Recent content by Bruce Rossiter

I will find out in a few days as I shipped one out last Friday by insured parcel post.

I have 2 5 brush Powerhouse generators I would sell for $50 each but I imagine the cost to mail them would be expensive.

I just checked a late Aug. 1928 and a Mid Jan. 1929 cross members and they both have round holes.

It looks to me that the drive side of the gear is smooth and the coast side is the rough side. If this is the case, the smooth side of the gear is in contact going forward and the rough side of the gear is in contact going backward and it should work fine.

As a precaution, be careful of the asbestos dust when using any "dry" method of removing the crud inside a bell housing. Most likely the best way to contain the asbestos dust is by using a wet wash into a bucket, allow the fluid used to evaporate, and dispose of the dust as a hazardous waste.

Try Castrol Super Clean.

These brackets are still available.

These gears are still available.

These brackets are still available.

Btt

Well cousin Festus, Its plain to see you were the captain of the debate team.

And that's the point I've been trying to make. We all have the freedom and opinion to choose whatever engine we want and if someone has to downgrade a certain type of engine to justify their choice of engines, so be it.

It seems as if you are reading too much into what I stated. The following statement of yours pretty well sums it all up, "its about building exactly what you like". No where have I ever passed an opinion about any engine being good or bad and yet you've gone on a tirade about how much you think...

My apologies for the message. I left my laptop open and my cat was lying on the keyboard when I came back and I guess she must have sent this message. Sorry about that.

There was no "nonsense" in my statement regarding a Chevy V8 as I wasn't referring to any engine other than a flathead that had been modified. The only point I have tried to make on this topic is the fact that everyone has the choice to use the engine that they prefer and choosing one type of...