Recent content by Bacchus

This was definitely engine oil.

It hasnt been run in the spot its sitting. At all. That's what surprised me so much. It's definitely not coming from the drain plug though and if it was coming from higher up on the engine...well, it couldn't drain that much. I'm wondering if it wasn't overfilled.

Thats been suggested by two others, so I think I'll try that first. Get some running hours on it and see if that seats it. Since it was only run a short time before it was dropped in (like minutes) one suggestion was that it might not have swelled enough with oil and isn't sealing. It might...

It's a '40. Was rebuilt last year. The body assembler only ran it to make sure it was running okay. Then over the winter it leaked. It might be less as it spreads pretty well, but looked like a lot of oil. Do new ones have to get seated in or anything? It hasn't been run very long at all.

Sorry to dupe, but what if you have about 2 quarts on the floor from that cotter pin?

Hey guys. Digging up this old thread. I had my '40 flathead rebuilt last year. Ran it for a short period (like less than 30 minutes) and then set it in. Put the body on and got it home to the garage where it sat all winter. About a month ago I come out and see a huge pool of oil on my floor...

I need a rear transmission mount/bearing retainer for the 3-speed in my 1940 Ford Pickup. Mine has one ear that is cracked.

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations on other boxes. I've found the following places: Midwest Early Ford Northern Classic Trucks Mac's Dan Carpenter Pro's Pick There are varying prices on these and I'm not sure how hard they are to put together. The...

Do you have part numbers? looking for setup for a '40 ford pickup.

Need tailgate and box sides for '40. Front/rear bumper mounts for '40. Glass for '40.