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Saw this at a recent event. flathead Ford with water circulating through the frame for "cooling" Probably ensures a hot ride.[ATTACH]
I had this problem. After removing enough bits too look down the hole, I could see the edge of the hole in the bearing overlapping the push rod...
Need to measure thread depth in al aftermarket heads before making decisions about plugs. Early Edelbrocks used 7/16"reach, later production used...
Taxes are government driven. Big companies like Ebay or Amazon are forced to collect tax for the government. These companies have to register with...
Hard to tell from the pictures, but is the bleeder clearing the very top of the fluid chamber? Could be picture angle, but looks like it could...
I have been following this tread foe near enough to a year. lots of money spent and still no answer. Way back I suggested a good brake shop with a...
Powerglide worked OK too.
All current Metric threads come under the ISO standard, regardless of the country of manufacture. Before the ISO standard, most European...
English built Fords, including the8 & 10Hp, and the V8's used NC and NF threads. Some of the components from Lucas, Solex etc used other threads....
I worked in a brake repair shop where we would make up new pipes to samples. Lost count of the pipes that came in with a drill or screw hole...
Most folks these days would need the instruction book.. Garpo
David Silver Spares. If the pat you want does not show up on the website, enquire by email. Have found these guys real good. Garpo
I spent some years working in a brake shop. Saw the occasional cylinder where a seal had turned to jelly with Dot 5. It seems not all brake seal...
It is probably unfair to suggest disrespect for those racing on the beach in France, When you travel through , and visit the memorials and...
The mention of someone working on the engine while another reaches through the window to start it triggered a memory of just theat. The car fired...
Bob drake do replacement reflectors, purpose made, that use modern technology to go with halogen bulbs. Definitely the best way to get great...
Or you can go one better with 15" reversed rims on 32 - 35 centres. A lot of work, but raises the odd eyebrow.
My clean out method is to purchase the cheapest oil pack I can find (there is always something on "sale") Put this in the motor and drive 50 miles...
[ATTACH] Treasure. These books turn up occasionally. I have to buy them. Always something worth reading. Garpo
Do the sums. A generator on 12v probably has an output of 25-30 amps, depending on how it was set up. Not hard to measure it properly. Then total...
The cluster is a little larger than the hole, might be possible to tack weld a couple of screws to the rear of the dash, drill matching holes in...
In the brake shop I worked in, we would put it on the rollers, an isolate the problem within minutes. Only then was it possible to know where to...
Probably just a fact of vintage life. Compare the shape of the truck with one a few decades younger (or older). All the angles get smoother with...
Key to your decision is the overdrive. The solenoid has two windings. A high current one to pull the solenoid in, then a set of contacts open so...
Last time I saw one of those oil test gizmos, was at a country fair, with a guy selling snake oil additive. I got him to try my oil - I had a...
Some of the decision is how you drive it; Short runs = severe service .-Change the oil more often Long runs are easier on the engine (and...
There must be dozens of brake threads on the Hamb. Seems to be a lot of guess work and assumptions.. With engine off the booster is really just an...
Rear main should be supplied from the oil pump drive gear chamber on the rear of the block. I would be inclined to prove the oil ways with I...
Two issues here, carb set up and distributor advance curve, both need to work with the other. '49 8BA type distributor needs a specific vacuum...
[ATTACH] Had to do a bit of work to get static balance with my Chinese drums. Garpo
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