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I replaced the axle seals on my 8N about 15 years ago. It was leaking where the axle housings attach to the main body. Those seals are notorious...
[ATTACH] This picture isn't new, but installing a temporary charging light circuit as Budget36 points out may help troubleshooting. Have you...
This is one of my favorite threads to check in on. Thanks for sharing, Trevor!
Ouch - I see the hood tried to bite ya! That's gonna leave a mark... The carb looks like it's seeping a bit at the base, too. But great for you...
Cool truck! I had a '30 back in the day. It had sat in a barn for a while before I got it. I initially had symptoms like yours. Two valves...
I also bought a 1940 Indian Scout 45 in a pile from a guy in Kansas. I picked it up at the Davenport swap meet. It was a military bike, but I...
This was my old 1940 Indian 30:50 Jr. Scout as I first bought it: [ATTACH] And what condition it was in when I sold it to a friend 5 years later:...
Neat idea with the Bosch distributor. Does this have internal centrifugal advance for the timing? Or are you planning to make some sort of...
Acetone on a shop rag works great to dissolve the carbon buildup on the pistons. It saves a lot of scraping and chipping! Wear solvent proof...
Tentatively sold! Just awaiting payment through money order. I will repost if the deal falls through. Thank you for your interest!!!! [ATTACH]...
Here's another potential addition to your fleet! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] See link to FB posting below:...
I fabricated a '32 style dashboard for the roadster today using a piece of thin steel from an old light fixture. I formed it with a hammer over a...
Today I drilled the holes for the wire that I will use to mount the tank. The concept is borrowed from older model airplanes. Tow holes are...
I have used this same method many times. The only difference is that I insert a one-way fish tank check valve in-line in the length of clear...
I've been stumped trying to figure out a fuel tank solution for a while. I thought it would be neat to install it in the trunk, but I was...
Sold! Thanks
Sold. Thanks!
SOLD. Thanks. Tim!!!
Head lamps are sold. Thanks, Ray!
Maybe they should raise the purchase price for a decent hot rod up until the hooligans can't afford them any more... Oh wait - that has already...
Car is sold. Thank you.
And it runs! Very well, too. No smoking, knocking, or leaking. Runs cool (I had vacuumed out all the sediment from the water passages before I...
Lots of progress on the '36 over the past month and a half. I pulled the old motor, which had some issues: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And...
Yup - you need those when mounting the 1932 - 1935 Ford wire wheels on Model A's. I'm sure that the lack of wheel spacers, combined with the...
I had a similar problem with an old MG of mine that turned out to be fuel starvation. I had like symptoms that I was scratching my head at. The...
Try opening the the GAV (Gas adjusting valve) 1/4 - 1/2 turn. If that doesn't help, check the fuel strainer at the back of the carb for blockage....
Up for sale is a pair (one driver's side, and one passenger's side) of new running boards covers to fit a 1932 Ford passenger car. These were...
The dark annular ridge is carbon buildup. It will occur in the bore between the top of the uppermost ring and the top of the bore. There should...
Truck is sold. Thank you!
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