Recent content by benbuilder

i am no expert, but i have a tudor i am building as a hot rod and have put together many of the parts needed to be as original as possible, the back seats do not pivot and do not use floor mounts like the front. the front have pivot pins. if you can be a bit more specific, it will help me, but...

i think i read up on that and checked mine, it was a 20 hg did you try adding some oil into the system?

When the on/off switch is pulled out, there was definitely a leak at the switch. I THOUGHT SO TOO, BUT MINE DID WORK. THERE WAS NO GASKET POROVIDED FOR THIS. Is pulled out the “on” position? I THINK PULLED OUT IS THE OFF Also, what did you use to seal the upper cover to the lower body? THEY...

Here in MA we need working wipers to pass annual state inspection.

I have a nice 1931 truck. In MA. inspected, runs fine, starts fine. steers fine. not a show truck. but looks good. Hyd brakes which stop fine-completely rebuild last year. some small scratches, fiberglass front fenders. shaved rain gutter from previous owner. original wood under wine...

i have two sets of new e brake cable tubes available, in packaging. if someone needs them

After i rebuilt it and had swing at least one way one way, i found two things that i corrected that led to it working. The first was, i thought my rubber gasket i made for the paddle may have been too big and hanging up in the inside walls, so i trimmed it. the second was while it was hooked up...

Thanks. pm sent, look forward to the info

Well, I repaired it. There’s not a lot of information on troubleshooting and rebuilding these wiper motors online. I saw two videos and neither one was conclusive. Plus it's hard to see the pieces closely. And some of the videos omitted parts. I took bits and pieces of what I read on the Ford...

I have determined that the vacuum leak is in the switch. My rebuild kit did not include a gasket for the switch. When i remove the switch and cover the holes below, i hold vacuum. i cannot however find a gasket to buy for this. Anyone have a work around? rubber is too thick.

I have a 31 truck, when i bought it, the wiper did not move. I bought a rebuild kit, disassembled and cleaned it all. I installed new gaskets. per the instructions and as i see online. When i put it on the truck, it will work for a few 1/2 sweeps one way, but only if i push and pull the...

thanks all

i had to start a new thread because i was unable to load pictures. thanks for the help

I bought a bunch of flathead parts which included these two carbs. They look like flathead ford/holly until you see the base. They have two holes. Any thoughts on what they go? thanks I had to start a new thread because i was unable to add pictures. so here they are in one.

I bought a bunch of flathead parts which included these two carbs. They look like flathead ford/holly until you see the base. They have two holes. Any thoughts on what they go? thanks