I got Hetty together enough to take her for a spin. The brakes could do with another bleed and she needs a tune up but she went. First I was off down to the servo for a nice fresh tank of premium and some air in the tyres and then off some controlled hooning around the streets. Still seems to be blowing a bit of smoke but I think it's more of a tuning problem and not heaps of oil. Do rebuilt motors smoke a bit when being run in??

No sound deadner inside the car yet, no carpet and I didn't even put on the gear lever boot or knob, she was a little noisy on the inside but all in all I'm happy....

some do some don't. Chances are that is just the oil that was used to put the engine together, IE lubrication oil that is burning. They do tend to burn some, in the first run or two, but it is not meant to last long.

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

Goodo.. I'll keep an eye on it. I admitt I did use alot of oil when I put it back together (wanted to make sure everything was well lubed)..

was thinking of doing this to my car as the carpet is a bit past it. how noisy is a little noisy bearable or not

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1962 850,Frog

It may smoke a little when first started but should settle quickly, ie within a couple of minutes. It sounds to me like the bore could now be glazed.

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not bearable. Not over any distance anyway.

Well that sucks if that's the case. It does smell a little fuely so I'm hoping towards the tuning being out as I haven't toyed with the mixture/idle or even timing yet. That's this weekends job. That and pulling the alternator to bits.

Yeah, that would suck the big one. I would be happy to be wrong.

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just take it for a very good smooth, but not hard run on the highway. Good 30min to 1hr drive on the highway, with little stopping on lights etc, and if its still there, then you have problems. Just don't let it idle and lube up etc. You'll burn anything off on the highway.

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

I'm amazed at the number of people that start and run their engines for long periods of time without haveing set the timing. Driving an engine that has just been rebuilt without haveing done a tune can be asking for trouble. You can very quickly cause damage by doing so. If your timing is out it can cause all sorts of damage. Do yourself a favour and set the timing and mixtures before you go for your next drive.

Cheers,

Dicko

I had it just about right, just not spot on. It's better after today with the little bit of fiddling I did, idles smooth, no pinging, has picked up some power and ability to rev, and best of all NO SMOKE.

Oh and the wheels haven't fallen off either. The brakes still aren't as good as I want them to be so I'll be working on overhauling them next. There must still be air in them as I still have to pump the pedal to get it to how I think it should be. I gave them another bleed today but I didn't get anymore air out of them...

If the pedal is spongy the there is air in there. If you're pumping your brakes and the pedal is firm it sounds like an adjustment issue.
After each adjustment I pump the brakes and re-check and repeat until good. I've also noticed that the handbrake adjusters have an effect on the overall rear brake adjustment too. so check that as well. my handbrake is adjusted so i only can pull up 2 clicks and i have a hiogh and solid pedal.

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Thanks for the advice! Worked a treat. I have brakes, really good brakes now, they will even lock up if pressed hard enough.. On to the next problem.

No worries. I stumbled apon the technique myself when chasing low pedal but firm brakes.

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