Recent content by Dink66

It's a 6v system. The gen wire was on the coil so straight to the battery. I have the new distributor ready to go on but it sure seems hard to turn by hand. I mean turning the shaft that connects to the motor.

Long story short, I burned up the coil. A friend put a charger on it. 12v neg ground, you guess the rest. New coil, no spark. Think the points burned so I got the whole distributor. I need to file the contacts, but this thing doesn't want to turn. Is this normal or am I missing something? Thanks!

Interested in any 37 grills out there. Let me know what you've got, thanks!

Here she is in the flesh, Mike. Thanks for the help and I'll get back to you if I need to 37pickup, thanks for the offer! I'll let you guys know how she turns out.

Another angle

There was a lot of epoxy. Not JB Weld, but some brittle stuff I cleaned up best I could. Then I filed and brushed the area and JB'd 'er good.

Looks like a match to me John, thanks. And thanks for the welcome! Now, you guys think I could clean up that corner and JB Weld it? Might not be pretty but if it's not pressurized I'd think it would solve my issue for now until I work any more kinks out of the ol' girl. That clutch chattered so...

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So, you agree that it's a 37 radiator? I think it had a 5 lb cap on it. I don't know if it's a "tube" I think it's the tank at the top of the radiator. I circled the leaking area here.

Sorry, can't seem to get more than one per post. Here's a full view. Look like a 37 to you guys?

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Hey, fellas. New to the board, long time flathead fan. I've recently purchased a 37 with what I believe to be the original motor. I'm replacing the clutch and pulled the rad. Took it to my rad guy since it had a small leak at the top. He didn't want to solder it since it was a small crack that...