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Thanks to Tony "the Britt" from Canada we now have a good motor! Gave me a ton of extra parts and info too! So today I tried to put the...
Gonna have to ask an expert. I have yet to crack this one open to find anything out relating to oil. But my guess is that the mains are pressure...
Found a 216 that was rebuilt recently in Portland OR. Guy bought it and put it in his 38 pontiac. Than took it out after 500 miles to rebuild his...
Hey i'm going up your way to get a rebuilt motor for it... Langley area. hwy99 to 17. 4am take off saturday.
Thats what i wanted it to be! Too bad though. Valves check out good from the outside movement measurement and lash. Still could be a completely...
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Yup. i'm doing the same thing. Trying to complete the full roller but i need to paint my motor first. I have to find a tri power setup like yours...
That's good progress out in the cold.
The distributor mechanical advance plates were sticky. Took off the points plate and cleaned and greased them. It's not perfect yet but it now...
Got the tank cleared and put a fuel filter before the pump. Put on a new vacuum advance on it. got the carburetor back and installed. Fired up!...
Wow. Looks like it will get you a net 25 HP gain! Sweet! Haha. And all i can here is a mad scientist in the background saying, " well... the...
Yeah lots of little pieces here and there. Will get a pic of the doesnt look like progress progress...Ha.
Yup. Got some braided wire about the size of the line and am using the drill to turn it. It is dark brown foul smelling varnish!. Have to be...
[ATTACH] So i have a weird problem. The gas tank inner steel line that turns into the trucks outer fuel line to the carb is clogged. Tank did not...
No divorce. Alot of welding happening on my car in between the 46 coe.
Maybe try a smaller rear window from another car if that original is too much work to get it to fit right. Like a chopped model a rear window....
Good to know. Thanks. I got it off and it is in really good condition except for the fuel inlet jet was gummy and would not slide until i cleaned...
That will do the trick. Thanks for that. Found a place with full rebuild kits for them.
Sweet. Hand crank huh? Bet its a cool truck. I don't know what is wrong with this carb but we are gonna find out if i can get it off. The gas tank...
Well, the electrolock works and the motor tried to fire with some starter fluid! But no fuel from pump and carb seems stuck inside somewhere....
Got the wires from a chevy 250 and cap, rotor, coil on it. Will put the condensor and points on tonight. Check out the old coil. It is oil...
Yup. Just wondered how to do that on this carb since i basically have to work on it from underneath. Zero room from up top to do anything to that...
Hey i am working on a 46 coe... any knowledge would be helpful! Cool truck you had.
Ok I was wrong. The second wire on the end of the coil by the electrolock goes to the distributor. Red wire. The other end of the distributor...
Hahaha Yeah i know.
I will take a picture of the electrolock dash toggle and the coil with two positive terminals at rear and a ground at front next to the...
Yeah ditch the garage doors and build some big barn doors for it. Would insulate it better in the heat!
Found that these old trucks have the wierd metal covered wire to the coil + end on the end of the coil. Its called a electrolock wire. It goes...
Ok. Working on a customers 46 COE that is like a time capsule. Original red in great shape and zero pieces missing. He wants it to run and stop...
We know the 216 is toast. I wont trust the 235 he got unless the machine shop says its good... So i found a running 261 that is on a test stand....
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