Recent content by Bob Greenwall

After the episode of the wife pumping the gas instead of the brakes to help me bleed the brakes...I bought a brake bleeder kit you operate by hand at the wheel. It worked perfectly for bringing up gas from the tank to the engine on my 52 Merc.

There are still some WW2 hangars around here in Nebr. with an added cutout in the middle of the doors to fit the 29s. They were built for 17s and 24s. What an era that was! A proud moment for all you Kansas volunteers. I have a bottle of tin foil strands ("window") retrieved from the odd...

That happened to me in my 52 Merc...when taking off the gas cap there was a "whoosh"...tank vent was plugged starving the engine. It ruptured the fuel pump diaphragm too.

The same "Merc-o-matic" badge on the trunk as on my '52

Old timers check the pedals: these look good unless "Too new"

Got the wife to help with brake bleeding...push down, let up, push down, let up, etc. Started to smell gas. Yep.

I have an unforgettable "teapot" Holly story; on a 55 Merc. Part of the choke linkage came loose and the engine swallowed it...on the parking lot of Sears at Irving Park and Pulaski in Chicago as I recall. Being 20 yrs old and fearless, I bought a Craftsman tool set, along with a torque...

Thanks for this amazing info on the 52s/1

My 52 has the trans dipstick under the floormat...sure played havoc with the old mat

I'm working on a 52 hardtop at Stromsburg. Email me at bobandeleanorgreenwall@gmail.com for pix etc.