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Hi All, The truck has been sold. A "kid" from the portland area bought it (well, he _was_ a kid 20+ years ago). moss
A little bit more info about the car: - It runs, but there's a problem with a crusty wire from the ignition so it's tricky to start. I need to...
[ATTACH] My dad, Albert Drake, passed away last year. He was a hot rod historian and general old car enthusiast. I'm finally getting around to...
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Hi, I help my dad, Albert Drake, post things on the internet. He has been writing about hot rods & customs for the past 40 years, maybe more,...
Still trying to get the 1929 Roadster running. I replaced the ballast resistors, but now having a problem with the Lincoln-Zephyr distributor....
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I have a lincoln zephyr distributor. it's a 6v, 12 cylinder dist converted to 12v, 8 cylinders. So, one ballast resistor for each side of the...
oh yes, they're very dirty. I checked for scrapes & bare wire, but luckily they're good
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions, especially brnelson, rich b & squirrel. I found an old ford wiring diagram and used that to learn the...
@Marty Strode suggestions?
I'm having a couple problems with my dad's 29 roadster with a Mercury V8 engine. 1) There's a short causing the ignition Resistor / ignition...
thanks for the endorsement :-)
I'm not sure if this project falls under yardwork or garage [ATTACH]
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