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That's fine. Wasn't a debate. I just didn't want to see anyone get hurt.
I would imagine that's from movement between mating surfaces. A piece of steel doesn't scream for help when you bend it.
What are the dimensions of the top beam, and wall thickness? And the span? You won't hear any groaning. It's not wood. :-)
(trying to be constructive here) Please be careful with your gantry, to not overload it. Your cross beam on top is not terribly strong, and you...
Balance The coke bottle keeps the whole thing from tipping over.
Is there any chance it was the breaker point contact in the adapter plate that was flaky?
I still find it hard to believe a small gap in that carbon brush causes your problem. A normal umph ignition can easily jump 1/4" or more in free...
Well, at least that is a serious machine that can handle the 10# sledge!
Wow! What type of lathe? Mine never needed more than a good yank. (that's what she said) I recently sold my South Bend and got a somewhat...
Yes, you need to be careful. But I've done it for 30 years w/o a problem.
Don't force it. Protect the bed ways with a board, in case you lose control of the wrench when it breaks loose. -Bill
Dunno how stuck your chuck was, but you can usually just engage backgear and put a Crescent wrench on a jaw.
Is your spark tester completely inline in series, or does it have a ground lead?
Any update?
As a data point I just measured the carbon brush on an original coil from a diving helmet distributor. I pulled it out of the coil enough to get...
What does he mean by "direct continuity"? Very close to zero ohms? Stuff like this has to be discussed with quantitative measurements to really...
Yes that's how it should look. Just like the old coil, basically. Your carbon brush does look a little loose in there, but it's probably fine. It...
The tapered coil spring contact is for the breaker points. The black ones are carbon, that rubs on the rotor. It's not as good a conductor as...
Santa brought me a Sears floor jack when I was 15 or 16. The best Christmas present I've ever had, and I'm still using it 42 years later. -Bill
Not modified means not putting a Flathead V8 in a Model A? I see LOTS of junk old Hondas and similar driving around Gaithersburg MD area with...
I have some pics and info on some oddball Ford engines on my old (no longer updated) website: http://www.wrljet.com/fordv8/427sohc.html...
How about buy another car?
I made up a doodad to use a slide hammer to remove a stuck Flathead oil pump. A plate bolts to the pump in place of the cover. 5/8-18 threaded...
C6AE-R heads are original to a 1966 352. Chamber size 71.2-74.2cc. 2.02" intake valves, 1.55" exhaust. Same head as many other casting numbers,...
Is there an eBay item # to those compressor intakes?
In a normal incandescent lamp, tungsten boils off the filament and condenses on the inside of the glass bulb. This reduces the light output. It...
I found this PDF on the web years ago and forget from where. So I can't give proper credit. But it's a nice story of the history of these...
I had an FMX (or FX or MX, which ever it really was) in my first car. A '65 Galaxie with 352. I enjoyed the rear pump that let you push start the...
Do you happen to know how long the shoulder portion of the bolt is? Thanks, Bill
Me, too. Did you ever find one? -Bill
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