Need help with a couple issues please

Droobie, with the car at rest reach down and pull back on the brake pedal. I have seen A's with the brakes so maladjusted that the pedal doesn't come back up and the brake light switch stays energized all the time.

As far as the sudden death syndrome, mine does that all the time when I forget to turn the gas lever on.
 
Just fixed a car with rear brake lock up that occurred after several hundreds of miles of driving with no apparent problems - the cotter pins for the roller brake pins on the service brake shoes were installed incorrectly. Simple adjustment can make the problem "go away" but it will eventually come back to bite.

The cotter pins for the service brake pins must face outward (to keep them away from the brake tracks) while those for the emergency brakes must face inward. Ditto front service brakes. Have fun Drew.
 
steve s said:
Purdy,
Thanks for your thoughts on this. I'm inclined to think the muffler warming after shutdown is mostly an old wive's tale (although I never heard wives talk about such things). However, I agree with your original thought that an exhaust manifold crack or connection leak is the most likely culprit. That would explain the delay in backfire--as the system cools down, air will be drawn in thru the crack creating the right mix for an explosion. This might also require (1) that the car be running too hot, which could be from either retarded timing or too lean mixture or dragging brakes or ..., and (2) an excess of unburned fuel in the exhaust, which could come from either running too lean (accompanied by misfiring) or too rich (accompanied by smoke and dirty plugs.

The exhaust system heating up after shutdown just doesn't make sense to me; how could a cooling exhaust system draw in air thru a manifold crack if it's actually heating up??

Steve
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Steve,
Your instincts re 'old tail' in this case...are good:) !
There's an old song..(by the 'BOSS' ? )that goes something like 'you CAN'T start a fire without a spark' (old rocker/roller thingy)! But it's TRUE in most all cases (spontaneous combustion mabe the exception,eh) .
My vote here is the following senario: too much unburned gas pollutes exhaust system; a valve or two are open; the engine is dirty has carbon/contamination 'glowing' (SPARK) caused also by poor timing...BOOM :eek:
 
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Droobie said:
A new problem arose today when I went to test drive her while grocery shopping. I drove her to the store about 1.5 miles from the house. I went great and the wife and I were very excited to not have any issues. On the trip back to the house she was running great then all of the sudden I had not power and it sounded like it was dieseling so i pushed the clutch in and the motor was not running. I pulled over and started it back up. It ran for about 10 seconds then died. i tried this a couple of times before having it towed home.. I let it sit for a while and searched here on the barn to see what it might have been. Went back out and it fired up right away and idled for about 10 minutes. It took her around the block and parked it. All I have been able to come up with is vapor lock but it just didn't seem hot enough this afternoon to cause that.... Any input on this would be great. Again thank you all in advance. I don't know what I would do without all of your combined knowledge about these great machines! Thank you!!!
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Drew, next time you start to drive it blow out the fuel line with a compressor. Blow from the carb to the tank with the cap off. Next run it with the gas cap off or very loose. Sounds like you are getting a vacuum in the tank.
 
Had a similar issue with my yudor dying after running for a bit and dieseling/surging before she would die.

Bring along a fresh condensor and try out your trip again.. If she dies, swap out the condensor and see if your issue goes away.. These old gorls will run very well, even when very hot, and would take way more then a few minutes to vapor lock. I'm betting electrical.. :)
good luck!

- Dave
 
Thank you for more input on these problems i am having. I pulled the inner fuel line off and let it drain. I had to do as James had said and apply air to it. There was so much junk on there it was crazy. I ended up cleaning it out the best i could and installed a filter that goes in the top of the valve. No more dying!!!! As for the brake problem I have not figured it out yet. Rich thank for that info that will be where i start. I want to completely overhaul the brakes and suspension this summer. getting money out of the wife is like pulling teeth though. I cant wait for it to warm up a bit here so i can get back to work on the tudor again. I dont have that nice Tucson winter weather. Thanks again fellas
 
Bill said Chief would rev it up, turn off the switch with throttle open, turn it back on, and POW:D That was Momma's signal to put the food on the table.:eek:
How did she put up with that MAN??? Bill W's Ghost.
 
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