve clearances especially the exhaust valves they can close when the engine gets hot!
There's no easy way to adjust the valve clearances on these engines. The head, manifold and tappet cover have to be removed. The clearances can then be checked, but if adjustment is needed, the valve has to be removed using special tools, and a small amount has to be ground from the tip of the valve to get the clearance needed.
Happy motoring🙂
I hope so
Could be a sticking valve or sticking piston rings, i would not be too concerned about 10psi. With a 70 year car breakdowns are almost to be expected, all part of the fun. maybe consider electronic ignition, HIDE it out of sight!
Good too see these old classics out and about instead of everyone driving 🥱 EVs 🥱
Thank you 😊
Hope its fixed?. I think a separate fuel supply like a petrol can bypass the main tank could be particles in that fuel line or broken pick up pipe in the tank. Also read the voltage by putting volt meter on battery when driving too. That would give charge voltage also have you done a battery test with a resistance load
do you get any codes? just saying!!!
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Hi, at times your car sounds like it is running on three cylinders.