My friend John Lacombe came by the shop today to help me adjust the intake and exhaust valves prior to start-up. They had been adjusted when the engine was rebuilt but I chose to check them. They were a bit off. It's a good thing I double checked. A valve that doesn't seat properly can malfunction. After we start the engine and bring it up to temperature, the head will need to be re-torqued and the valves re-adjusted.
John is a race car builder and driver. He holds several titles. It is so nice to have access to his talents. However, the first thing he did was make fun of my fuel filter...picky, picky, picky. He advised me to use aircraft fuel filters with replaceable filter cartridges; a much better design. I will still use the filter I bought from Napa between the fuel tank and fuel pump.
The archive listing of this blog contains detailed step-by-step photos and narratives regarding this restoration since it began late last December. Please direct any comments and questions to tommystoplesscars@yahoo.com.
Y'all come back now...
Tom McCurry
Materials and equipment purchased from:
Moss Motors (mossmotors.com)
Victoria British (victoriabritish.com)
Eastwood (eastwood.com)
The Roadster Factory (the-roadster-factory.com)
English Parts (englishparts.com)
Napa Auto Parts (napaonline.com)
Apple Hydraulics (applehydraulics.com)
Coker Tire (cokertire.com)
