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"Faith" the Dodge hasn't been anywhere since arriving at the new house in late March. It was run once, but I had trouble starting up, so decided to look into it today.
The plugs and points were cleaned and set. Various terminals were cleaned and a new condensor fitted and eventually, I got the engine running. The oil bath air filter was removed and a cotton strip 'gasket' wound around the base tube, as it drips from here onto the manifold and exhaust. I
left the engine for some time burning off this oil. After that, I switched off and went for a coffee, to see if it would restart after a break. Starting on 6 volts can be a challenge after a long period of inactivity. The starter pulls all the amps away from the coil. |
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Anyway, the engine did fire up so I made a short trip up and down the drive to check the engine would pull under load. All seemed well, so I fitted the "Dodgecam" and went for a local four mile drive. After I parked up, I made a thin aluminium shield to cover the manifold where the drips happen. It's not a permanent fixture, just something to pop in place when I park up; same as the rubble sack over the cylinder head to stop rain water dripping through the hood hinge and filling the spark plug depressions. I now need to see if the Dodge will start after a day or so, as I want to take it to the Fishburn fly-in where I'll park up on Saturday and bring it home Sunday evening. I still haven't decided whether the 15+ year old battery is perhaps on its way out. |
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