Telling us what engine you've got will help . If it's a 235 (6 cylinder) it sounds like your valve are tight and need adjusting , might be a...
I use and highly recommend ATF in the oil bath air cleaner as it makes it self cleaning ~ you'll see the dirt & dust in the oil cup as it washes...
Proper Breakin Kent ; Nothing wrong with the slow breakin if you don't mind an engine with blowby and burns oil , has less power .......
Great Story ! IIRC , it was sunny for the whole week , might have only been 5 days but I had NO IDEA how special it was at that time ~ I only...
Wrapped Leaf Springs This is actually a very good thing -if- you live where it's damp (IE : snow or rain country) as the idea is : you...
Funny Thing , That : Back when I had the VW shop , my partner used to say I couldn't tell the customers things like that but I always did ....
They're Different Truck 216 & 235 flywheel covers (" Splash Pans ") are different than the ones used on later model passenger cars ~ I went...
The 261 C.I. Stove Bolt Engine O.K. , there's a number of little things that all come to-gether to make it the engine of choice for to-day's...
Wow , you still have wrapped springs ! :) There's prolly a science to it , I just add another leaf from an old spring . you'll of course need...
Another Engine I WANT a 261 but my old mystery 1957 235 is hanging in there ~ one more bit of proof that these old nails are hard to kill.
Uh , Oh ~ BMW's Does this include me and my old /5 BMW Motos ? ;) Great story , keep 'em coming .
Adding a leaf or two to the springs helps a lot . Not to forget : radial tires , truck rated of course ! . I has my '49 out over the...
Mmmmmmmmm.... Blackened steak ! . Too bad about your hand tho' :( SWMBO let the dufus " Contractor " pull out the kitchen sink a while...
Ya gotta go dig through the junkpiles in the scrapyards ~ everyone has them and doesn't know it as they're lazy and never replace this important...
What you're doing here is no small thing . -Nate
Spare me your BS ! I grew up with horses and the best Horsemen I ever knew , were all brothers . YOU try living in South Central Los Ageles and...
Vacuum Wipers LOL ! that was a fun thread . As I mentioned , adding a vacuum cannister and a check valve -or- a dual action fuel pump makes...
To Be Honest , That too :rolleyes: (fiber ya know) But I had a flareup again so I couldn't do much of anything and decided to try and sleep ....
WARNING !! Thread Drift : SOUND Or , you can take an average home stereo and hook it up to some Advent speakers , they're still making the ones...
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