Reply To: Cyliinder Heads on the Twelve

[Edgar Minnie]

Pierce Arrow cars of any vintage don’t have any issues, if properly restored and sorted for driving. I have driven my 1936 twelve about twenty thousand miles since the restoration was finished in 1995. It burns LOTS of gas, especially when going down the highway at high speeds………over 60mph. Around town and back roads…….I get 8mpg. About the same as towing it with my GMC dually diesel. If you gotta worry about the gas bill, you don’t want any Pierce. I do run an electric fuel pump at all times on my 12’s, as todays modern fuel will boil at 117 degrees, and the under hoot temperature far exceeds that, so on shutdown the carbs boil themselves dry. Thus is lots of cranking to fill them with the mechanicial pump, or purge the system with an electric before starting. While I’m a purist it just isn’t worth not running an electric today.