Monday, May 19, 2014

Progress and problems - 5-18-14

After the recent successful startup of the 62, and starting work on the 18, I figured my 'oh what the heck I'll fire the 62 up and give it another test run' wouldn't take too long. 
Best laid plans....
We swapped spark plugs and eventually got the car started.
I took the advice of someone on the RailroadMotorcarMaintenance group and jacked up the rear of the car to allow the belt to be tightened and the rear wheels to spin freely. It was during this that we noticed a problem - the crank side wheel is wobbling badly when it turns. We'll be addressing this soon. We suspect the axle has a tweak in it. 
On another note, this represents the first time that the 62 and 18 have been photographed together. 
After the test run, we tied up some more wiring, removed some old wiring clips that were in the way and generally made it more tidy. 


After the test run - both went back into the garage as we wait for future work..

More to come!

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