[T3] Crate's on the road~!

[B Fye]

Pictures or it didn't happen!

Brian Fye

On Jun 6, 2013, at 5:10 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Got the rebuilt engine in, still 1500 but with flat top pistons.  No
> mechanical issues, no oil leaks, pulls pretty good at the lower end but you
> remember it's a 1500 on the highway.
> 
> Still has a miss, its over the whole range. Sometimes better than other but
> most of the time its there.  I THINK its ignition, its not the coil or
> wires, but I have a new set of points and condenser coming as maybe its
> that, not much else that I haven't checked.  The carbs seem different than
> the notches with the high idle cam, it sets properly but if you hit the
> throttle at all after its started you lose the high idle, whereas the Notch
> you need to have the choke come off much farther before you can kick it
> down, the vacuum pull offs seem to work on the crate but they lift the choke
> off enough to kill the high idle as soon as I back it out and touch that
> throttle.  It also backfires into the muffler on decal. did these cars do
> that or is that part of my missing problem?
> 
> Pulled to the left badly on braking so I pulled the right wheel and found it
> greased up in there, perhaps a grease blob fell off the axle when I put the
> drum on the first time and that contaminated it.  I cleaned it all off and
> now the car pulls to the RIGHT somewhat on braking.  I pulled the left wheel
> and its nice and dry and clean in there, not sure why the braking isn't more
> even but its a lot better now.
> 
> The tranny works well but still leaks around the collars of the axle boots,
> not sure why. the boots are new and tightened properly, no cracks..  The
> shifter is rubbery as all heck though, I much prefer the late ones for feel.
> 
> 
> Pretty happy, the Federal tires seem to handle nicely as does the car, I
> backed the nut off and cottered it on the LR wheel with the frozen drum,
> after 100mi that drum is STILL frozen on there!  Now sure how Im gonna get
> if off but maybe I can get it up on 2 wheels around the traffic circle
> tomorrow..  I get nervous with the old swing axles!
> 
> Im going to try and bring it to Litchfield next weekend if it doesn't rain,
> which it usually does the 2nd and 3rd weekends in June.  I don't want to
> drive the Notch that far till I get the Hot Sauce out of the crankcase, that
> Brad Penn is pretty bad stuff, 20F higher than Normal temps over the whole
> operating range, even on the cold mornings it was running hotter than it
> normally would.
> 
> Keith
> 
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
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