The Checker Adventure

This is all very entertaining. I had no idea of the event, looks like something I would do, except the cold part!

 

Plans were for the inline 6 to come out for V8 conversion still?

 

yeah, that will start sometime soon...I have to do a few things first, like get a transmission together, etc.

 

Lying in bed last night, I thought
'Wonder if the exhaust is coming apart inside and plugging'.
Considering the work you put into the fuel system, and it's symptoms, it might be something to look at. They did do that even before cats.

 

The exhaust system is all new, except for the manifold.

The weird thing is it still goes down the road at 75 mph, as long at it's not uphill or upwind.

 

Well, shot that down!
I'd plug in a vacuum gauge and monitor.
Considering the size and weight, it SHOULD be able to pull at speed, but it might be at it's limits. The planned swap will fix it, but it's still an interesting puzzle.
Air pump (engine) is not able to provide expected HP. Intake, exhaust, fuel, spark.

 

Dumb question. Will you be able to run Lemons with the new engines/transmission?
Dan

 

Any chance you have one of these little bastards in your carb?

Sintered bronze carburetor fuel filter - found behind the fuel input.

Link: https://quadrajetparts.com/sintered-bronze-carburetor-fuel-filter-p-80.html

My parent's 1972 Chevelle wagon had the same problem as a 4 year old car - Ran out of power under acceleration.

Russ

 

yeah, they don't care, although you get more points if an old car has it's old engine.

No filter in the carb, there's an inline filter before the pump.

The symptoms don't include fuel starvation...that's pretty evident when it happens. Only once, since I installed the "new" fuel pickup in the tank, and it got pretty low on fuel, took 19 gallons to fill it. Fortunately it happened right before an exit with a gas station!

 

Those bronze filters did do a good job as a fine particle filter. Once you had big chunks, they were hopeless. Difference between gauze and screen door.
Not to mention the spring as shown in the link you posted. It was like a blow off valve. Once the pressure was too great, it should be able to push the filter back and bypass it. Of course, that requires a pump that is providing correct volume and pressure!

 

As you were having fuel blockage problems, I would suspect blockage in the carb.

 

I figured someone here would know the car. Neat to see it on the road, this time of year.

I also caught a glimpse of what might have been the Dream Truck on a trailer going the other way, stopped somewhere. I went by too fast to see what it was.

Thanks!

 

If you haven’t already found the problem, have you checked the coil and distributor advance mechanism? I’ve had the won’t pull a load problem before with those being the culprits.

 

I suspect the distributor, but haven't had the energy to look into it yet. I got a cold a few days ago, and I'm moving slowly. Also working to get caught up with the robot the kids are building....

One of these days!

 

A buddy had low power problems come n go on his 1964 Econoline pickup.. He said the Condenser on the OE dizzy was bad.

 

Condensers usually cause rough running, or occasional missing, usually under load. Not what I'm experiencing. The condenser is the one part I replaced in the ignition system when I got the car going, I've had enough fun with them the past several years. and I brought a spare with me.

 

timing is slightly retarded, but not much...but there's a racket under the valve cover, and that fouled #4 plug that replacing didn't help, might have a burned valve, eh?

compression test next, when I have a chance.

 

Had a corvette that would do 100 mph on the freeway but quit going up a hill. Turned out to be plugged fuel filter.

 

compression test....



and the #4 exhaust valve stem moves side to side about 1/16".

I guess it's plumb wore out.

 

That little 6 banger gave all it had so that it could be a part of the lemons rally!
And it got you back home safely!
Bravo!

 

Looks like the head is coming off! Maybe the whole engine.

 

The whole engine is coming out and getting replaced anyways...but now I know how bad it is.

 

I know you probably posted somewhere, but how many miles on the engine/car? guessing it’s the original engine however being a taxi who knows.
Dan

 

It's the original engine. The car was never used as a cab. The odometer read 88,908 when I got the car, and appears to be original mileage. There's a lot of sludge under the valve cover, could be that it didn't get as many oil changes as it should have, for a while.

 

Ya, turbo LS in the cab... then 250 inline 6 in a front engine nostagia dragster? Jim will look good in the safety gear.

 

I don't really have any interest in a race-only car....

 

You did what most of acdid back in the day, drove a clapped-out engine for a great distance, lived to tell the tale.

 

I’m not at all surprised at that wear on a taxi engine.
Taxi cabs spend most of their lives idling waiting for customers.
When I worked for the taxi company we had cars that would almost never get shutoff. Some cars would run back to back shifts and sit idling at the casino or airport for hours at a time.
Cars could rack up 5000 hours without ever leaving the city.

 

It was never a taxi.
Normal wear and lack of fresh oil did it in. If you are old enough, you remember garages with Valve Jobs signs. Top end rebuilds were common back then.