1949 Frazer help?

[kfnut]

I have a military issued maintenance manual that says to rid an engine of carbon deposits , spray hydrogin peroxide in the carb will engine is running . I have not tried it but will if the situation presents itself .

[amkfken]

You might try adding some SEAFOAM to the gas, available at most auto parts stores, cleans out varnish etc. from the fuel system and is supposed to eliminate carbon deposits.

[cwmc]

Hey, thanks for those tips! I'll try them both; I'm not keen to pull the head if I can avoid it by doing something simple. Will update ASAP!

 Cheers

[brian.b]

An old man I used to know would rev the engine at high rpm then dump water through the carb ........he said it would steam the carbon off......I seen it actually make one run better.....

[rialto]

We used to pour a small but steady trickle of auto windshield washer fluid down the carburator.  Hold the engine around 2000 RPM and watch the steam come out the back. Apparently the alcohol enhances the cleaning of the steam.

[cwmc]

Thanks for the the ideas! I will try them out and let you know how it goes! I even heard to use Minute Rice from an old local mechanic... apparently works well to remove stubborn chunks of carbon. Maybe I'll pour in the rice and water at the same time and not have to make lunch!

  Cheers.

[cwmc]

Hey guys,

  Well, it turns out that it was a timing related issue after all! I disconnected the vacuum advance and moved the timing back to it's factory setting of 2 degrees initial and the car runs fine, uphill or downhill at any throttle input. My next job is to try to limit the total advance that the distributor can provide. Once I have that limit set, I will reconnect the vacuum advance for the fuel mileage increase it can offer. Nevertheless, great news and I didn't have to pull the head.

  In other good news, I passed my old car / out-of-province inspection yesterday and officially registered the car today! My tie-rod ends arrived a few days ago and I put them in right away and re-booked the inspection as soon as I was done. Thanks Willow Run K-F Parts; the tie-rod ends were just the ticket! I am very happy to see the car back on the road after probably fifty years of sitting around neglected. It was a lot of work, but not too much money and it's a real treat to drive around out in the country where I live.

  Thanks also to everyone here at the K-F Forum for your advice and encouragement! I will be posting one or two more videos on Youtube, detailing the final projects on the Frazer and going for a final road test to show off the car. People get a kick out of it everywhere I go, and friends love riding in the spacious and luxurious interior.

  I still have a pretty decent 1951 Kaiser Special to tidy up, so I'm sure I'll have more questions soon...

 Cheers,

 Scott

[r1lark]

Thanks for the update Scott!  I've really enjoyed the videos, and love the methods you and the agents use to get a car back to a usable condition. Will be looking forward to some more videos, and........especially........Stella!