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10-16-2010, 10:51 PM | #21 | |
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Re: Model A is "bucking." Why dat?
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10-16-2010, 11:01 PM | #22 | |
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10-17-2010, 09:13 AM | #23 | |
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are you using the same carburetor, manifold and distributor? Are the clutch disk and pressure plate new? |
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10-17-2010, 09:34 AM | #24 |
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Re: Model A is "bucking." Why dat?
Sounds to me the problem is related to idle mixture and throttle plate settings. On decel, the car is slowed by the throttle plate being closed.The fuel being fed is only from the idle circuit, so if the idle mixture is not right and the throttle plate is set too far open you might be drawing fuel from the main jet as well.This may cause a "rich' missfire and therefore a bucking sensation.Maybe the settings are off to compensate for a vacuum leak or timing issue.
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10-17-2010, 10:49 AM | #25 |
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Re: Model A is "bucking." Why dat?
Another thought the comp jet and cap jet look the same but are different could have put the wrong one in.
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10-17-2010, 11:54 AM | #26 |
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06-25-2011, 05:56 PM | #27 |
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UPDATE Re: Model A is "bucking."
UPDATE: I quit driving the car for the winter back in October, so I didn't have any more experience with the bucking. By this spring my new engine was ready and I just got that installed, and the bucking is gone. But re-reading all the responses, I think the problem was in the clutch. All other systems were switched out directly from one engine to the other. That is, distributor, carb, water pump, windshield wiper motor (which was my first guess). The new engine runs smooth and beeyootiful. I am ready for the summer tours!
Hope to see some of you at the NW Regional in Portland in August. I'll be easy to spot: I'm the guy with the '29 Tudor and a big smile on his face. Last edited by 700rpm; 06-25-2011 at 05:59 PM. Reason: changing title |
06-25-2011, 06:01 PM | #28 |
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Re: Model A is "bucking." Why dat?
Wasn't the purpose of an "over-run" clutch? One that would disengage the engine from the drive train when the vehicle's speed exceeded the speed "set" by the driver's right foot??
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06-28-2011, 01:49 PM | #29 |
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Re: Model A is "bucking." Why dat?
Is the Over Run clutch the same thing as the old "free wheeling" ? My 1933 chev had a free wheeling option that used a clutch to release the transmission to driveshaft connection if the driveshaft wanted to go faster than the transmission output....i.e. to allow coasting .
This option also allowed you to not use the clutch for shifting once you were moving. You let your foot off the gas, and then could shift. Marc |
06-28-2011, 05:35 PM | #30 |
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Re: Model A is "bucking." Why dat?
I have had a similar problem when coasting down a hill or decelerating. What is a Model A (no mods) supposed to sound like when slowing down say from 45 mph to 30 mph when coming to a stop light? Is it supposed to be smooth or choppy? and if it is supposed to be smooth, what makes it choppy. Mine is an old engine.
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06-28-2011, 07:20 PM | #31 |
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Re: Model A is "bucking." Why dat?
If it is running rich because the gav is opened too far, it will have a lopey idle, that could be called choppy. I run my model A zenith one quarter turn open. If the model B zenith is used ,I run with the gav closed after warm up.
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06-28-2011, 07:32 PM | #32 | |
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Two things happen when coasting down a hill or decelerating: (1) The throttle is closed, so the engine is dependent on what little gasoline it can suck through the idle jet system. (2) The engine is being forced to turn over at quite high rpm's relative to the amount of gasoline available to keep all cylinders firing. So, the cylinders are being starved for fuel while being forced to fire rapidly. The result is too-lean fuel/air mixture to support combustion, so the cylinders either misfire or don't fire at all--causing rough running--as lots of unburned fuel is swept out into the exhaust system--where it accumulates until conditions are right for it to be touched off as a backfire. The problem is strictly fuel/air related, not electrical; electrical problems will lead to similar rough running and backfiring BUT UNDER LOAD. Possible fixes: Maybe just opening the GAV will help. I had to open more than one full turn going down the hills in WV. Maybe your carb float level is set too lean. Don't rev too high when shifting gears. Don't downshift or use unnecessarily low gears when backing down from speed or going down hills. Check diligently for vacuum leaks--too much air being sucked in works the same as too little gasoline being provided. Hope this helps. Steve |
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