Recent content by Bill Stipe

Brent you don't have a clue what all transpired with Tony trying to produce the Specialty products and trying to keep Stipe Machine going or how it has now taken a toll on Cindy and me for our retirement! I have lost everything in this deal and I mean everything 45 years of my life's work is...

Thanks Pete, I appreciate you input on this matter, If I were going to make a cam to compete with the market I certainly would not copy someone else's work that is still in business I would design my own that is potentially better. It's a different scenario with a company like Winfield who is no...

Yes we will make all of our same products and maybe some new ones as well, We have not been able to access the website that company was bought out that hosted the website so we have to figure that out. thanks

More USA jobs lost to China

I want to clear things up on New Camshafts. I have explained several times My son and I are still going to make cams, he fell on some very hard times and was not able to make them for some time now. It seems that a rumor or lie has been spreading around that Stipe is no longer going to be...

I have started work on stamping out the rear inner fender well for 30-31 Tudor because I need 3 sets and the repro ones are not very good quality. I think my problem will be cost of making the dies again as it was for the 30-31 cowl patches I made. I now have a 100 ton platen press here in...

Lol

LOL, the girl was way, way before I even knew at Cindy even before my first wife time! George If I had the OHV Chevy head I think I could have took him for a block or so with all his wires on yet. LOL

As Bill Williamson mentioned in DJS post the Model A is not a great design for high RPM but they can do pretty good if everything is right with them. I have to share a funny story if anyone is interested. My Dad always told me not to tear up that Model A and be putting a V-8 in it. I beg my...

yes judging by what you said a few posts up on the valves and adjustment I would say you have a valve problem. If you don't want to make that right than you may as well just run it and deal with the problem. just my 2 cent worth. Have fun with it this summer and rebuild in winter.

I read your post a little closer I see you had the engine apart do you have split valve guides or the one piece guides, just thinking if there the split ones you could have a valve sticking the split ones can be a problem with a little miss alignment and if you had them out and reinstalled a...

Do you know about what RPM your in? I do Mfg a better distributor cam for the Model A-B It will give you more dwell time about 9 more degrees, that is if it is an ignition problem.

Not enough ignition dwell time try setting the points to .017

Thanks Dennis!

The oil we use is Schaeffer's 264 Moly pure syn. Hydraulic oil ISO 150 which is about a 30 weight oil. Sorry I don't get on the Forums much anymore if anyone wants to get a hold of me you can email me at 29redrocket@excel.net for a little while yet then that one will be dead Before August I...