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I'v alway been meaning to ask about the nonchalantly named Throttle Control knob described in the operators manual. This thing had to have...
Thank you for explaining how to display alliance membership! I just happened to see it! I paid over a month ago wondering why it hasn't shown up...
Thanks Oldcarfart, Well it is called for in the manual (see below), and I can see the final height differences in the distributor when...
Thanks for the reply. You may be right as experts are not exactly lining up to respond to this thread! :D I did find some brass thrust...
Bump...this is not solved....please help! :eek:
Welcome! Enjoy the H.A.M.B! :cool:
Welcome! From Boston :cool:
Good peg! Oil Plug Gasket, makes perfect sense. If I know the thickness of part no. 1.666, perhaps I can find one, or have one made. It...
DITO! The H.A.M.B. rules! :)
Welcome from Boston! Nice to know someone lives in a place colder than I do! Brrrrrrrrr!!!! It's cold down here! :D Enjoy the H.A.M.B.!
Welcome! From Boston Enjoyyyyy!!!! the H.A.M.B. has been very good to me!
The parts catalog shows a thrust-washer between the distributor and the oil- pump. (Apparently, the original one did not make it into the pile of...
Excellent! That is exactly what I needed to know! The manual is on it's way! Thanks! :cool:
OK, not a single reply. I guess I get the lame-o of the year award! Either it is such a stupid question that even a new-bie with the IQ of 12...
Other than cylinder-head-tightening bolt-torques, I see nothing in my manual about the rest of the fasteners used on the motor? For instance using...
Update on oil-pan straightening: As mentioned in previous post, my oil-pan flange was badly distorted and for anyone who might have this problem,...
Thanks everyone! Fantastic advice and guidance as usual! You got to love the H.A.M.B. It would be nice to have the dimensions to build my own...
I need to find the gauges or the info to make them to set-up my oil-pan before I reinstall it on my rebuilt engine. I purchased an engine core...
I never kiss and tell.... but you hit the nail on the head! I think it is very close to you? BTW FOLKS: Some fantastic cars in this thread!...
This is my '48 Stylemaster Delivery Sedan as I purchased it about 2 months ago. Gone through chassis and now in the process of installing rebuilt...
In the old pump the area is machined away. I suppose I could use a grinder, however to really match the old pump, it will need to be milled, as it...
Just when I thought I was starting to think I could promote myself from the dummy squad, I find I’m back at the 5 yard line. :o How can I...
A fellow member wrote to me asking for more detail about the fitting I need. I thought I would post my reply for inquisitive minds. The piece...
Hey there... Yes that would will do the trick,if It fits. I will have to go measure the diameters and perhaps I can find reducers to match up....
I get a message from a fellow delivery owner and friend Monkey_Spunk and he was kind enough to climb under his dash and snap this photo for me....
Lotek, that sounds quite plausible, and coming from a service bulletin, I suspect there is a pretty good success rate. I like it!
Could be? Not many of these around here that are not Hot-Rod-ed out. I've owned it only a couple of months, so don't know where it has been? I'm...
I thumbed through the new chevys of the 40's catalog, each time more carefully than the last, and despite some jaw-dropping graphics for sure, I...
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