Folks,
Just to bring everyone up to date ...
Yesterday worked on the car until late. Once the fuel line clamps were tightend REAL TIGHT, and the same for each "join" for the fuel tanks and crossover tubes, "the" problem changed somewhat.
The car ran sorta good on a test drive thru the hills in the neighborhood.
But it still stumbled only not as bad as before.
It seemed to have gone from gas starvation to too much gas.
The spark plugs fouled black and were replaced with new one on the roadside.
Gaps were checked before installation.
After a few blocks, they fouled again and were removed, wiped off, reamed a little using feeler gauge as a reamer, and reinstalled, only to foul again.
The WIP zeniths only have one adjustment doable on the roadside -- the air/fuel mixture scew at the top of the carb.
So that screw was turned all the way out, and then the car tested, then half a turn inward, test, half a turn, test, etc but no luck.
So it was tested from the other direction - screw was turned all the way in, then out half a turn etc etc also no luck.
The plugs kept fouling.
After AAA brought the car home, I began to static time the car to 6 degrees BTDC as indicated in my books.
That's where it is now - with the following plan for today's work.
1--drop in NEW distributor - model 45D - from Arnould in Holland to be more sure the spark is good;
2--complete static timing;
3--install an inline fuel pressure regulator set to 3 pounds - the max the Zenith WIPs should have to deal with
4--install fuel pressure inline gauge (returned the other one)
5--test
6--if problem persists - remove top from carbs to see if any debris is in there OR-- put other carbs back on the sunbeam...
Does this make sense as a plan of attack?
If not please let me know
as I'll check email every so often.
Thanks in advance again!!!!
Allan