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Will all short water pump pulleys have the same belt spacing? I want to install a smaller diameter. I have a dual groove #3900434 7.1" diameter...
I have this 17" fan on my 250 inline Chevy. I am having heating issues setting still with A/C on. On the road it runs 180* all day, set in a...
I want to install some heat reflective matting under the cab of my '37 to help cut down on heat radiation. What I am looking at is a thin...
Can someone explain what the spring and cup seal do in the Kelsy-Hayes proportioning valve in the attached drawing and photo and why its call the...
My '37 truck has gloss black fenders, the front ones are the first thing that gets hit by bugs and road trash. They are getting chipped faster...
Back when dad was racing his '65 Catalina, he bent the snorkels to fit a round tube for fresh air from the front of the car. I have them back...
My '37 Chevrolet truck has a 0-30 lb oil pressure gauge. GMC used the same gauges only a higher 0-80 lb oil pressure gauge. I have both and want...
My '37 Chevrolet has terrible dash lights, and as I get older they get harder to see. This how they work, two bulbs on each side, with a slot...
Like new, Hollander Classic interchange manual, 1992 printing, 1965-1979 body and mechanical, both in one hard binder. Not sure dad or I ever...
I have an aluminum timing cover with 3/8"-18 threaded holes for the fuel pump mount. The holes were 5/16"-16 from the factory, one was mostly...
Dad I were going through some of his boxes of spare parts and we came across this Chevrolet motor strap thing. He remembers pulling of a...
I am updating my engine test stand with new gauges, the original electric oil gauge quit. I found a larger mechanical oil gauge and would like to...
Does a PCV valve need to be vertical to work right, or can they be on their side?
I have a 250 inline six with a stock GM valve cover with CHEVROLET script stamped on it. I need the oil fill plug the goes in the front hole of...
Did GM just change the Heritage center? I can't seem to find the free information packets for each year.
I have rebuilt this distributor for a customer, the engine is in a pickup, not many details other then a rebuilt engine. I attached a pdf with...
I had to soak a '62 Chevrolet distributor in solvent to get it apart, it was really caked up inside the shaft area. When cleaning it out, I blew...
1962 Chevrolet 283 distributor, any know what color they were painted? I am rebuilding one and have it ready to paint.
I need to wear reading glasses while working on the truck, I can't see up close anymore. The hinges always seem to break at the wrong time....
These three Pontiac's my dad built years ago and the decals are left overs from years back. Open to offers also. Lee's Summit, Missouri 64086
Last of my dad's collection, '73 - '77 + 2019 - current, Trains and Classic trains. You can have what you want. They are well...
NOS spark plugs, one of the Auto-Lite AL7 is missing so just and empty box. Champions still wrapped in paper. $30 for all shipping extra....
I was talking with my dad about rocker arm ratio's and the extra load they put on the lifter and cam lobe. We sorta agreed on some load must...
Has any had any experience using Lawson Products, Regency@ drill bits? I am looking for a new set of bits and ran across these for a decent...
I have a clean, not cracked or warped cylinder off the Chevrolet inline six. It has had the guides replaced, 1.72" intake, 1.6" exhaust valves...
Has any used the automotive touch up that is premixed and put into rattle cans for you? I have a antique bicycle I am wanting to paint, and the...
I took my '37 out yesterday, Kansas City to Mokan drag strip for the Hotrod reunion race. It's an easy 130 mile drive on interstate. My truck...
This is the original thread, https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/aluminum-radiator-leak.1147585/ The leak was more of a seep, at the...
I have been porting heads for a while as needed by a few customers and friends. The latest heads need quite a bit of cast iron removed and I...
I am fixing up an old Walker Jack, #520. Does anyone know what colors these were? This is from a late 1920's catalog.
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