20-08-2018, 08:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 20-08-2018, 09:04 PM by Bob Culver.)
Ken beat me to it.
Years ago after a long spell my car would only run with the choke out until the fuel ran out.
30 mph in 2nd would be way above bounce speed of a stock engine and such revs definerlt not advisable with original crank
.If removing the emulsion block have to be careful not to damage the gasket. Dunno if these are available but may be unique to the model.
In their day most owners would not have exceeded 30 mph in 3rd, and few would have ever braved flat out at 50 mph in top except for the very occasional thrill.
A very retarded engine will not rev under load, I dunno about very light load.
If htere was some gross cam timing error the compression would unlikley be so good. but valves and piston can be seen thru the plug hole. Valves should "rock" just after tdc.
Years ago after a long spell my car would only run with the choke out until the fuel ran out.
30 mph in 2nd would be way above bounce speed of a stock engine and such revs definerlt not advisable with original crank
.If removing the emulsion block have to be careful not to damage the gasket. Dunno if these are available but may be unique to the model.
In their day most owners would not have exceeded 30 mph in 3rd, and few would have ever braved flat out at 50 mph in top except for the very occasional thrill.
A very retarded engine will not rev under load, I dunno about very light load.
If htere was some gross cam timing error the compression would unlikley be so good. but valves and piston can be seen thru the plug hole. Valves should "rock" just after tdc.