Recent content by Bill OH

Grdpa stopped the noise with a drop of kerosene on the brushes.

Clean contacts with very fine sand paper, polarize field by touching field wire disconnected at regulator to Bat terminal on regulator, using analog voltmeter adjust field control with engine running at 1500 rpm to 7.2 volts, clean connections on generator and regulator with sand paper, run 16ga...

Re: Polarizing the generator-‘46 Mercury Touch the field wire on the regulator momentarily to the battery terminal - generator is polarized.

I run a 12oz can into a full tank of gas and like amount in the crankcase during summer and almost a quart into the crank case in winter (below 25 degrees). MMO will free up sticking valves and cleans the crankcase. Good stuff - works well.

Spark should be white - blue. Orange is weak. Gap plugs to .025. Running 6volt? I would `run points and condenser - Dump the petronix. Drolston gave you good advice - petronix does no do well on 6v. And I would put an ohmmeter on those wires - you need spiral wires if using petronix and...

And condenser - change out both coil and condenser. And use copper core ignition wires. When it quits after getting hot, remove air cleaner and look down into carb while moving the throttle to see if gasoline is being discharged into venturi. Could be the fuel filter bowl on the fuel pump is...

I would search the Chilton’s Motor Manual on Borg-Warner overdrive. Does the overdrive drop out when the speed drops below 25mph? I know if the circuit for the governor goes to ground without the action of the governor, the overdrive will stay locked in - Starts from a dead stop in overdrive...

Are there threads in that hole? The part on my Ford is turned 180 degrees and has a right angle grease fitting screwed into it - fitting points to the rear.

Flathead Fever has it right - I have done that test and resolved the problem.

Have you checked with a voltmeter the starter cables for voltage drop? Is the positive terminal of the battery connected to the firewall and the engine ground connected also to the firewall about 18 inches from the firewall connecting the battery positive? If so, the steel in the firewall is...

I have dual strombergs on a Edelbrock Regular manifold mounted on a 221 - I had the trouble that you describe. I am about 600 ft elevation. I have stock main jets, 71 power valves, blocked heat riser using cupped core plugs and 4-5 gaskets between the carbs and the manifold. Starts instantly...

Silver cleaner, soft cloth, no Brasso.

Bars Leak? I had a crack on a 37 cast iron head. It sealed itself.

Make sure that the socket is grounded - ohmmeter connected to socket and ground at the battery. I had that on a 61 Ford and I had some rather bizarre results with that turn signal and the cleaning of the socket ground at the light cured the problem.

I disagree with the statement that jets control flow and not the depth of fuel. I had a Yamaha 150 outboard with 3 carbs and it was a dog until I removed the carbs and raised the float levels to spec - cured the problem. Jet size and float level control the amount of fuel.