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I think they’re Ford, but I don’t know. Any ideas? I don’t recall seeing one with a roller like that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That was the most fascinating parts store I've ever been in. Roger is incredibly knowledgeable on parts, too. And also one of the most honest people I've done business with. I lost my job last November, and I took my severance settlement and used it to buy parts at their auctions. I've been...

have they torn the old building down yet? I had heard the building was already sold at the end of last year and the developer was itching to get busy with the wrecking ball. It's a shame, that's a beautiful old building, to be replaced by a faceless monolithic apartment building

Two questions, basically What is the difference between steel section and expander type piston rings What is the difference between rings for steel pistons only, rings for aluminum pistons only, and rings for both aluminum and steel. I sometimes see a set of rings that says for steel only and...

You must be the guy from Wisconsin that Tim kept talking about (nothing bad, just talking, you know Tim - he will talk your ear off). I noticed that too - boxes of what appear to be NOS parts, with some NOS parts, some used parts, some used parts in NOS boxes, etc. Just have to be careful and...

It all has to do with the way you set it up. Electrolysis is used to derust iron cannon quite successfully. It's a standard method for conservation of iron objects from salt water. It's more or less a line of sight deal. The current will travel from the cathode to the anode. The larger the...

Interesting. Learn something new every day. I'll have to inform Mrs69 that I'm not the know-it-all she likes to say I am :D

Sears lost the battle to Wal Mart a generation ago. There are new and better ways of running a department store and Sears was caught unaware, still sticking to the business model that made them a success 100 years ago. They got passed by in the age of the big box store and the internet...

Didn't think to check that. The magnet sticks, but it's definitely a cupreous metal (has green corrosion in places), which I guess means it's plated. Anyone heard of that?

There are several ways I've used to remove rust. Electrolysis works great. I used that based on my previous occupation dealing with historical objects from under water. It works great but needs a bit of setup and equipment and takes some time. Evaporust works well but doesn't last long. It...

I found this in a batch of parts from Little Dearborn. 4.85 ratio, part number says it's a 40-52 122" wb 3/4 and 1 ton truck That's not the issue, though. It has a steel pinion but what looks to be a copper ring gear. Maybe I'm just dumb but it seems to me that copper would be inferior to...

Interesting. I would have bet someone else's reputation that they weren't Ford parts :D They sound cool when you tap them together. Maybe they would make a nice wind chime :) Thanks for the info, gents. Much obliged.

I've got 35 of them, obviously used, in a box. One piston has 99A-6108 written on an attached tag. They do match the dimensions for a 3 3/16 bore engine and if I am correct that part number is for a 239, but they are obviously not Ford pistons and don't have any part numbers or identifying...

I was the guy with the 196 lots :-)