A few days ago I got a message from a former co-worker of mine. He called to let me know that someone had dropped off a couple crates of old car parts at his shop. Apparently a gentleman had p***ed away and the person in charge of cleaning out his estate had brought the parts to my friend's shop to get rid of them. My friend knew I was interested in old cars so he set some of the better stuff aside for me. The rest I had to dig out of the s**** drums in back. All day long before I could make it over to his shop I was imagining rare old flathead speed parts, Stromberg 97s and other miscellaneous treasures. When I got there I found no such amazing treasures but still brought home 95% of the stuff with me because it was old and cool looking. I gave my buddy a few bucks for thinking of me and told him I'd split any cash with him that I might make if I sold any of the items off. Here's a picture of most of the 'spoils' laid out on my garage floor. I'm hoping some people on here can help me identify or give me some information on a few of the items. I'll post up some close-up pictures of the various small piles of items in a minute. Jay
Those valve covers and shaft mounted rockers look to be y block items, Some of the other stuff might also be y block.
I got 7 carburetors and one throttle plate by itself. The two carbs on the top left are old Carters. The left one is a Ball & Ball and the one next to it is a W-1 model. I know the Ball & Ball unit was used on old MoPars but I don't know what the W-1 was used on. To the right of those is an old Motorcraft 2 bbl- doesn't look to be anything too interesting there. In the center are two old Holley NH carburetors. From what I could find they were used on Model T's from 1920-1927. Just those two items alone were worth lugging all of this stuff home. Pretty cool. To the left of the NH carbs is a strange one. It says, 'Marvel' and 'Schebler' on it but I've never seen a carb quite like it before. Very odd. Then there is the really little guy. It says, 'Tillotson' on it. It seems to small to have been for automotive use but I could be wrong. I have no idea what it might be from.
I thought these old fuel pumps were kind of neat. They all have what I believe are gl*** sediment bowls on them. They also all say, 'AC' on them. Did AC make parts for other brands besides GM? I was thinking the rest of the parts were all Ford and MoPar.
the middle row to the left, i believe you called it the very odd one, looks to be from an early ford tractor, I have a 1939 9n and it looks alot like that.
Here's a better look at the pistons and the one piston and connecting rod ***embly. The individual pistons measure 3.94" across and say FoMoCo on the bottom. A friend told me he thought that with that measurement they were from a 1955 341" Lincoln motor. The other piston on the rod says, 'E8U-62O5-A' on it. I might be misreading the Ford system but I thought that would make it a 1988 part. That doesn't seem right considering th eage of everything else. I also thought it was weird that the two rocker shafts weren't a pair. How odd to have one of each.
Nothing too special here. 8 old voltage regulators and then the odd-ball. The item in the lower right corner says, "SUN" and "TRANSMITTER" on it. It also says, "Model E-2" for 6 volt 6 cylinder engines. I've never seen something like that before and don't know what it was used for.
There were also these ignition parts. The three distributors on the left are all Ford. The pair on the far left are similar but the next one with the cap mounts differently. The other two are old Chrysler units. The one with the red badge on it says, 'Splash proof' on it. Could this have been a marine distributor? The three coils all say Ford on them. The slightly longer looking one is too covered with grime to read anything on. I had wondered about the other unit. Is it possibly an old Ford coil for a flathead motor with the 'diver's helmet' distributor? My '39 has had a modern style coil adapted onto it so I can't go check. Could it be or is it from something else completely?
the regulators are just old 6 volt most likely the (odd-ball) is a transmitter for a sun dash mounted tach
Lastly is this mess of really odd items. I'm not sure what the big orange tank is at the top but someone has stenciled, "USE SAE 10-10W ONLY" on to it. I know the item on the far left is an old AutoPulse unit. I believe it's an old electric fuel pump? The black item in the center has a badge on it that reads, "North East". It looks to have some kind of blower motor in it. I ***ume it's some type of aftermarket blower motor ***embly? To the right of that is an electric wiper motor ***embly. Kind of cool, says, "American Bosch" on it and '12 Volts'. No idea what that could have been from. In the right lower corner are two neat old metal electrical connectors. And lastly the white item int he lower center really has me confused. It has an 'art-deco' type 'MW' logo on it. I ***ume that means it was some kind of old Montgomery Wards aftermarket item but I have no clue what it's function was. All things considered it was worth my trip and time. Nothing too exciting there but lots of neat old junk. I'll be interested to hear what some of you can teach me about these things. Also thank you for everyone that has already helped out! Jay
Oh, and I couldn't forget this. The old crate with half of the stuff in it. Could be worth mroe than all of the contents put together. Old Hamm's brewery crate. It's in pretty rough shape and the paint is really faded but still cool.
Thanks for the knowledge about the Sun Transmitter. I can't believe you had to run (and mount) something that large just to use a tach on your car. WOW!
The 2 MoPar distributors on the right look like inline flathead. My '49 Plymouth used one w/ that badge that said 'splash proof'. They were mounted fairly low on the side of the engine; a big puddle could certainly test the 'splash proof' feature... -Bill
Your Marvel carb is an updraft off of a tractor, I rebuild them and set them up all of the time. Used on alot of different tractors back in the day, Ford, IH, etc....
Those yellow topped Ford coils are in demand by restorers . I saw a post on the FEForum that someone was looking for them to restore/resell. I'll check & see if I can find the old thread & PM you back Movin/on
Th sun transmitter may still have the battery in it. If so, get it out. If it has already leaked in there, it is likely junk. They can be updated to electronic innards for a price. If the battery isn't in it or hasn't leaked, they demand fair money.
...And period perfect Hot Rodders!!.. I have one on the Y-block in my '28 PU. They are cool because of the yellow top and FordMoCo markings. A local '56 T-bird guy tried to buy the one on my Model A. I think he was a little upset it was being "wasted" on a hot rod.
I've worked on something in the past that had a Tillotson carb on it... For some reason I'm thinking it was a small engine, like a mower or outboard. May have been a motorcycle though.
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