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A lot of the old cars had 2 piece hoods. Some had a chrome strip running down the center, over the joint. They were a real pain when they wanted...
If the engine still has the floating rod bearings, these are likely to be your problem. Two rods per crankshaft journal. These are hard to find...
The rebuild kits available for the Holly 94 carbs contain the power valve for the 2100 series carb. These have a little radius at the end of the...
You should be able to use the narrower shoes if everything else is proper. The BelAir 2" shoes should also work if the brake drum friction surface...
I don't know where everyone is talking about vapor lock. The OP is talking about percolation (fuel boiling in the carb). Especially when the car...
Without the ability to do a hands on diagnosis, I can only offer some things that can help with this. Your cause may vary. If there is a heat...
Nice Buick. I love the way these drive. So comfy. Not a big fan of the DynaFlow but out on the highway they are fine.
Any good bearing vendor can cross reference your part number or match it to a proper replacement. I always buy from a bearing house and never from...
I agree. Looks like it uses Ford points, though. There were dual point adaptor plates for Chevy distributors available and that might what Accel used.
If you are running drum brakes, I recommend leaving that residual valve out.
That amount of wobble indicates a well worn bearing on the input shaft. I would fix it before it fails. It can also cause noise, like growling...
The condensers we have to buy nowadays are mostly imports and often bad right out of the box. Aside from that, condenser mounting is flexible. You...
Convert to modern Halogen sealed beam bulbs. Problem solved. 6 volt lights were never that bright to start with. As my old Pappy used to say: "I...
The cam bearings are a tight drive in fit with the proper tool to keep them in line and straight. Clearance for the bushing to the block is zero....
I will be the first to welcome him to our beautiful State of Wyoming. You can find just about everything you want here, but racing venues can be...
Awesome cleaner, a stiff scrub brush and a pint of elbow grease. Make sure whatever you use doesn't contain any petroleum ingredients. Not good...
"42 - "48 had a thing on the right side that looks like a modern shock mount stud. Right by the spring hanger. That stud is for the rear sway bar....
Re-use them if you want to. It can only cost you a new camshaft. Without knowing which lobe they came off of, it's a crapshoot and not something I...
I used a new set of wires for a Chrysler on one of my flatties. About 3K miles on them and they are leaking already. I think they were from...
Those distributors are actually a very simple item. I would fix the advance brake and make sure the points are in good shape and adjusted...
I was doing a 6 month job in Northport, Washington in the winter of 1981. That is one soggy area. It would snow a foot or more and then turn...
Wiring problems can drive a person nuts. This past summer the turn signals on my '48 Chrysler quit working. Checked the fuse for continuity....
Where I live, in the middle of nowhere, Wyoming, there are a few things that are never put away here. Snow brush and scraper under the seat, snow...
Your picture looks like you have one front and one rear backing plate. I see what looks like a squashed emergency brake cable tube in the one on...
I had the same question.
The bumpers look like Model A Ford. The tail lights are too fuzzy to tell for sure but could be early '30s Chevy. They don't look round like Fords...
Those make me want to cry. :( I would not try to fix the one with the water pump damage. There is more at issue than obvious here. The other one...
The best way to make a splice is to solder it together and put a shrink tube over the splice. You can make it look original by re-wrapping the...
Getting good flathead blocks is getting to be a real problem. They are notorious for cracking, mostly around the valve seats and one particular...
When was the radiator last cleaned? Radiator tubes collect crud and can plug up. This one is rare but does happen: Check to see if the impeller in...
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