55 Fargo Posted May 31, 2008 Report Posted May 31, 2008 Hi all, I timed my engine again today, set it to 2 degrees BTDC, in fact it was very close to this when I fisrt put the timimg light to it the other day. The mechanical and vaccum advance seem to work fine too. I had my idle set to approx 550 rpm, seems to run well, like this. Today I also went for aabout a 50 mile ride to the resort town of Winnipeg Beach on Lake Winnipeg, was doing around the 55 mph mark, with short bursts to 60, and once to about 65 mph. The engine temp was around 170 the whole trip, outside ambient temp was 70 degrees, so maybe things are going to be okay..............Fred Quote
RobertKB Posted June 1, 2008 Report Posted June 1, 2008 Fred, glad to see you got it timed right. It sounds like you are not heating up as much which would indicate your timing was out. If you do have temp troubles later when the weather gets really hot, my guess is it is your rad as you have indicated it might need rebuilding. That's maybe in the future but right now I am glad for you that the car is running great. Also good to see you struggled through and completed the manifold trouble. Now it is time to enjoy the car! That's an order!!!! Quote
55 Fargo Posted June 1, 2008 Author Report Posted June 1, 2008 Thanx Robert, maybe the rad will need a recore at some point, but it won't be the one I have in the car now. The rad is from a D24, which is a bit narrower than a C38 Chrysler rad. I also have a Chrysler rad, but it is toast and needs a recore job, so that will be the one to get it, when that happens the D24 rad will be available for someone with a D24. As I have written, when I first put the timing light on the engine earlier this week, it wasn't out very much, so I really doubt my problem was timing, but maybe I am wrong about that. I notice a difference with my heatrsier now working as it should, still believe it has an effect on engine temps, if they are not allowing exhaust to exit freely...........Fred PS, next step is adjust brakes, do oil pan gasket, some other odds and ends, then on to body work, and hopefully new paint in the spring of 09 Quote
mackster Posted June 1, 2008 Report Posted June 1, 2008 Nice! rockwood, glad to hear all is well. I was worried for a little bit about the broken bolt. glad you got it handle.... Quote
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