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What's the operating temperature (thermostat) you use? That, and oil temperature, has a huge effect on oil pressure. Cold oil is thick oil. I've...
Close to beating a dead horse here, but... Not all threads conform to some industry standard. Some are just #$%$# weird. I assume these shallow...
I hadn't seen those, thanks! I'm working with the much earlier suspension, the double-wishbone Nash based one on the small Americans. Different...
The threads are not ordinary machined threads. They are a shallow triangular profile usually used when OEMs have a part self-tap threads into a...
I realize this is an old thread but I have information on screw-in (Chrysler type) ball joints. I'm building a front suspension with a Rambler...
This past New Year's drive was pretty good, nice bunch of folk and diverse cars. Chilly! But hey, cars are for driving. Second time around sounds...
you might be able to just make one up if you work out the format. it's probably technically illegal, but assuming it's not stolen etc personally...
i know that engine well! what Frank says is true. the issue with headbolt torque is at base cooling system issues, hot/cold temperature excursions...
one of my favorite sites for weird brake fittings: http://www.brakeconnect.com/ alls orts of problem-solvers here. dunno if they have your 90...
well i've been staring at this rambler inline six, another 195.6 OHV from 1965 (probably the very last US passenger car flathead), out of the half...
i can't tell you about the depth part of the question, but the point of the duct is to deal with the fairly high losses off the tip of the fan...
been there done that. solution: Ron Francis brake light switch. when the original ('63 Rambler Classic) died back in the 80's, installed an...
Blues4U has nailed it down solid. after reading his post i did more looking at the distilled water thing, and i for one had it wrong. i think now,...
i'm skeptical that "YOURBESTPICKS.COM" knows anything at all about anything, never mind oil filters. that's just a compilation of marketing info....
i used to run tap water (and antifreeze concentrate) and assumed radiator juice crudding up in a couple years was normal. now i run distilled...
from what? rubber, fuel, etc are organic and like food, go bad just sitting there. it's like us waiting to get younger. as a loose rule of...
nahh, you're cool -- they were invented in the 1920's. here's a 1942 Popular Science article......
rockable and black_sheep are onto it. coming back from the Hot Rod Power Tour last year, after some 6000+ miles, i could see that the radiator...
umm your carburetor is may be a *wee* bit bigger than mine.
... in parallel with this, i've been working on a good PCV system. this was a road draft engine. the factory tacked a crappy PCV on it in 63? i...
...part of a looong boring story, re-installed the previous carb, a Weber 38/38 DGV, after finding out the hard way that the 44 IDF i spent four...
i have a couple of R10 overdrive solenoids laying about. what OD unit you have? 12 volt for sure and known working. even have the rubber boot for it.
these days, that behavior in an otherwise good motor is bad gas. ethanol or not, the formulation is changed. the new stuff oxidizes internally,...
nice car! also it's not just 6V, it's positive-ground. lamps, old (non-electronic) gauges, solenoids don't care about polarity, but electronics...
i worked in a place that ran electronics on the open decks of ships. occasionally salt spray would get into things, both printed-circuit and...
i called them and asked. in CA and many other states, both cans contain exactly the same chemical. the red one simply costs more. really. i...
sacrificial anode is metal you literally *sacrifice* to the corrosion mechanism. you install a piece of metal you don't care about to get eaten...
country of origin has nothing to do with corrosion. dis-similar metals with a conductive fluid separating them is called a "battery". seriously...
well as EVERYONE KNOWS fish windows are made from mica then laminated. DUH! 'isinglass' can refer to both fish bladders and the mineral stuff out...
aluminum radiators are different than brass and require new techniques. it's a matter if deciding of the benefits outweigh the hassle. in my case...
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