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If you're not going to pull the oil pan don't touch any of that sludge, it will clog the oil pump pick up screen. The best thing you can do short...
That transmission doesn't require any type of exotic lube
Your typical 80/90 off the shelf type stuff will be fine. don't over think it.
I think the pressure plate or the clutch disk itself was the weak link but either way all you had to do was pull the pin on a hand grenade......
Thise stuff wasn't meant to last or be durable, it was meant to be assembled quickly on an assembly line and shoved out the door, and sold to...
I like to make things 'bulletproof" rather than relying on stupid pins , clips and nonsense from days gone bye or some snap together bullshit like...
There are no wear surfaces built into any the factory stuff, the clutch rod will just dig into the pins on the "z" bar and the clutch pedal pivot...
I usually cut the ends off clutch rods like that and replace them with some nice rod ends.
I'd be curious to see what's underneath that patch, but like the others said it's been like that for a long time. That ain't no mig weld, probably...
Is there a pentastar stamped near the valve stem?
Tap some threads in the hub, drill a corresponding dimple into the shaft and use a set screw to hold them together. Most likely both the hub and...
I believe the starting procedure on those radial engines after not being run for a while requires the prop to be pulled over by hand so many...
Do you plan on sending all 95 horsepower through that thing? I'll put my money on a bet that you'll be fine running that thing, as long as the...
Hardware store solder and flux will work just fine for radiator work, and a mapp gas torch will put out more than enough heat to do the job. If...
The difference between the 3.25 and 3.56 gears is only about 200 RPM so I don't think it will be an issue, unless you're already struggling going...
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