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SoCal makes threaded inserts for shift knobs.
They look like the ones on my 53 (Canadian - my first car, a hand down that went through several family members)).
Sorry-I have never seen a Nickel Cyanide bath, but we do have a small Copper Cyanide bath. Cyanide is benign as long as you keep acid away from...
If you want corrosion resistance specify over 6/10 ths electroless nickel. If you want bright polish the hell out of it and have them copper plate...
This is true. But the Chrome adds nothing to protect the substrate metal from rusting.
e This is true. But the Chrome adds nothing to corosion resistance of
Actualy the decorative chrome just changes the yellowish tint of the nickel to a blueish tint-it has no protective properties. Also not every...
What you are looking at is crevice corrosion, probably accelerated by anti-freeze that was not changed every 2 years. Ethylene glycol oxidizes to...
Sorry, but a mirror polish with no tooling marks is more corrosion resistant. Corosion is little elecctrolytic cells that form in imperfections in...
With Amsoil synthetic multiweight oils the lower number is ambiguous. The old straight 30 weight would pour down to - 50 degrees F. I am guessing...
It is not that the new oils destroy seals - it is that the seals in an old engine have lost their elasticity, dried out and have been coated with...
As a chemist I beg to differ. A multi weight oil additive package contains a plastic polymer that resembles a cork srew. Under heat it elongates...
What a great read and thanks for sharing your trip with us. It inspired me to build a little 8 foot tear drop. I found a guy with a really cool...
When I was in college back in the early 60's I had a 1953 Mercury more door (if it had been a 2 door I probally would still have it - now I really...
Remember not all the gas burns 100%. So all the pressure generated on the power stroke pushes gas up the threads. Since the engine is running...
Funny that no body has mentioned synthetic oil to lower temperature in hot weather( and not all synthetics are created equal). As Mr48chev said...
Had a bad coil new out of the box on a Y block where all it would do was idle. Check your coil. Jim
Yeah! You got me on that one. Sorry, I had a brain fart there. Chrome plating is very inefficient- it does not throw very well, hence the need for...
Reply to post #55. The reason the old process chrome lasted better was because of the labor intensive hand polishing that went into the part....
There should be a kick-down switch under the accelerator pedal. These have been known to corrode and short out. Check the condition of the switch.
Hi Joe August sounds like good times. If nothing life changing comes up maybe we'll see you there. Jim
Hey back at ya! If you know any other HAMBERS in the Portland/Vancouver area let me know when you are having a get together and I will try to make...
I have lurked here for a long time so I should probably introduce myself and say thanks to everybody that contributes all the great pictures and...
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