Engine Overhaul and Components
Overhaul, and nearly every other mechanical need of Ovid's, plus a lot of advice and encouragement for Mermie, was done by The Frawley Company. Their work on Ovid’s engine and chassis has been done to the goal of keeping and restoring the original parts.
In these pictures you will see:
The original bakelite for all electrical components. The Lucas horn correct metal relay cover.
Fully functional Bijur System reservoir.
Jacking reservoir. The jacking system is ready to operate once the jacks are overhauled with working seals.
The original generator with new brushes, cleaned commutator and general check over.
The original (or correct - would have to check records) water pump which does not leak.
The engine has been fully re-wired, and there are all new wires behind the dashboard.
The correct tags are on the ignition wiring both at the distributor and at the spark plugs.
The oil level indicator works very reliably.
The front shocks work and don’t leak.
The engine compartment would be cleaner if I listened to Colin and cleaned it more often. It's another consequence of my not being with Ovid much, and when I am, I prefer to drive rather than clean.
Ovid is running very well. Work done by Dick Frawley during the summer of 2016 included replacing a worn bearing in the distributor, adjusting the accelerator pump and cleaning and tuning the carburettor. The result was an especially smooth running engine during the drive to and from the RROC Annual Meet in Asheville. It included some very hot ambient temperatures spent idling in traffic with no overheating problems at all. This smooth running continued throughout Ovid’s 1000 mile trip in July 2017 to the Finger Lakes. |
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Dick Frawley, right (for those of you who never had the pleasure of meeting him) and Mike Farrell, his very able assistant, removed Ovid's engine for overhaul in late 2007.
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The heads were slowly removed in the traditional manner.
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Some of the rings on some of the pistons had broken and shattered as the bits banged around then disappeared with the exhaust.
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The tops of the pistons show the evidence.
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Obviously the wrong coils. I have the correct, non working coils which are possible to overhaul.
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Ovid has his undertrays. Many PIIIs don't.
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