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My banger! Git-er Goin!!

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1/10/20

IT'S ALIVE!!!
Sorta... after getting the timing set correctly and cleaning the carb I got it to fire up. But it dies after about 20-30 seconds. The gasket completely fell apart when I pulled the top off the bowl. I made a new gasket but after hours of trying to get it to run (killed 3 batteries) I said the heck with it and ordered a Tillotson.

I spent about 30 minutes trying to post a video of it running but I just can't figure it out.

 

Looks like a very solid start to a fun and great project. Seems like it wasnt cursed at all.
Have fun and keep the pics. Coming.

 

You just never know what moves us to do certain things, but when the times is right the time was right. Luck was smiling on you.

 

1/12/20
Since I can't really do anything while I'm waiting on the carburetor I might as well try to make it look like a hot rod. Off with the fenders!

 

That’s right, no hot rod ever had fenders.


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That car is so solid. Nice score. Good luck with it. Most of all have fun doing it.

 

LOL

 

That is a nice little '30-'31 roadster for being back east..........I had one from Western Kansas and it needed patches all around but was a fun little car as a stocker.

 

Great little roadster! It was meant to be yours!

 

Just upload it to youtube and post the link.

 

That's right! Fenders make the car look like some billet job from the 90s

Fenderless hi-boy roadsters (Model As really) look best! What parts do you need still?

 

That's a solid looking rumble seat roadster! Some jealousy here, but it's just 'Capacity Envy'...my 6 foot frame is a tight fit in my '27 T!

 

I also used the cross shaft levers to hold my front plate.

 

1/24/20
Carb finally showed up in the mail. It's a completely rebuilt Tillotson and is supposed to be tested and ready to go. Now I just need to find time to throw this sucker on there and hopefully go for a test drive!

 

Put on gas line filter to catch junk. Check gas tank for junk. Be sure fresh gas to carb. Hook up low pressure gas pump to can fresh gas. Spark plugs any good? Looks like great find, have fun

 

Looks great man, and as mentioned your gonna have to YouTube and link the video.

 

Like it just the way it is

 

Here's the video of the first time I got it to fire up. 1/10/20

 

Me too

 

Oh yeah! that video made my day. Neat car.

 

Here's a test drive attempt. It seems to idle fine, but as soon as I drive it, it dies after 30 seconds. Tops. It has a new carburetor on it (rebuilt) that was supposed to be tested on a running model A. It has new plugs, I set the timing, the points to .020, and the rotor gap to .025 on every pick-up inside the distributor body. I can't figure out what's going on for the life of me. Any input would be greatly appreciated. I'll post a video of it idling in just a few.

 

Here it is idling. I had the throttle lever pulled down a little too far. It will stay running as long as it's sitting, but as soon as I try to drive it it goes from running like a new car to just completely dying.

 

Mine did the same .i had rust flakes in the gas tank petcock clogging it up.would idle and get up to speed then run ou t of gas flow.maybe check yours

 

Check for restricted fuel flow out of the tank.

 

I checked that and it has plenty of gas flowing from the tank. It almost acts like the float level is set wrong but this carburetor was supposed to have ran fine on a different Model A.

 

Maybe try a soda bottle with a rubber hose tightly jammed into a hole drilled in the cap...vent hole in the bottle...
wire it upside down to the tank mounting flange as a test...
my brother drove and I rode the running board bracket and frame top holding the bottle...
the higher you hold it the more gas blows through the carb... you can increase the fuel pressure by holding/wiring it further above the carb...

 

Do you have the choke/GAV adjuster rod hooked up? How far out do you have it turned open? Once warm, 1/4 to 1/2 open. Maybe 3/4 open on cold start up. I agree, sounds like it is starving for fuel.

Dave

 

I don't have a GAV. I tried tying the enricher up a little with a wire but I don't know if it made a difference.

 

Tillitson carbs have a GAV. To adjust it, screw it in by hand til it bottoms out. back it of about a half turn. When you pull up on that same valve it closes the choke butterfly. You should see a "flat" on the end of that with a notch. That is the GAV. Without something to keep it from turning the mixture will change. Search on a Model A site for how to set idle mixture and the GAV and the timing. Zenith carbs were original, Tillitsons are after market but many think they deliver a bit more power. I run them myself.

Post a good pic of the carb.

Dave