1953 Jowett Javelin - Engine Fire

A few minor jobs on the car whilst I'm waiting on parts to arrive 



Exhaust manifold to the main pipe was blowing 



Readily replaced with a new gasket 



And the engine bay received a degrease & wash down of the fire / smoke damage 

Rear window, trim & seal removed 



Well past its sell by date and is probably the original hence 70 + years old 



Window refitted with a new seal & windscreen sealer applied 



Trim fitted and the window cleaned up - It can now go outside and be tested - Just waiting on my engine tuning chap now to come and set the ignition timing & balance the carburettors then it can go back to its owner 

Cold starting with the choke remedied I had to modify the carb linkage rod to achieve a reasonable idle speed  



The rod in its original length was too long and held the nearside carb slightly open and wouldn't adjust down enough - Cutting and adding a threaded link achieved the fine adjustment required  



With the perfect idle speed - go much under this and the engine will stall when at road junctions 



But just when you are getting there - I go start the engine and get nothing - traced to a dead starter solenoid - well at least its an easy fix 


 
Apart from having to crawl under the car as it mounted on the underside of the floor pan 



Not wishing for project creep or to find any further work but this recycled earth strap (former battery earth which had broken) explained the sometimes slugish starter speed - Now replaced with something fit for purpose 



And I've since had the car out on a test drive 



Happy to report that all is well - With exception of a wash its now ready for collection (Which is well timed because there's a bit of a longer queue than normal for the workshop space)