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**Ryan** · 09-07-2010, 09:44 AM

I reported last week on the development of a tap in my '39 sedan. This past weekend, I had a couple of buddies over and we set out to get rid of said tap. Reggie, Blake, Silva, and I met up and quickl...

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**Hitchhiker** · 09-07-2010, 09:54 AM

Yeah! got to be a good feeling have that thing up and running again.

**Chris** · 09-07-2010, 10:02 AM

Nice detective work. You could have "panicked" too easy and tore the whole thing out. Good work with good pals.

Labold · 09-07-2010, 10:06 AM

Lucky Duck, glad you found the problem and it wasn't nearly as bad as expected. It's good to have a few helping hands that know their way around a flathead.

**Doc.** · 09-07-2010, 10:14 AM

Cool beans man, It's great to have gearhead buds to help out on occasion. Glad to see you back on the road.

Doc.

**zman** · 09-07-2010, 10:15 AM

glad to hear it wasn't a catastrophe. You had some damn fine help there...

1950ChevySuburban · 09-07-2010, 10:16 AM

I wonder whats in my flathead? I'll find out soon enough and know what to look for thanks to posts like this.
Great story, topped with a cool shot of Miller there!

dana barlow · 09-07-2010, 10:17 AM

I built a few Flatheads that way for stockcar racers,H C Willcocks show me how in the late 50's,he was the best flathead man in Fla.

**Royalshifter** · 09-07-2010, 10:18 AM

True friends.....gotta love'em.

**BLAKE** · 09-07-2010, 10:21 AM

Interesting learning experience, fer sure. Once all the pre-disassembly guesses were on the record, we went thru the process of measuring and recording lash on all the valves as a logical start on a real diagnosis.... 12 thousandths... 14 thousandths... 12 thousandths... 65 thousandths... hey, wait a minute!??!!

guitarmook · 09-07-2010, 10:21 AM

Thanks for the update - I've been wondering. Glad you found it, and really glad that little piece didn't go cause mayhem somewhere else...

Tman · 09-07-2010, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLAKE

Interesting learning experience, fer sure. Once all the pre-disassembly guesses were on the record, we went thru the process of measuring and recording lash on all the valves as a logical start on a real diagnoses.... 12 thousandths... 14 thousandths... 12 thousandths... 65 thousandths... hey, wait a minute!??!!

There's an oh shit moment for ya!

eddie1 · 09-07-2010, 10:27 AM

With your luck on this today would be the day to buy a lottery ticket!

slammed · 09-07-2010, 10:33 AM

Baby Ninja!

jetcycles · 09-07-2010, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Royalshifter

True friends.....gotta love'em.

+1 glad you're back behind the wheel!!!

eddie_zapien · 09-07-2010, 10:57 AM

Nothing like having your kids hanging out in the shop with you.

Francisco Plumbero · 09-07-2010, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slammed

Baby Ninja!

Dude, that's what I'm thinking, he even has like a little Zen warrior pose going on there, I can only imagine the little guy going after you like Yoda.

thendrix · 09-07-2010, 11:13 AM

Great to see it was nothing to serious. A lot of sport bikes or "crotch rockets" use shims to adjust valve lash like that.

sgtlethargic · 09-07-2010, 11:19 AM

Diaper Boy to the rescue!

**JeffreyJames** · 09-07-2010, 11:20 AM

Nice to see you guys got it figured out Ryan. I would have thrown a SBC in it by now (right Chris) for sure hahahah!!! It's nice to find these tidbits out because this is a good reason why we see so many early ford's powered by SBC's. Sometimes it's a type of frustration that puts a man over the edge which is why it's nice to have some good friends to keep your sanity in check and keep that ol' flathead where it should be.....right in the engine bay of that early ford car.

09-07-2010, 09:44 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,617	The Tap... Part 2 I reported last week on the development of a tap in my '39 sedan. This past weekend, I had a couple of buddies over and we set out to get rid of said tap. Reggie, Blake, Silva, and I met up and quickl... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

09-07-2010, 09:54 AM	#2
Hitchhiker Alliance Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seattle,WA Posts: 4,482	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Yeah! got to be a good feeling have that thing up and running again. __________________ My 1931 Model A pickup Update 2/15/13 The Hitchhikers Guide

09-07-2010, 10:02 AM	#3
Chris Alliance Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 11,935	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Nice detective work. You could have "panicked" too easy and tore the whole thing out. Good work with good pals. __________________ Swenson's Early Ford Parts Instagram pictures: http://instagram.com/swensons_early_ford_parts THEE INLAND EMPERORS

09-07-2010, 10:06 AM	#4
Labold Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bowling Green, KY Posts: 1,214	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Lucky Duck, glad you found the problem and it wasn't nearly as bad as expected. It's good to have a few helping hands that know their way around a flathead. __________________ Do me a favor and punch me in the face.

09-07-2010, 10:14 AM	#5
Doc. Alliance Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Shreveport,LA. Posts: 3,078	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Cool beans man, It's great to have gearhead buds to help out on occasion. Glad to see you back on the road. Doc.

09-07-2010, 10:15 AM	#6
zman Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 16,481	Re: The Tap... Part 2 glad to hear it wasn't a catastrophe. You had some damn fine help there... __________________ I have gotten grief for pointing out that the white, speckled stuff on chicken shit is still chicken shit. I will continue to do so... Chili Phil

09-07-2010, 10:16 AM	#7
1950ChevySuburban Member Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 6,239	Re: The Tap... Part 2 I wonder whats in my flathead? I'll find out soon enough and know what to look for thanks to posts like this. Great story, topped with a cool shot of Miller there! __________________ *My '29 Sedan build thread can be viewed here:* /showthread.php?t=635145

09-07-2010, 10:17 AM	#8
dana barlow Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Miami Fla. Posts: 1,398	Re: The Tap... Part 2 I built a few Flatheads that way for stockcar racers,H C Willcocks show me how in the late 50's,he was the best flathead man in Fla. __________________ Dana Barlow Miami Fla. not done tell it's shiny AKA"The Bat"out of hell

09-07-2010, 10:18 AM	#9
Royalshifter Alliance Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 15,516	Re: The Tap... Part 2 True friends.....gotta love'em. __________________ "I LIKE KUSTOMS"

09-07-2010, 10:21 AM	#10
BLAKE Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,348	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Interesting learning experience, fer sure. Once all the pre-disassembly guesses were on the record, we went thru the process of measuring and recording lash on all the valves as a logical start on a real diagnosis.... 12 thousandths... 14 thousandths... 12 thousandths... 65 thousandths... hey, wait a minute!??!! __________________ World's Crashest Yay-Hoo! Last edited by BLAKE; 09-07-2010 at 05:33 PM. Reason: tourettes'

09-07-2010, 10:21 AM	#11
guitarmook Grenade Inspector Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 243	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Thanks for the update - I've been wondering. Glad you found it, and really glad that little piece didn't go cause mayhem somewhere else...

09-07-2010, 10:27 AM	#13
eddie1 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 466	Re: The Tap... Part 2 With your luck on this today would be the day to buy a lottery ticket! __________________ Rescuing one dog may not change the world , but for that one dog the world will be changed forever.

09-07-2010, 10:33 AM	#14
slammed Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Anamosa, Iowa. I live here. Google it. Posts: 6,721	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Baby Ninja! __________________ Ryan supports small business and American values. Get's trolled. Awesome. -097

09-07-2010, 10:57 AM	#16
eddie_zapien Grenade Inspector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 269	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Nothing like having your kids hanging out in the shop with you. __________________ Eddie

09-07-2010, 11:13 AM	#18
thendrix Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ball Ground, Georgia Posts: 154	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Great to see it was nothing to serious. A lot of sport bikes or "crotch rockets" use shims to adjust valve lash like that. __________________ There was a time I thought she was wrong. Turns out she was not wrong, she was mistaken.

09-07-2010, 11:19 AM	#19
sgtlethargic Old School HAMBer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sonora, California Posts: 5,071	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Diaper Boy to the rescue!

09-07-2010, 11:20 AM	#20
JeffreyJames Alliance Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SUGAR CITY Posts: 15,919	Re: The Tap... Part 2 Nice to see you guys got it figured out Ryan. I would have thrown a SBC in it by now (right Chris) for sure hahahah!!! It's nice to find these tidbits out because this is a good reason why we see so many early ford's powered by SBC's. Sometimes it's a type of frustration that puts a man over the edge which is why it's nice to have some good friends to keep your sanity in check and keep that ol' flathead where it should be.....right in the engine bay of that early ford car. __________________ I PLAY WITH TIGERS WWW.SUGARCITYSPEEDSHOP.COM CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM IMAGES

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