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Unbelievable that this has not sold

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First photo is of a 1915 or 1916 Runabout...remaining pix are very likely the same car with modified hood and body, and the windshield turned around to fold down "forward" rather than backward.

What wonderful family photos!

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Craig If you had in fact said initially that the round orange/yellow caps you bought were in fact from Lang's in the first place, then perhaps that might have been useful Now that you've chastised me into looking at Lang's, I did, and I see that your "round" capacitor is in fact cylindrical, which w...

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This has been heavily researched and ultimately custom caps were designed and manufactured for the hobby in order to have high quality long lived coils in the modern era. The hobby owes these folks a huge debt of gratitude. You give no technical description of what you used for anyone to give a defi...

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I would say 1PSI more than the pressure where a tire will roll off the rim or will spin on the rim

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That Wandersee posting above is only 1/2 the story regarding axle breakage...it is followed by: "... We cut out the vanadium. It wasn't so much cutting out the chrome vanadium as it was going to a different heat treat. We devised by proper analysis manganese carbon steel and then heat treated it to ...

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You may very well have the fuel level too low in the bowl.

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Thanks for asking...My price was "make an offer". That was met with silence since listing it, so it's now gone. I've no desire to beg people to buy something they don't want. Too bad...it was a nice carb but I have too much stuff and it's something that needed to go, so now it's gone. Unfortunately,...

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Going on farther than when new, but I've seen worse

When everything is "as new" you can typically take a business card and insert it parallel to the backing plate and it will slide in.

Very few cases where a rebuild will meet this criteria especially if the original rear hub is used.

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Art FWIW - and for future readers: The brake drum is not supposed to cover the backing plate...it is designed to only cover the brake shoes and some times there is even a very tiny gap between the end of the brake drum and the face of the backing plate when everything is back to factory dimensions. ...

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I'm beginning to see why folks simply scrap parts or throw them away I couldn't even give this thing away and it will cost me 10 gallons of gas to get it to a scrapper so there is only one option left. I need the shelf space. Good luck to the guy who wants $200 for his identical dirty carb. This stu...

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Miles Do you find it disconcerting to come to the Forum for advice and then be admonished to "do your research!" ? If one cannot ask or is not allowed to ask Forum members for advice, perhaps we should all move to Facebook for REAL research and the excellent advice that is typically doled out there....

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Joseph, I did a quick search, and yes, in fact the original boxes were 100% hard maple - you are correct. That's a far cry from oak in both looks and performance (and even perhaps longevity)… Oh for the days of John Regan's Fun Projects with rebuilt coils in brand new Hard Maple cases! They were gor...

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Kurt is right

nearly certain it's either pinion roller bearing failure or differential thrust washer failure

stop driving the car NOW. The ring/pinion are undoubtedly being damaged and the longer it's driven the worse the damage will get (including loss of brakes and further related damage).

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Cloud Museum, Bard, CA. Those rusty cars you see were rusty 40+ years ago when they were dragged in out of the desert - and are still pretty much in the same shape as when they were found/acquired. Things just don't deteriorate there like everywhere else in the world. I don't know a thing about John...

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Joseph I believe you are correct...in any event, they were never made from oak. It's really too bad that despite the obvious effort that goes into making them, yet again here is a reproduction part is made incorrectly despite 60 million+ examples originally made to choose from. Not to mention docume...

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LLoyds of London was established in 1688. What if they put "established in 1688" on a new building? A logo means nothing. FWIW, I can't tell if it's the same building horrifically remodeled or if it's a different one., but the fact is, based on multiple sources of documentation, that this photo was ...

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It will be noticeable Now you have to wonder if you have the correct drag link and tie rod...they both came in different lengths depending on year and configuration. You may well be back here 6 months from now asking "why can't I adjust toe-in? It's easy enough and cheap enough to buy the correct pa...

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208 Portage Ave W, Sault Ste. Marie Michigan

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Either an adjustable jet or a couple jets larger/smaller than it has now. Sometimes they run just fine as-is. You never know. I have not had this on a T so I do not know. I purchased this to make drawings for making adjustable jets for sale. Over the years I have discovered that I couldn't sell adju...

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Make me an offer

this is too nice of a carb to rot on my shelf

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email sent

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You're still asking questions on your 2 year old thread...Gene Carothers offered advice on a source who rebuild wheels and opinions on the viability of keeping or replacing the rubber tires. It appears that you took the opportunity to avoid that help. Now you're back asking if fellos can be replaced...

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My experience is that any new engine will run on pretty much any plug, but an original tired engine will tend to run best on original Champions (I could not even start my '13 on Autolites - not so much as a "POP"). For the price of just 1 box of autolites or less, you can purchase a lifetime supply ...

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So nice to see a guy work smarter and not harder. That is a very worthwhile video. Thank you for posting it, Bob.

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Jason EDIT: my goodness, did I ever do a bad job in reading your original complaint - I was solving what you already knew! Previous advice removed. EDIT and still pertinent: Don't plan on replacing perches unless you're ready to ruin them and end up in a machine shop to remove them. If you have new ...

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Original contacts can be restored - and should be If contacts are missing and you want to buy cheap junk, then cheap junk you will receive If you have to buy contacts, then these contacts are made to FORD drawings from correctly spec'd material and are absolutely superior - no cheap junk here: https...

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Other than pushing other people's ads out of sight, what exactly is the point of REPOSTING an old ad and then saying "SOLD"

all you have to do is change your heading to SOLD and that's that - and you don't end up reposting above everyone else's ad.

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up to the top for this beautiful carb

folks will buy any old crap off of eBay but not much interest here - what a shame!

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Oregon has a procedure to establish a title for an existing car that does not have a title. You'll be far better served by following their lead than trying to jimmy-up an existing title with VIN and force that VIN onto your car...that sounds like a short path to a whole lot of trouble.

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Loctite 518 is specifically made for flange-type gasket creation - It is not designed for pipe fittings and thus, I would NOT use it for NTP fittings If you simply MUST spend more money on a Loctite product, then spend it on 545 which is specifically made for pipe fittings and is fuel and alcohol pr...

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The female fitting in the side of the sediment bowl will be either 1/4 or 1/8 NPT (I do not recall which, but they are dramatically different in size and cannot be confused). Because it is a tapered thread use great caution to ONLY clean the threads and do NOT cut them deeper. #2 Permatex or Gasoila...

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Are you all talking about the tool box around the perimeter of the engine?

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For anyone in the future:

This puller is a cam gear puller 5Z320 and was for pulling the small timing gear off the end of crankshafts

The 5Z326 Transmission Gear Puller looks just like this but doesn't have the raised lip at the tip

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Dan thank you for info regarding music wire. I've never given it any thought at all regarding valve springs since my spring requirements are typically all carburetor or die-stamping applications. Never too old to learn something new :) Now I had to do some research, and it does turn out that Lee Spr...

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I had to create clearance for 3 lifters in a '23 block to clear the top side of the lifter base when installing a 280 cam. The cam cleared everything going in but the lifer would have jammed into the block. I anticipated that possibility and created clearance PRIOR to doing any damage. OUCH: I just ...

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Ralph

my go-to supplier of springs:

https://www.leespring.com/compression-springs

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Bravo!!

Wyoming approved!

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Welcome, Wayne Contact Kevin Prus (responded on this thread above), or Chaffin's garage...explain to them how you want your car to perform and the type of driving you anticipate doing. Then compare their products and chose the one that is right for you. They are both trusted suppliers to the hobby a...

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Making a key solves the problem of locking/unlocking the steering wheel; there is only a very negligible chance that a key is going to lead to removal of the device for the purpose of servicing the grease, and that is the problem that Jack is asking help for. The great majority of these things are s...

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The gears at the top of the column need to be checked and greased In my line of work, that would be considered a "clue" as to whether the mechanism was locked or not. Not that it makes one whit of difference to anyone at all, nor to getting it off as is the point of the thread, but my bet is that t...

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glad you like them Dallas they're just a little off-beat and unusual, and I doubt that many people have seen these or similar items so I thought I'd share. When I lived in FL I would never have dreamt of using them with all the humidity but now in WY, there is no reason to store drills away. For me,...

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Smith Form-a-Truck kit with 5th wheel trailer

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I am really glad someone spoke up about the valves - overheads are beyond my experience and expertise, but I do know metal and was hoping someone with conviction would step in.

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Zero throttle shaft wear main jet and compensator jet access bolts have a little bit of wrench marks but are not objectionable fuel coupling has a new retaining bolt (old one had some pliers marks - why on earth do people do that???) no cracks in brass body venturi is complete - I doubt it would sur...

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You know, this site works just fine for contacting people directly

send them an email and see what happens

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well, I DID misunderstand the "automatic" part perhaps - I assumed it to be one that closed in event of fire and did not even consider it was something that agitated parts...this is one sophisticated group of hobbyists', if that's the case

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all great information from posters above, but when I think of a Parts Washer, I envision something akin to a kitchen sink with a lid, mounted over a tall wastebasket with a tiny fluid pump (yes, I know they are not kitchen sinks mounted on wastebaskets - there's no need to waste time explaining that...

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Jerry, someone once told me that the Great Pyramid of Giza used to have a chalk hieroglyph that said "this way to the hidden entrance to the ball room" and Egyptologists bent on preserving the structure scrubbed it off before realizing its significance. Neither the hidden door nor the ball room have...

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Something you can only get away with in a one man shop :D Way more fun than storing drills away in a HUOT drill index...Some shop ephemera from the 1920's: IMG_20260225_124759.jpg With no drills in it, it weighs a couple pounds - a far more satisfying thing than standard plastic or sheet metal stand...

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as important as the set-out of the fresh rivet shank is, is the use of the correct rivet setter. Research internet for the size head you require and purchase the proper tool. It will be far more satisfactory in creating a good tight job than just peening with a hammer

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Chris of 4 cars I own, two are demountable: of those two, both have Hayes rims while one car has Hayes fellos and one has FORD fellos. They both fit just fine...and they should because they are intended to be compatible with each other. As Allan stated, something is worn or otherwise wonky if your H...

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Could it be, the magnets also have a propensity to pull the flywheel into the field coil from the magnetism? Or is it dirt & grit that works its way into the rear thrust surface also? John, I think it's all of the above, compounded by having very minimal thrust surfaces on the rear main bearing she...

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While the rear of the #3 main bearing is not the only face where it wears, it is where the majority of the wear occurs. The crankshaft thrust surfaces also wear but not very fast. The clutch spring in neutral, low, and reverse is pushing it forward with 90 to 110 lbs of pressure, hopefully. In high...

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I remember when this tool fell out of production and no supplier had them available at all... The howling and gnashing of teeth was audible even with my computer sound turned down! Here they are again, in spectacular form (nicely done Seamus!) and they are sitting on the poor lad's shelf. There is a...

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For at least the last 15 + years that I've participated in this Forum, these air filter conversations seem to occur about every 18 months or so. Some are more interesting than others. This one is pretty much middle of the road. The one thing that seems consistent, at least where pictures are involve...

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A helicoil kit for that size thread and a replacement carb body are about the same price. Buy the kit and you'll never use it again and your carb will still be a rusted core no matter how well it's cleaned. Buy a good pristine core and never question yourself. I know what I'd do. You have a new engi...

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Rob since a "T" never came with a thermostat, there is no drawing for a supplier to refer to or manufacture to...thus, something off the shelf at NAPA is used, and you get to make it fit. Does your T really run too cold? unless you have a waterpump, your car will not start circulating water to any d...

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John

that's an excellent idea, and FWIW, the attached woven copper wire is called a "shunt" if one was looking for such a brush in a catalog.

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There is zero doubt in my mind that an air filter will extend the life of an engine - my '13 is now going on 113 years still with its original engine and no filter, so imagine how much longer it would have gone WITH an air filter! On the other hand, ask someone who had fuel run into the foam or pape...

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If wear must always be TOWARDS the coil ring and it MUST therefore crash, then why exactly would a shim between the front of the block and the back of the fan pulley pulling the magnets closer to the mag coil be such a successful fix for the last 110+ years? The answer is, of course, despite the fac...

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Honestly, if the crankshaft has 1/8" of play, or anywhere near that, the Magneto is not going to power the car, so any time poking around looking for magnets could really be put to better use drinking beer. The Forum has a great propensity to typically send you down rabbit holes by the time there ar...

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Try calling Steve at Lang's or the good folks at Chaffin's garage. They both have used parts galore and if they are pulling down an engine now or in the near future I'm sure one of them will be glad to accommodate you.

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email sent

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With apologies: I misread an earlier post and gave poor advice due to that, and have now removed my advice due to it being erroneous

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Rust boiling out of waterpump and staining out of head gasket tells me this thing has been run for years with straight water which will have eroded the block some. Maybe a little, maybe a lot. Top and upholstery look to be old and tired...paint has some pops but appears pretty typical of a car resto...

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Ideally, grinding is to just kiss a new round valve to a new round seat and bring the angles into perfect contact. Some folks don't understand this and simply transfer one faulty un-round part to another...not good. Plus, you have cast iron valve heads on at least some valves and they will be essent...

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The irony is that no one suggested using sealant.

Sealant was used by some bodger to smash the wrong valve into place and is the situation as-found, not a plan to move forward.

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Good for you, Dan

Jacob - contact Dan. He's a good guy and will take care of you

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Voltage must be sufficient to deliver 1.3 A . exactly hence, 2V at cranking speed mentioned above, which is pretty much what a good magneto will put out (at that speed). 6-7V is what you'd expect at a brisk idle (approx. 200 RPM per FORD) and quite frankly if you guys are spinning your car to start...

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Since coils fire at approx. 1.3A regardless of voltage, voltage high or low at cranking speed is not an issue worth debating (but don't let that stop anyone). FWIW - Voltage created by hand crank will be around 2V and it takes a brisk idle to reach 5-6V. If the car will run on MAG, then things are g...

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You are now committing to a full valve job, which includes cutting new valve seats. Cutting new seats means fixturing a cutter to the old worn valve guides and cutting a 3 angle seat. A set of Neway cutters and tools will set you back around $300-350. Don't just go to eBay and buy a set...call Neway...

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your valve looks very much like it is from a Kingston L-4, and you're correct, the core is now shot, since so much metal was removed to squeeze the much larger threads into the hole. I have all the respect in the world for Andre, but here in the US, NH carbs are really too plentiful to try to repair...

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It is not libel if it is true, and warnings against scam phone numbers are posted all over the internet...it most certainly is not libel. Thanks to the Defense Department divulging my every aspect of my being, 11 years ago, I get scam #'s more than periodically, and most of the time I can find that ...

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Mike Silbert: This is an example of why it important to isolate circuits when testing resistance. I very much suspect that your new switch is laying on a bench and has nothing connected to it and thus checks out correctly Similarly, I very much suspect that your old switch is still in the car and is...

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With so many people having either BEEN scammed or have been the target of an attempt, I'm surprised that no one has yet started a post listing scammers' phone numbers or email addresses

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it is not intended to "float"

it is intended at best, to be neutrally buoyant while retaining mass/weight enough to tug the release open when no longer suspended in fuel

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Jeremy your opinion of BobP's car is a very sound and mature view. That car is indeed best kept as an original car akin to the "Rip VanWinkle" car, rather than restored for touring or beaten to death as-is for touring and enjoying. I wish Bob all the luck in the world selling it and hope for history...

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Triple gear seized? Check that each gear will slide back/forth a very tiny bit and will "rock" to the extent that there is gear lash. Too tight of a stack-up of drums or a tight bushing? Check that each drum will "rock" similarly as the triple gears and can move a few thou back and forth similar to ...

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Dan

Band-Aids still sell because surgery is expensive!

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that's a beautifully made part. Kudos!

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Hey Don

I'm yer boy...email sent

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In the many years that I have frequented this Forum, I have NEVER seen one of these for sale. For this reason, I made my own. You will likely have to either hire a machine shop to do it or make it yourself like Steve Tomaso and Brad Kirtner had done in their posts above. You can see that they are si...

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A wire wheel will cause grain pull-out and erode sharp edges, no matter how careful you are and will further exacerbate any rolloff you're already suffering from that caused the original leak. A straight edge razorblade and perhaps a hand held scotchbrite pad for localized spot contamination is all ...

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I would start with:

what exactly is the diameter of the lifters?
what exactly is the diameter of the lifter bores?

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What a shame! However, it took me just under a minute to find Scott's phone # on the web...so it looks like "email sent" is no longer part of my vocabulary! I have a Florida phone number and receive no less than 1/2 dozen phone calls and texts every single day from parts unknown, many wanting to buy...

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Brake drum bushing closest to the tail shaft flange is not deep enough - the radius of the shaft is hitting the bushing and is holding the entire stack of drums up and makes the shaft appear to be too short...exactly like you are experiencing. Also, if you have bushed the triple gears, you really re...

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Even if it "blows up", heads for that engine are relatively cheap and abundant, thus my lack of concern to just button things up. One word of warning, you MUST replace the intake/exhaust gaskets if they were disturbed. Not doing that risks creation of an intake leak which will test your sanity tryin...

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Now, aren't you glad you pulled that head? Sadly, it is very common for these things to leak coolant at the rear of the engine...they often stop weeping once hot and running. My dad had such a "T"...engine rebuilt, began weeping after 5 years and he went on to drive the car for another 25 years. THE...

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Brent you're question/approach would be technically ideal to make use of a faulty part, but you are now trying to drive an existing hole (in the bushing) to one slight offset or another, using a bar whose small diameter has the stiffness of a noodle. The chamfer of the reamer will be the driving for...

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Noel if you read what Mike posted, the green coolant protects cast iron, brass, copper and aluminum from corrosion. Not mentioned, but importantly, it protects the lead solder from being attacked as well. the newer OAT specifically does NOT protect brass or copper from corrosion and the lead solder ...

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You've already ordered the 660, but you might wish to peruse this PDF where you can easily compare side by side the viscosity and application(s) for each retaining compound. 660 is a thixotropic paste and I'm going to guess that from your video you don't have the wear that is necessary for this stuf...

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Personally, I would not I'm going to guess that the vast majority of "T" owners run "green" coolant and if I ever needed to borrow coolant when in a group or on a tour, "green" is what you're very likely going to be offered. the two do not mix and there is no technical benefit of OAT over standard c...

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Ed It is simply inconceivable to me that these are still available! It seems more and more these days that no one has even a remote sense of value. Good shape? Recently plated? Cheap? What on earth are people looking for if not for these? I wish you the best of luck and also wish you had these for s...

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The North American continent has moved generally Westward in the past 48 million years and very slightly south. The bottom line is that the earth was a very very warm place at one time, including the arctic, which was covered in lush, subtropical to temperate forests and swamps. I, too, agree that t...

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Here in Wyoming, it is 60F, and I am watering my spruce trees due to no snow Just read where a youngster found a fossilized soft-shell turtle carapace here in Wyoming. The Scientist quoted for the article say it was from an era where Wyoming's climate was Tropical. Other scientists say our winter th...

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