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your choice but any filter beets no filter every time

yeh he is a living legend

modern ethanol fuel strikes again old fashion fuel made from oil [liquid dinosaurs ] modern day fuel made from what ever to make alcohol of some sort alcohol is a solvent not a lubricant so it washes oil away from valves try using small does of twostoke oil in fuel [about what you would put in...

looking for set 1R +1L of steady rod brackets suit 39/40 that mount on chassis at x member [the rod runs forward to the bell /flywheel housing]thanks BT

can anyone tell me if there is a differance in the port sizes and hence the flow between a 255 4 bolt flange manifold and a 239 3 bolt flange manifold

if careful you can run a stromberg without the top section i engrave a mark inside the fuel bowl at 1/2" below the gasket face this allows me to see exactly what the fuel level is when running also allows to check if level rises or drops as the revs increase. Many years ago someone here was...

fuel level and fuel pressure thats the starting point strombergs a sensitive to both

lets reignite this old debate im interested in your thought and reasons why ? Have seen several different approaches to this 1st sealant loctite 577 loctite 567 even loctite 515 permatex No2 non hardening and even teflon tape then we get into installing studs have seen quote rangeing...

any good quality htb grease thats readily available in your area .Whats around now is far better than the 30s

50/50 Atf and Diesel work well

hose clamp/jubilee clip yeh it will hold it but it would induce a wicked vibration as it spun be like sticking wheel weights to a tail shaft

any way that keeps them in place is good me i ditched the full length hose and went to stainless pipes and jammed the stat between the head and the pipe [they polished up great and who dosent like a bit of bling

ok this is there for radio static etc the gauges used where not a constant power flow design and used a bimetallic strip in the senders to control current [make and break] this can cause static to pulse through the radio [if fitted] also found at the oil sender and have seen them at the temp...

no cutting is deglazing/ balancing is totally different a new clutch plate wont grip into a polished surface [worn] its even as simple as a quick rub by hand with some 80 grit emery tape just get rid of that shine on the surface and then chamfer the square edge off the disc inner and outer...

by the way the factory fans may be six blade but due to the fact they are duel diameter [ factory fix to get rid of fan drone ]they struggle to make that big a differance with a shroud or ring as only 3 blades are close enough to the opening to have any effect