Anyone here know about these fine units ? they're wonderful and infinately adaptable to oldies , *perfect* for use in Hot Rods or even a basic...
Thank you ! Evan is correct . My point is : these trannies are super simple , tear it down and look at it , piece by piece ~ you don't need...
Generator , Dynamo , Whatever I wasn't correcting you Volker , just trying to clarify so we're all on the same page.... Yes, that 55 A. AC...
Mercedes (Bosch) Alternators Volker , we call AD generators " Alternators " as they produce Alternating current . Anyway , the ole you've...
Slipping Out Of 3rd. Gear One other thing : the central shaft is made up of pieces , the input shaft/gear (" Clutch gear ") has roller bearings...
Consider ; Building it sans muffler and having the open pipe exit at the rear bumper , it'll be cheaper that way and you may well like the...
Andy ; Didja get the brand and P/N off the new Matrix' box ? that would be quite helpful .
Comfy Seats Foam is a definate no-no ~ it looks nice , all puffy etc/ but when you put some time on it , it makes little bunches that sort of...
Sweet ! I'd like to do that in my '49 one of these days again....
Valve Seat Recession Was caused by the lack of Tetra Ethyl Lead in the LPG , CNG , etc. This plauged American V-8's in the early days of...
Flip , Flop , Flip , Flop , Flip................ Now you know why we all hate the rain so much . They're floppy so they can get the correct...
! Snake ! O.K. , that scared the crap out of me ! :eek: I'm askeert of snakes too and I used to keep rattlesnakes as pets....
Parenthood It's a tough job allright :( I had ZERO experiances to fall back upon but I gave it my best shot and raised a kid in the Ghetto who...
Vacuum Wipers = EASY PEASY ! Yeah ; ALL the trucks (and most of the cars too) back on the farm had 'em . Keeping the valves adjusted and...
Speakers On the sides , that's where they are in my '49 , works great .
Lastly ; Let's do a posative clutch test before you yank the tranny out : Engine idling , depress the clutch to the floor and engauge first...
Need PIX ! As it's been some years since I worked on a 216 and the old alleged brain isn't what it used to be .
Seat SPRING Cover Burlap or canvas is good , both are sturdy (not old Burlap sacking) and will prevent the overlay padding (cotton is best there)...
Mufflers I don't run mufflers and the sound is pretty nice to my ears . Smitty's used to make 40" glass oacks , those had a deeper sound than...
Ammeter My guess is Evan will make more sense than I but here goes : The ammerter must have the hot wire from the battery going through it to...
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