It's Easy ! Just go look at all my old tune up posts , begin by changing the oil and doing a valve adjust . If it's been sitting , squirt oil...
Right On ! You have the right attitude !it's only original ONCE patina and all so keep it original if you can .
Bowden Cable Parts It is often known as a ' Barrel Clamp ' . When I needed one of the sheet metal cable supports (it holds both choke and...
Avatar ! I like your Avatar , it's an actual original advert , I bought a copy of it and have in my bedroom . Happy farmers working an AD
THANX , Ken ! They're hard cover books for the Journeyman Mechainc covering (IIRC) a ten year spread of American cars . also in Foreign Car...
Sacrilage ! I am running a mystery 1957 passenger car 235 InLine 6 banger engine thankyouverymuch :D I don't touch V-ate monstrosities...
Imagine How _I_ Feel ! I wonder how many tens of thousands of valves I've adjusdted since the 1960's..... :rolleyes: DON'T take the gauge head...
Motor's Manuals The green cover versions are the Commercial versions for use in shops . hard to find , I only have one , no big deal IMO .
Tranny Seal There's an output seal , wipe it off and look closely , there will be a P/N in raised numbers on it , might have letters too . DO...
P.S. Pump Fun You're going to hate me for this : grab aholt of the edge of the pully with one hand and turn the ratchet with the other.........
Muffler Shop Jerkoffs If you're paying , YOU get to decide ! . I too have to argue with the muffler guy occasionally , I'm polite but...
Hang In There Buddy ! I can tell you definitively , in time you'll look back and laugh , then you can help the NOOB's avoid the same pitfalls ....
But WHY ? Robert ; Is you're driveline giving you troubles or you just want to go faster ? . '55 ~ '62 passenger car trannies with...
Welcome ! It looks like you have the right attitude as well as scads of parts to work with. Your son is very lucky , as is your dad . Some...
Construction Eq. Manuals Sadly , no ; I used to have hundreds of old equipment manuals , lots of vintage Caterpillar mostly but since I don't...
Power Steering Pulley Installation The shaft has a threaded hole (3/8" USS IIRC) , screw a 8" piece of All Thread into it (All Thread is just a...
Me Too ! (dijo gabacho y se fue entre la milpa :D ) I have some really wierd manuals I've picked up over the years , a Model "T" tractor...
Good To Know ! Thanx Bruce ! . I'll just leave it on the back porch then .
Vintage Shop Manuals FWIW ; there's still lots of the vastly better Motors Manuals out there for $5.00 each , they re-printed them every year...
Crashbox Trannies Well Paul ; If you grew up on non synchromesh trannys then yes , it is possible to shift into low (or any...
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