Nuthins Wrong, It Just Don Work!
This is getting to be a fine mess! I could not anything amiss with the Stewart Carbie on the '26 Hudson. It was pretty much taken to bits and no fault located. Last week, the vacuum tank was taken apart and it too looked pretty good. This is a gen-u-wine head scratcher!
Some years ago I bought another carb & manifold off ebay. I looked it over when it arrived and noted that it looked in very good condition with all original hardware intact.
This unit had been sitting on the shelf and was waiting ti be tried out. A quick look over showed it to be in near new condition. Throttle, choke & vacuum bell all moved freely and it seemed reasonable to just bolt it on and see if it made any difference.
With only a change in the fuel line fitting at the bottom of the float bowl to take the modern fitting, the complete ebay carbie was bolted up and the fittings attached without adjustment. The fuel valve at the tank was turned on and the new carbie tasted gas for the first time in many years.
The controls were set the same way they were for the original carbie, retard the spark, open the hand throttle, pull the choke, ignition on and crank the motor over. Just as with the other carbie, the motor roared to life after only a few revolutions. It ran just the same as the other one did also. Hummm. Same stumbling, missing, black smoke and heavy smell of very rich mixture.
This all happened suddenly. One minute, we were motoring along serenely, the next the motor lost power and would barely run.
What next? Both the carb & the vacuum tank seem to be OK. I checked the ignition points, they open as they should and the condenser is still attached inside the dizzy. Nothing seems to be wrong, it just isn't working. I'm about out of ideas.
Paul O'Neil
SoCal
1926 Hudson Anderson Coupe
1929 Hudson Town Sedan
1939 Cadillac Coupe (How'd that get in here?)
www.cichet.us
www.aeromark.net
Some years ago I bought another carb & manifold off ebay. I looked it over when it arrived and noted that it looked in very good condition with all original hardware intact.
This unit had been sitting on the shelf and was waiting ti be tried out. A quick look over showed it to be in near new condition. Throttle, choke & vacuum bell all moved freely and it seemed reasonable to just bolt it on and see if it made any difference.
With only a change in the fuel line fitting at the bottom of the float bowl to take the modern fitting, the complete ebay carbie was bolted up and the fittings attached without adjustment. The fuel valve at the tank was turned on and the new carbie tasted gas for the first time in many years.
The controls were set the same way they were for the original carbie, retard the spark, open the hand throttle, pull the choke, ignition on and crank the motor over. Just as with the other carbie, the motor roared to life after only a few revolutions. It ran just the same as the other one did also. Hummm. Same stumbling, missing, black smoke and heavy smell of very rich mixture.
This all happened suddenly. One minute, we were motoring along serenely, the next the motor lost power and would barely run.
What next? Both the carb & the vacuum tank seem to be OK. I checked the ignition points, they open as they should and the condenser is still attached inside the dizzy. Nothing seems to be wrong, it just isn't working. I'm about out of ideas.
Paul O'Neil
SoCal
1926 Hudson Anderson Coupe
1929 Hudson Town Sedan
1939 Cadillac Coupe (How'd that get in here?)
www.cichet.us
www.aeromark.net
0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- 36.8K All Categories
- 99 Hudson 1916 - 1929
- 15 Upcoming Events
- 85 Essex Super 6
- 28.5K HUDSON
- 541 "How To" - Skills, mechanical and other wise
- 992 Street Rods
- 150 American Motors
- 171 The Flathead Forum
- 49 Manuals, etc,.
- 73 Hudson 8
- 43 FORUM - Instructions and Tips on using the forum
- 2.8K CLASSIFIEDS
- 597 Vehicles
- 2.1K Parts & Pieces
- 76 Literature & Memorabilia
- Hudson 1916 - 1929 Yahoo Groups Archived Photos