Recent content by andyleonard

Sounds like Calyx. Eastwood has it and also stainless paint which wears well. https://www.eastwood.com/calyx-manifold-coating-3-oz.html?SRCCODE=PLA00010&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_Z7Y9obL3QIVFIV-Ch1fGwo0EAQYASABEgK3MfD_BwE

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Mine is damaged well beyond what is shown in that and in my own posted picture. There's a chunk missing that looks like it was scooped out with a fingernail and you can see the rough metal underneath. On the other hand, I'm wondering if my shaft has broken clean through at the chip area, as...

Does anyone make a good reproduction? Is the the '38 the same as other years? Hard to tell. Thanks.

Thanks Mac. The damage to the nose of the rear shaft cannot be intentional. There's nothing organized about it. I like the idea of a bearing coming apart inside there. That would account for both the chipping and the wobble. Time for a teardown. How much freight do I need to get this to you? Or...

Drained the trans sump and rinsed with mineral spirits. Counted all the teeth. All present and all good except the nose of the rear shaft. Dried it out - no metal in drain oil or in rinse - and refilled with 80/90 and a liberal dose of Lucas. Runs and shifts normally, with the exception of 2nd...

Yes. Car freed up after diddling 2nd/3rd slider and 1st/reverse gear with a hammer handle. I have run the engine with the cover off and all gears operate correctly. Here's a picture of the shifter. I'm going to drain the box and make sure all the teeth are there and look for junk in the sump. If...

That looks right. To my knowledge this car has never been apart.

Shifter ball and disc are as-new. Wear pads on fork selectors are good. No magnetic metal in sump. What happened??????

I'll pull the shifter after I put the car away and take a picture. I cleaned the shifter end off and it looked fine. Car only has 50K miles.

Re: Siezed Driveline 1938 So the irregular tooth edges on the central gear in that pic is correct? And I'm looking for something else? The box and the lever were locked solid until I took the cover off and started pushing things around. Would a seized shaft/gear release like that? Do I have a...

Found the upload problem...site doesn't like Mac/Firefox. Mac/Safari seems to work.

Re: Siezed Driveline 1938 O.K. Cover off, slider freed, 1st/rev gear racked back and forth....and it's fine. However, I see chipped teeth. Haven't gone fishing yet, but this doesn't look right. How did I do this and what happens next? Thanks for the tips. I have a good picture but can't post...

After about an hour on the road yesterday, I let off the throttle in 2nd at about 15mph and the car lurched forward and locked up the rear wheels. Solid. Engine is fine, clutch is fine but either the trans or diff is locked solid. Trans lever won't come out of 2nd, rear wheels skidded off and on...

You weld a threaded slash-cut tube into the collector and screw on a one-way valve with tubing to the valve cover. Standard issue circle track kit.