1924 super 6 help!!
need some help from the experts! im working on a 1924 super 6 i recently found and have a few questions.first off where is the fuel pump?second someone told me they think this has a fluid clutch?if this is so how do i check this out? this car had been stored for 50 years and i want to be sure and check out everthing i need to so i dont screw anything up!if anyone has any ideas of things i need to check or do please let me know! thanks for your help in advance. jim :
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Someone who knows more about the '24's will come along and give you the details, but --yes-- there is a fluid clutch and you can still purchase the Hudsonite that goes in it. If you plan to keep this car and you're not yet a member, I heartily suggest you join the Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club, which you'll find is an excellent resource for technical information and parts. Their website is http://www.hudsonclub.org/0
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The fuel pump is a Stewart vacuum tank, mounted on the front bulkhead. this draws fuel from the main tank and then gravity feeds it to the carburettor. The clutch is a multi-plate unit, with cork facings running in oil. You need to check that it is free, and it takes half a pint of kero/oil mix, or Hudsonite, or A.T.F. Any of these will work okay. If it is not free, you may have to prop the pedal down, drain the oil out, and flush out with kerosene a few times, and re-fill. Good luck,
Geoff.0 -
A bit more about the clutch you have. Under the car you will find a cover for the flywheel. I think (as I remember) that it comes off with four bolts. Have someone turn over the engine with the crank. On the back of the flywheel abou three inches from the outside, you will see a plug with a square indent. This is where you put in the fluid. The Hudsonite refered to was a mixture of Kerosene and 30 weight oil. About 1/3 Kerosene and the rest oil. Fill the flywheel level with the hole, when it is at the bottom of its arc.
If the clutch is sticking, turn the hole up slightly, fill it with kerosene, then roll the engine over with the crank till your arm is wore out, let it sit over night, do it again, then drain the kerosene and fill with the oil mix. Also, it is a good idea to prop the pedal down as suggested.
I probably would be a good idea to take the vacume tank apart and clean it before starting the car. Be very gentel when you do, they are very old, and sometimes the pot metal will break very easy.
much luck
Blackie0 -
well, i plumbed in a small tank directly to the carb on my 24, changed the oil and cleaned the plugs and filed the points! i actually started right up.with the motor running,i have good vac. at the canister going in.i have the gas tank off getting it cleaned,so i ran a line into a small tank! it will not pull gas up to the canister. i took it apart and it has what looks like a mechanical float?which has a long pin coming out the bottom. i have cleaned out all the lines but it still will not pull gas from the tank! any suggestions on what to try next? thanks jim0
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YOu need to check the valves are clicking over okay, that the gaskets are in good order, and that the flapper valve is working. This is in the bottom of the inner tank. Take the top off and check that the toggle lever flips over and opens and closes the valves okay. Lift the inner tank out to check the flapper. When you re-install the top assembly, make sure the pin goes down through the hole in the centre guide. Also make sure the brass valve has not come unstuck from under the die-cast top. Good luck,
Geoff.0
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