Recent content by Chrisverling

Thanks for the thumbs up. The wheels from France would be great as I am in Switzerland. Any contact with a vendor would be greatly appreciated. The hood hinge I am looking for is the handle part on the low emd of the hood, the lever where it hooks into the body. Many tanks for tips...

Hello there I am in the final steps of restoring my 1936 pick-up truck from Argentina. However, nowhere can I find steel rims (wheels) or the hinge that closes the motor hood. Does anybody know where to look ? Very grateful for any tips Christian Verling

I had quite some work cut out for me. When we started to look for the noise, the mechanics stethoscope pointed towards the wheel bearings first. So we took off the wheels and found that indeed, the bearings had a lot of play. But nothing really wrong with them and definitely not the source of...

Hello H.L. Chauvin Your story with the Neuroscientist is sooo funny and really fits. Thanks for your tip about locating the knocks. I will do just that and report back. Many thanks to all who have contributed with advice. It all helps. Regards Chris

Thanks H.L. Chauvin It did knock in 1st and 3rd gear as well. Chris

Thanks 1955cj5 I will look at lube/oil. However, it started knocking at once, all of a sudden. With load it seemed to knock more, with no load it seemed less but still very loud. Chris

I just was taking my 1929 Model A for a ride, when going uphill in 2nd gear I heard a strong knocking sound from the rear end. I stopped on the side of the road and the knocking stopped. Reversing into a parking lot, no knocking. I turned back downhill and the knocking started again at about 10...