2door

Been back over the plug gaps this morning & re set the mixture & base idle, its now running really well & vac gauge is holding pretty steady at 19. Thanks for all your help & suggestions guys, All the best, 2door.....

Allright chaps, we're getting a bit nearer now, borrowed a vac gauge & rigged it up today & after finding out that i'd been thrown a curved ball with the new coil i bought, things are improving..... bought a new coil to rule out the old coil, asked for a 6volt but did'nt realise they'd sold me a 12volt. (had no reason to doubt them & it was'nt marked up 12v or 6v) So its been running really well on the 12volt untill you aproach a hill, took the old coil to my auto electrician & firstly he said this is a 6volt & then said its working fine.... So thinking i'd got a faulty new coil i fitted the old coil back in & according to the vac guage, all is very nearly well... The vac guage fluctuates between 18 & 19 inches of mercury at idle & according to the book this could be a plug gap or fuel mixture problem...... So maybe the 12v coil was using all the volts & under load not producing a big enough spark.??? Fitting the old coil has transformed hill climbing no end.!

Interesting point FV1609, ( Negative Spark ) my low tension wires are Red & Black & they go from the coil to a small box in the dizzy, can you please explain how to connect it up to the coil to get a negative spark & ill check that its wired that way round tomorrow, All the best, 2door.....

checked the timing with a strobe light today, i've only got a mark at TDC as i said before. but my friends timing light can sort all that out and says its set at 8 degrees & C/O reads four & a half percent. so i dont think its advancing its self too much on the hills..... ive managed to scrounge a vac guage today so ill be plumbing that in tomorrow & will let you all know what i find.....

i hear you nick, down hill she'll do nearly sixty with no side effects & the compression readings are way higher than the specifications in the manual, sugesting the valves are sealing real good. i'm going to try the timing tomorrow and let you know, 2door....

Thanks for your responce guys, Gordon M I will try retarding the timing, not sure where it is at the mo as i only have a T.D.C mark. all the others have been lost to corrosion..!! FV1609 Its always done it but before i did the work on the valve gear it wouldnt pull its self up any hill..... Pete Ashby Thanks Pete, i'll try & borrow a vac guage.... compressions were as follows before i did the valve gear..... Cyl 1 50psi Cyl 2 40psi Cyl 3 130psi Cyl 4 90psi Cyl 5 135psi Cyl 6 70psi And After..... 140psi 130psi 135psi 128psi 140psi 140psi what symptoms am i looking from the vac guage..?? Nick johns I didnt fit new springs.... can you explain what you mean by they would cause popping back, as arnt the valves held shut during the compression stroke by compression.?? only guessing... Tony B i,ll try 7degrees & report back, Thanks everyone for your help, keep the sugestions & ideas coming... All the best, 2door..

Alright chaps, I have a Dodge WC54 that misfires under load, if you go down a gear & try and charge up a hill it misfires & seems to be popping back through the air cleaner. if you drive round nice & steady everthings just fine even on the hills. if you go past half or threequarter throttle on a hill the problem shows its self.?? recently re-cut valve seats, new valves, skimmed head, fresh headgasket, reconditioned carburettor, new coil,rotor arm, distributor cap, plug leads, spark plugs, fuel filter, fuel pump recon kit...the only thing i'm not sure about is the electronic ignition conversion its had, this was fitted sometime possibly 3or4 years ago before i bought it. does anybody know anything about these are they reliable etc....??? if you increase the revs whilst watching the timing marks with the timing light it all seams to be advancing as it should.... Any thoughts i'd be pleased to hear them.?? All the best, 2door

HI chaps I,m looking for a complete example & i,m not afraid of a bit of work but running & driving would be a preferred Many thanks....

Yeah, thanks for that Happydayz. I spoke to Stuart Wright one of the organisers & he said the same thing. Nevermind ill just have to look for another....

Not yet Surveyor, just thought the owner or a friend of a friend might see my post. Do you know any details about the organisers.???

Hi all, Bit of a long shot but here goes.... I was at The Yorkshire Wartime Experience july 2016, & behind the German end of things there was a WC54 for sale in the field. Does anyone know who ownes it or have any contact details for the owner please.??? All the best, 2Door...

Im in Sheffield, UK

Afternoon chaps, Selling my classic car & hoping to trade up to a Dodge WC54, thought i'd better join to find out a bit more about them and see if anyone near me is running one... All the best, 2Door....