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I asked the seller some questions before I bid about the storage of the engine. Funny I posted this as an advisory to others and I see a lot of...
No bad feedback yet because I am in the middle of dispute with the buyer. He has only sold trinkets so far if you look at his history. The engine...
Hello Hamb'ers I felt the need to post a warning about a guy in Wichita Kansas named Glenn O'Brien with an F-bay ID of 55Glenno. He is posting a...
There is no heat riser valve installed. There is nothing hot about the engine except for the intake. I have never seen anything like it.
If is defiantly boiling the fuel in the carb, "falling apart" as in stumbling and will have trouble running. As soon as you cool the intake down...
I made a set up on the mill with a threaded center so I can slide hammer them out if I need to remove them. But it made no difference in the...
Need some help. A Stock 241 Baby Hemi, only mods are a 4V aluminum intake and duel exhaust. Intake has a 385cfm Carter 4V and runs great until...
I agree with you TMAN, I did get a little lucky and as I stated it was something we were just going to try to see if it worked. I am on active...
ZMan + criticism = tuff guy
Zman what is your deal? This post somehow morphed into what type of oil people use, my post was for a procedure I used to try and save an engine...
As I said at the beginning of my post "by now most of you know" I understand this has been covered. The purpose of the post was to show an idea I...
By now most of you know about the modern engine oil that is eating flat tappet cams. If you dont know the EPA has mandated that 2 important...
Just wanted to see if anyone is going to the Shriners Swap Meet in Lees Summit Missouri this weekend. I will be there trying to thin the stock...
Taylor wire in Missouri as posteed already, but make sure you are sitting down when it comes to the cost. Funny no one advertises the cost on any...
My Lathe is a 1919 Rockford Drilling Machine, flat belt drive. My Bridgeport mill is a 1952 Round Ram with a shiftable Gear box power feed, a...
I had to surface the exhaust side of the head and the manifold (long tube factory iron headers) to stop the "bleeding". 5 years on 427, 64, XL...
What I have seen above about welding cast Iron is true, needs to be pre-heated, I take it to 475, weld with nickel rod then re-heat back to 475...
I put a set of Flowmaster 2 chambers on the last flathead I built. The best sounding muffler at Idle I have heard as long as you have a cam in...
Still looking for 4 pole heater switch!!!! I know one of you guys or girls has a box full of NOS ones, on a shelf, in a basement, behind the...
If you are building an old school rod run the old school parts simple as that. With the 6V positive ground you don't need to change everything as...
Any word on a heater fan switch? Checked Carpeter and MAC's no dice.
Aquaroscoe........you rock! I have looked everywhere for this. Thanks.
where can you get a correct heater fan switch for a 1940 ford or merc water heater????? thanks
I bought a "Mercury" flathead from a guy near Lake of the Ozarks. Well it had mercury heads, intake, and water pumps. Cracked block, FORD crank...
You can't beat the Edelbrock heads for an FE. I have used them twice in engine builds. Harden seats, stainless valves, bronze guides, plus you can...
Went to the "Zone" to get a valve cover gasket for a 1964 Mercury Comet, computer did not go back that far at the time (early 90's). "Sorry we...
We would love to have these on our 40 Merc, count me in for $100 :D
Looks like an old Sterrett mill vice. I went to Bucks County Tech School in Pa, it was one of the oldest tech schools in the nation. They had...
Thanks all, we appreciate the welcome. Mark H; we have both been to England many a time but my wife dreams of visiting Scotland, been trying to...
Hello, you can add mrmrsoldford from Warrensburg/Whiteman AFB MO!
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