Cant keep my Model A running.. Help me troubleshoot!

[Jordan]

Originally Posted by Theo

The GAV isnt adjustible on the 13922 Zenith I have in the car. The 2 adjustments are on the carb instead of 2 on the carb and 1 in the car like the old zenith.

And Should I leave it 3/4 down or all the way down? once the car starts up I usually bring it all the way down.

your GAV is now the "T" handle on the front of the carb.

[Theo]

Originally Posted by Jake

Theo: The spark lever should be all the way up when starting! Then moved down a few notches until warmed up.

Sorry I had a bit of a brain fart. I meant all the way up. I adjusted my post accordingly.

[Theo]

Im going to try to take it for a spin around the block and see if it stalls out. I took it around my back yard yesterday, and had the car running for around 30 mins with no problems. I think it might have been a bad condensor that caused the car to stall after it warmed up,

[Theo]

Update! The car runs great! it wound up being bad gas in the tank. The gas was coming out a dark yellow and brown with a bunch of rust. We flushed the tank with a few gallons of new gas, and now it runs perfect.

Now taking it on the road I found another issue. The car started shaking very badly. It was coming from the front end. both wheels were wobbling. Lug nuts are tight and the tires are fine, and are fully inflated. Any ideas?

[1931 flamingo]

Loose wheel bearings, king-pins, worn/loose tie rod ends, worn/loose wishbone ball, loose pitman arm, strg box loose to frame, excessive play in the strg box?? Could be any or all of what I've mentioned. Jack it up at start at the pitman arm.
Paul in CT

[Theo]

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Originally Posted by 1931 flamingo

Loose wheel bearings, king-pins, worn/loose tie rod ends, worn/loose wishbone ball, loose pitman arm, strg box loose to frame, excessive play in the strg box?? Could be any or all of what I've mentioned. Jack it up at start at the pitman arm.
Paul in CT

Alright ill pull it out and jack it up. Ill take a look and see if anything is loose.

[Gord. B by the bay]

Try to hot wire direct from the battery with no key just the coil inseries then direct to the distributor turn it over and with gas in the carb it will start Gas plus spark it will run Gord. B by the Bay

[Mongo]

My two cents worth - it sounds like fuel starvation. Mine went on a streak like that. I found the float was sticking "closed" - usually they leak and cause flooding. Thiswould happen very erraticly - changed float valves and reset - the rest is history.

[Theo]

Originally Posted by Gord. B by the bay

Try to hot wire direct from the battery with no key just the coil inseries then direct to the distributor turn it over and with gas in the carb it will start Gas plus spark it will run Gord. B by the Bay

Originally Posted by Mongo

My two cents worth - it sounds like fuel starvation. Mine went on a streak like that. I found the float was sticking "closed" - usually they leak and cause flooding. Thiswould happen very erraticly - changed float valves and reset - the rest is history.

It was rust in the tank/bad gas. Once I flushed the tank with a couple gallons of fresh gas the car runs excellent.

I am having problems now with a very bad shake in the front end. Doesnt do it all the time, but every once in a while and its bad.

[newshirt]

Originally Posted by Theo

I am having problems now with a very bad shake in the front end. Doesnt do it all the time, but every once in a while and its bad.

Glad you found it!

You should probably start a new thread for this next issue. But try tightening the pitman arm bolt, and perhaps taking out any end play in the steering sector shaft. Any looseness in those areas can cause the violent front-end shake.

[Theo]

Originally Posted by newshirt

Glad you found it!

You should probably start a new thread for this next issue. But try tightening the pitman arm bolt, and perhaps taking out any end play in the steering sector shaft. Any looseness in those areas can cause the violent front-end shake.

Thanks for the advice. Wound up being a bad steering box. It had way too much play in it and it needed to be rebuilt. The car should be done in about a week