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Just to folllow up.It was not a carb problem. I swapped carbs with my '29 Fordor and the Fordor ran fine with the Roadster carb. I seemed to have initially a fuel flow problem with the Fordor carb, hardly started, but I pulled the carb, found a little sediment in the bowl, cleaned jets, etc. and...

pooch, you are right it is 64 pints per hour or about a pint a minute. I am not getting anywhere near that through the plug under the main jet, more like 3 oz per minute. . Given the size of the jet I don't think that gravity flow would put that much flow through the main jet, or am I wrong...

Good suggestions on checking the flow. I know that the flow I get at the carb inlet is many times that out the bottom of the carb. I was using a pint cup to catch the flow and in several seconds it did not begin to fill up. I will quantify the flow, and I suspect pull the carb to see what the...

Took another crack at it today. Pulled plug on carb to check flow through the carb. Seemed a little weak. Pulled line into carb back to ferrule and the same at the gas bulb. Seemed to improve flow a little. Took a drive. Better but not perfect. No problem cruising at 30-35 but when I pushed to...

Thanks for all the suggestions. I did not have a chance to get back to the problem until today. Loosened the gas cap, attached the timing light and took a drive. Turned out to be a short one. Within a mile it started acting up, no irregularities showing on the timing light. To get back I had to...

'29 roadster was running great, but with fuel leak at tank valve. Replaced interior fuel line and fixed leak, but a cheap rebuild on Tilly carb with brass inlet fitting failed. Replaced with another rebuilt Tilly that I worked over to get the two halves flat. Now the car runs great for about...

My plate has the clearance notch in it. The problem is that the cantilevered arm that holds the points rides up the post it is mounted on and brings the strap that connects to the bottom plate up to contact the upper plate. Maybe another set of points would not allow the arm to ride up. Or I go...

Thought I would post the final solution in case anyone follows this thread in the future. Took the steering column out and found multiple problems. Yes, too few shims. Also someone (previous owner) filled the box with lube, possible from over lubing the sector shaft bearing. But a bent...

I have a problem with the modern points with wireless pigtail that I have installed in my 29 Fordor. The arm on the points works itself up the post bringing the connector that contacts the wireless lower plate up with it. After a short drive the arm works up far enough that the connector shorts...

I think I solved the problem. I cut off the fiber washer to allow the outer cable housing to seat in the speedo. I suspect that washer was not supposed to be there, probably used for some other application. Put it together and took a test drive, seems to be working fine.

I don't think so because the inner cable fits in right up to the shoulder on the cable.

It is a Stewart Warner speedometer.

I am replacing the speedo cable in my '29 Fordor. I can not get the cable housing to thread more than 1/2 turn into the speedo, and when I tighten it by hand the inner cable binds up and won't turn. I have tried two different inner and outer cables and both have the same problem. It appears that...

Thanks for everyone's input. My bushing and housing looks just like the NOS you have. I think the suggestions about the bent or otherwise damaged steering column are the problem. The bushing is grooved although not badly. The bushing starts onto the steering shaft before the housing engages with...

My 29 Fordor steering was very stiff. After disconnecting the Pittman arm and loosening the 4 bolts on the lower bearing housing the steering was fine. Conclusion: need more shims at the bottom. Took out the bottom housing and sure enough, only one brass shim. Here's the problem. I cannot get...