Ricosan
Senior Member
Hey Guys,
A big thank you to all of you for your help and advise over the past few years I’ve been enjoying doing my own work since I took delivery of my 1933 woodie last January.
About the wagon. The wagon had 9 miles on the odometer when it was delivered. Initially it wouldn’t start and I was afraid the battery wouldn’t last but it finally started. I piled my wife and best buddy in for our first drive. We got about a half mile from home and it stalled in the middle of a four lane street. Two hours later, tow truck arrived. Only the beginning of many more such episodes.
Cosmetically the wagon is absolutely a solid 10 inside and out. I managed to take it to one show last fall when it was running well and it got “best in show”. The rest of the wagon - not so good.
The engine was built by H&H flatheads, transmission by Vanpelt, Lincoln brakes, F100 steering box, overdrive by the late Dan Krehbell. It should be a fantastic driver! however drivability is the issue. It sucks.
Poor starting, screeching shackles, no seal in the clam shell, loose drive train (splines, differential?) unsafe and hard steering, bad brakes, constant gas smell.
I bought the car without driving it first. Big mistake. Having only 9 miles on the odometer should have been a red flag but my last 2 purchases of antique cars turned out fine. I was thinking that with this many outstanding parts on the wagon, surely it would be a great driver. Lesson learned.
As I said I’ve been working on the car constantly with the help from you guys on the barn, repairing all of the little things that didn’t require heavy lifting, but drivability still sucks.
I am ready to ship the car to a knowledgeable and reliable shop in the south eastern US that can help sort out the drivability issues and make this car into what it was meant to be.
Anyone know of such a shop?
Richard
A big thank you to all of you for your help and advise over the past few years I’ve been enjoying doing my own work since I took delivery of my 1933 woodie last January.
About the wagon. The wagon had 9 miles on the odometer when it was delivered. Initially it wouldn’t start and I was afraid the battery wouldn’t last but it finally started. I piled my wife and best buddy in for our first drive. We got about a half mile from home and it stalled in the middle of a four lane street. Two hours later, tow truck arrived. Only the beginning of many more such episodes.
Cosmetically the wagon is absolutely a solid 10 inside and out. I managed to take it to one show last fall when it was running well and it got “best in show”. The rest of the wagon - not so good.
The engine was built by H&H flatheads, transmission by Vanpelt, Lincoln brakes, F100 steering box, overdrive by the late Dan Krehbell. It should be a fantastic driver! however drivability is the issue. It sucks.
Poor starting, screeching shackles, no seal in the clam shell, loose drive train (splines, differential?) unsafe and hard steering, bad brakes, constant gas smell.
I bought the car without driving it first. Big mistake. Having only 9 miles on the odometer should have been a red flag but my last 2 purchases of antique cars turned out fine. I was thinking that with this many outstanding parts on the wagon, surely it would be a great driver. Lesson learned.
As I said I’ve been working on the car constantly with the help from you guys on the barn, repairing all of the little things that didn’t require heavy lifting, but drivability still sucks.
I am ready to ship the car to a knowledgeable and reliable shop in the south eastern US that can help sort out the drivability issues and make this car into what it was meant to be.
Anyone know of such a shop?
Richard
