Carrier engine care

[Lynn Eades]

Nice LP2. Take your old belt to the shop as a sample. Use mono grade engine oil.(Heat transfer is better) Flush out the cooling system and use a good corrosion inhibitor in it. Us thermostats. Timing WILL be different.(Probably needs retarding) war time octane rating of fuel was about 68, so the lowest(91) octane petrol will be fine( your compression ratio is about 6.5:1 Modern cars are up around 10.5:1).
These machines by modern standards are pretty gutless. To turn her sharply will require 1st or 2nd gear. When you apply the brake at one side, the other side is sped up to twice the speed. Thjis uses a few horses. She weighs about 4.5 tons and in soft going, she's working hard to turn. It will take a bit of practise (as you will now know) just to get her rolling, and keep her moving as you change fom first to second gear. Aust. carriers would be the heaviest, so we assume you have at least an 85H.P. motor. (hopefully) How about some more pictures, interior etc
She looks good, spend the time to iron out the bugs, look after her, and have fun!