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Mart · 05-06-2022, 08:07 AM

Hello and welcome to Mart's Garage. In this video I am finally ready to start up the 286 cu in flatty. That's 3-3/8" bore and 4" stroke. I have a few issues to contend with along the way, but am able to take the car for an initial run. I then get a second run after addressing some issues.
I hope you find it interesting, it's another step in the right direction in getting the car ready for racing on the beach at Pendine.
Thanks to all who have been following the big inch flatty build and the Pendine Prep series.
Mart.

https://youtu.be/r2P0gkn5ieo

deuce5wndw · 05-06-2022, 09:43 AM

Congratulations Mart! A job well done and thanks for taking us along!
Regards, Dale.

drolston · 05-06-2022, 12:32 PM

Nice runs. Love the sound of a big inch flathead.
I had the same problem with engine dying when coming to a stop. I turned out to be lack of enough return spring on the secondaries on the 3x2 intake. It left the secondaries open a bit, amounting to a big vacuum leak. That is not your setup but it might be worth checking carb synchronization and any slack or friction in the linkage to the front carb.
Thanks for the show.

sugarmaker · 05-06-2022, 12:41 PM

Mart,
Thanks for taking us along on your journeys with the rebuilt flathead! Very enjoyable.
Regards,
Chris

done4 · 05-06-2022, 03:30 PM

Thanks Mart! Super cool it all turned out for all your hard work you invested. I have to admit I still freak out on the ride alongs, I wouldn’t do well on your roads. Thanks agin Mart.

corvette8n · 05-06-2022, 06:26 PM

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Glad you found the interference between the oil line and the brake pedal. I did a similar thing last year when I put a new pipe from the header to the muffler, I went to back the car out of the garage but the clutch hit the pipe, I had to loosen the clamps and rotate the pipe to clear.

Als48 · 05-12-2022, 11:26 AM

Good job as usual, Mart. I loved the driving video. I've forgotten what your rear end ratio is in the '32. It seems very responsive, as if it's geared low. Maybe just my bad hearing.

Al Hook

Mart · 05-12-2022, 01:35 PM

Hi Al. 3.78s in the Sedan. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Just been thrashing on the car. Off to Pendine in the morning.

05-06-2022, 08:07 AM	#1
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,741	2223 Pendine Prep 14. Big inch Flatty First Start and Drive! Yay! Hello and welcome to Mart's Garage. In this video I am finally ready to start up the 286 cu in flatty. That's 3-3/8" bore and 4" stroke. I have a few issues to contend with along the way, but am able to take the car for an initial run. I then get a second run after addressing some issues. I hope you find it interesting, it's another step in the right direction in getting the car ready for racing on the beach at Pendine. Thanks to all who have been following the big inch flatty build and the Pendine Prep series. Mart. https://youtu.be/r2P0gkn5ieo

05-06-2022, 09:43 AM	#2
deuce5wndw Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Liberty, KY Posts: 898	Re: 2223 Pendine Prep 14. Big inch Flatty First Start and Drive! Yay! Congratulations Mart! A job well done and thanks for taking us along! Regards, Dale.

05-06-2022, 12:32 PM	#3
drolston Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,627	Re: 2223 Pendine Prep 14. Big inch Flatty First Start and Drive! Yay! Nice runs. Love the sound of a big inch flathead. I had the same problem with engine dying when coming to a stop. I turned out to be lack of enough return spring on the secondaries on the 3x2 intake. It left the secondaries open a bit, amounting to a big vacuum leak. That is not your setup but it might be worth checking carb synchronization and any slack or friction in the linkage to the front carb. Thanks for the show.

05-06-2022, 12:41 PM	#4
sugarmaker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Albion PA Posts: 1,676	Re: 2223 Pendine Prep 14. Big inch Flatty First Start and Drive! Yay! Mart, Thanks for taking us along on your journeys with the rebuilt flathead! Very enjoyable. Regards, Chris __________________ 1932 AAB Truck 1953 Ford Jubilee 2015 Ford F250 SuperCrew Lots of Allis tractors Some Cub Cadets

05-06-2022, 03:30 PM	#5
done4 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Union Pier MI Posts: 392	Re: 2223 Pendine Prep 14. Big inch Flatty First Start and Drive! Yay! Thanks Mart! Super cool it all turned out for all your hard work you invested. I have to admit I still freak out on the ride alongs, I wouldn’t do well on your roads. Thanks agin Mart. __________________ Still smokin tires and cigars

05-06-2022, 06:26 PM	#6
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,942	Re: 2223 Pendine Prep 14. Big inch Flatty First Start and Drive! Yay! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Glad you found the interference between the oil line and the brake pedal. I did a similar thing last year when I put a new pipe from the header to the muffler, I went to back the car out of the garage but the clutch hit the pipe, I had to loosen the clamps and rotate the pipe to clear.

05-12-2022, 11:26 AM	#7
Als48 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Paducah Ky Posts: 278	Re: 2223 Pendine Prep 14. Big inch Flatty First Start and Drive! Yay! Good job as usual, Mart. I loved the driving video. I've forgotten what your rear end ratio is in the '32. It seems very responsive, as if it's geared low. Maybe just my bad hearing. Al Hook

05-12-2022, 01:35 PM	#8
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,741	Re: 2223 Pendine Prep 14. Big inch Flatty First Start and Drive! Yay! Hi Al. 3.78s in the Sedan. Glad you enjoyed the video. Just been thrashing on the car. Off to Pendine in the morning.

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