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Check polarity. May be wired backwards
Ground. Connect a temporary ground to the pump and see if that corrects the problem.
Your best bet is to invest in a strut spring compressor. It compresses both sides at the same time and is much cheaper than the Clamshell. Go back...
You can change springs without a spring compressor. Raise the front of the car and place jackstands under the frame behind the lower control arm....
I think you have identified it.
Does not look like any 28 Ford I ever saw. Can you show pics of engine and rear end? Is there any emblem on radiator shell?
The hot wire from the "headliner"should go to one of the 3 wires that you cut from the TS switch.
Something is not right. The pp should fit up to the flywheel without a gap. Pull the clutch out and see if it fits tight to the flywheel and is...
The picture at post 18 is the same as post 33, only it is reversed and enlarged. Interesting looking car.
Practice on a similar piece of scrap to get heat right. Practice always helps to get it right without making a small problem bigger.
Weld downhill with a side to side weave.
White truck Co. during a snow storm.
The old tools were made in USA. The quality of the imports is suspect. The manufacturers are relying on their reputation and giving us...
Bad idea. Back pressure creates too much heat on the exhaust ports. Will run way too hot.
Pick up the phone and call your friendly cam grinder and allow him to recommend the proper cam grind based on your vehicle, the use that you will...
The closed system is more effective at maintaining a slight vacuum in the engine and is more able to purge the blow-by.
Spring should be mounted square to a line drawn through the spring perch and the tie rod pivot on the back of the bones or hair pins. This will...
Check the center vertical bar in the grill of the subject. It is diferent than the Chrysler. I am thinking Desoto.
It's there. scrape the old grease and mud and look for a recessed plug. If that fails turn it up on it's side and fill through the PTO plate. LOL
Because you can doesn't mean you should. Safety is a valid issue.
It works.
TIME use it well!!!!!!!
What is really interesting is the ingenuity that has kept these cars on the road for all these years. The salt environment has been less than...
In the 50s and 60s we cut down 16" centers and welded them into widened 15" rims for circle track. Factory wide 5s are still available in various...
I tried it years ago. Just another marketing scam. Got nothing but a gauge and a key chain. Never got anything to test. They have several other...
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Quick fix. Pull the cable out a little ways and put a slight kink in the wire and put it back in. The friction should solve your problem.
valve seats do not caure oil burning. Oil either leaks from bad gaskets or is burned due to worn rings.
Check the length of the main shaft for the Pinto transmission and compare it to the A. A simple spacer might work. The A transmission is a bit...
The VW center may be too small to fit in the 16" hoop. You may have to have someone make the center out of plate and then weld it into the 16"...
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