Recent content by bbrocksr

I have a rebuilt one if you need it.

Use soluble oil and water , it cools better and doesn't carry the abrasive through the pump like oil does . I have the same machine as you, got it in 1962 I've ground a lot of valves since then. Bill

If you break the ground the complete system is dead. Not so if you break the hot. Bill

In a positive ground system the negative terminal is hot. The hot terminal is the ungrounded one. Bill

Because they don't have a ground wire to put a switch in. Bill

If you put it in the ground side nothing is hot , If you put it in the hot side the hot post and the cable going to the switch are still hot when turned off. Bill

On the left front of the case is an 1/8" pipe plug , put a pressure gage on it and see what the pressure is when it wont move. Bill

Lift the upper lever so they are parallel/even with each other, that is neutral. You probably bumped the lever and knocked it into first gear. Bill

No vacuum on the early Ford automatic. Bill

We replace these in the vehicle all the time. Just use a hammer and punch or chisel and cave the steel shell inward like was stated earlier. Bill

That's right.

Is there an oversize stamped on the top of the piston? An .080 piston would measure about3.265. Sounds to me like you,ve got an .0825 oversize bore and pistons.

Bored & stroked, The posts about tin can sleeves do apply! My first engine about 70 years ago was a 41 merc with tin can sleeves, I pulled the sleeves and ordered .0825 pistons and then found a crack in the block. I got a 59L and bored it .0825 and used the pistons in it, Nice engine...

Sounds like that block was bored for .0825 pistons, They were a replacement for the "tin can sleeves" back in the day. Bill