Re: [HSS] Nuthins Wrong, It Just Don Work!

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So, stating the obvious, either the orginal vac
tank is not part of the problem or, if the problem lies in the vac tank
domain, they both have the same fault.  Sounds more
like the carbie.  Have you tried disconnecting the vac tank from both the
vacuum line (closing off the pipe from the manifold) and input fuel line
and just running it as a gravity tank?  I'm thinking you should be able to
drive around for a sufficient period to establish whether the "foul richness"
still kicks in without a functioning vac tank.

 

Please pardon me if you've already done this. 
I've been away and missed some of your adventures!

 

A change of pace:  I had a ride in a 1906
Model "K" Ford last weekend.  It's a real monster and one of only two or
three worldwide that are actually running.  As a passenger it's great -
quiet, powerful, sitting up very high.  But the driver has to contend with
what I'd call "notional" brakes, pretty severe understeer, rear vision
limited by the style of the touring body and constant listening for noises that
don't fit the usual pattern.  Which, I suppose, sounds like driving many of
our old cars.  Also drove a friend's 1908 Renault AX and I can see why they
were so popular in their time.  Apart from a handbrake that you push on and
a sequential gearshift it was nice and simple, cruising at 30mph.

 

Cheers... Peter R.

 

 

 

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Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 5:08
PM

Subject: [HSS] Nuthin's Wrong, It Just
Don't 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?)

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