lean condition
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Altair
Topic author - Posts: 365
- Joined: Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:52 am
- First Name: David
- Last Name: Menzies
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926 Touring and 1915 Touring both Canadian models
- Location: British Columbia
- MTFCA Number: 27825
- Board Member Since: 2012
lean condition
I have a 26 touring and when I first got it 60 years ago I had rebuilt the engine from quality parts and carefully assembled all the parts to assure no leaks vacuum or pressure. When I started the engine there was a very noticeable popping and puffing at the exhaust indicative of a vacuum leak, I retightened to no avail so I just lived with it. One day I had washed the car with the engine running and some water got through the louvers and settled in the spark plug depressions and there was my vacuum leak. I used some sealer on the plugs and the annoying puffing disappeared. I lived with that for years always wondering where the leak was.
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John kuehn
- Posts: 3922
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:00 pm
- First Name: John
- Last Name: Kuehn
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 19 Roadster, 21 Touring, 24 Coupe
- Location: Texas
- MTFCA Number: 28924
Re: lean condition
That’s great news. Just another instance when engine issues turn out to be something simple! There is the tendency to tare the engine apart and slowly check everything. That’s happened more than once.