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I have a 29 Fordor Leatherback that is a fairly heavy car. We live at 3500 feet in the Northern California Sierras. When we go on a tour we often climb another 500 to 3500 or more feet in elevation. With my car being the heaviest car and having a stock engine on the tours, I would begin to lag...

One: are you going to top it off now, drive it until you get "600 weight" and then drain and fill both the steering box and the transmission. If so you could probably use any heavy weight oil for a short period of time. Two: if you are going to top if off now and not do anything in the future...

I am in the process of putting the Ken Davis AC unit in my early 29 blindback and with the brake lever in the front of the shift lever I cannot see a way to adjust it back 3 or 4 clicks where there would be one or two clicks left on the ratchet to set the brake and have the lever far enough back...

The headgasket, no matter wherther you use the silicon gasket or a copper gasket does not have any effect on the water neck flanges. The gasket you use on the water neck is what can affect the ear flanges breaking. Using a copper gasket does not (usually) put you in jeopardy of breaking the...

Milton answered the question very nicely. What I do to my 'A' is none of your business. What you do to your 'A' is none of my business. I make a modification to whatever system I choose, just because I want to. Different motor mounts, yes. High Compression head, yes. Battery cutoff switch...

If your "A" stays cool with the fan that is on it, it doesn't matter whether it is 2, 4, or 6 blades. Comparing airplane variable pitch propellers to automotive engine fans is similar to comparing apples to oranges. If you have an original metal fan, the possibility of it "blowing up" is much...

I put my new Synder's 5.5/1 head on last night, used RTV sealant on the water neck after carefully cleaning it off and making sure it was flat using a file. I gritted by teeth every time I torqued number 11 and 13, but got all the way up to cold torqueing of 65lb with no breaking of the...

I haved looked at the Search Function, the Advanced Search function, the FAQ's and the About Us page to see if you can use quotation marks and other methods to limit your searches and have not come up with an answer. If I type in Valve clearance I seem to get results of anything with Valve and...

Benson The main argument against MTBE is that it lasts forever and when it leaks out of a gasoline tank at a service station it eventually finds it's way into the water suppy and makes water taste really crappy, something like one molecule of MTBE in 10,000 gallons of water imparts a taste to...

Marvin/TN I have a friend that worked in the chemistry department at Chevron who told me that at the worst the mileage loss was about 8% and they tried to blend the other additives to produce the best gas mileage possible. Neither one of us have good data, just friends with opinions. Is there...

My dad told me many years ago that when he came from Texas to California in 1935, that they would purchase about half gasoline and half kerosene (kerosene was significantly cheaper 5 or 6 cents a gallon less) and that the car (I think it was a 29 Business coupe) he was driving did O.K. during...

To remove the smell of gas, kerosene, differential oil and other smelly petroleum products. Liberally put hand sanitizer (the clear jell stuff) on both hands, rub for 15 seconds or so. Then while still wet with the jell rinse off with running water, then proceed to wash with the soap product of...

shipping costs to 95971, Quincy, CA?

Ed, Is this an A intake and A exhaust, where the intake has been drilled to take a B carburator? Do you have pictures? Rick