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I will check the height of the valves to see if this one sits proud of the others. I think it does. Thanks for you input.
Question on a recently installed exhaust valve seat on a 51 Mercury 255 Flathead. The seat in question is higher than the rest, all 15, so part...
High volume or stock oil pump?
Thanks you. This is helpful.
Not sure how dirty it is. 61K original miles and has not run in at least 10 years. Hoping for the best, planning for less.
My plan is to do all of this but not sure about the oil pump. Here is info from the original shop manual.
I'm planning to pull the intake/valve cover and clean the valley and pull the pan and de-sludge it. Hopefully straight forward. Will be messy....
Thanks for the information. I need to see if I can find a good muffler shop and discuss it with them. For now, I think I'm going to worry about...
THANK YOU and I'm glad I asked.
Thanks. Do you think a single exhaust with a glasspack would make the sound righter?
How can I tell if they are built in?
I might go that way eventually but I have to get the thing up and running first. Thanks for the insight. I think for now I'll just go slow....
You are doing some of the things I was thinking about. Good job.
I see your design has the lines coming off on the engine side and you are keeping the unit level compared to the Fatman Fabrications bracket....
Thanks for the great insight. Yes, the new unit is going in close to where the stock unit was and I do plan to install some type of heat shield....
Looking for thoughts on stock exhaust vs dual exhaust. The issue is the problems running the dual down the driver's side thru/under the frame....
I think the bore is the same and the Master cylinder I'm using is for the disk front, and drum rear, but I think the only difference is the size...
I just got a 1951 Mercery 4 D Sports Sedan and I the process of making it road worthy. The car is stock and original but has not run in over 10...
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