Recent content by Elmo Rodge

I might start looking for better fenders. Wayno

John, I'd go easy with the acetone. Maybe start with enamel reducer and work my way up with lacquer thinner as needed. Wayno

I drove from my house in Central Utah to Western Utah to see the Big Boy at a maintenance stop when it was being "escorted" from Southern California to Wyoming to be restored. One thing they did was pack the wheel bearings. They did this with solid lead bars that they pounded in with air...

Lawrie, that's the same route (in reverse) that we took to get to your place coming from Lake Gairdner in 2018. Wayno

....And bring it home and set it right on top of the one you couldn't find. Wayno

pi are 3,14159265358979323846. How do I know this? It's my birthday. 78 is just a fond memory. Wayno

Homemade. I was considering doing that to my '36 at one time. Wayno

Thieman?

I have one of the Hunter balancers. I"ll check it out later this week. It's been a while. Wayno

Back in the 50s in Southern California, the only time we locked the house was when we went on vacation. Wayno

When I moved to central Utah 19 years ago, you'd fill your tank then go in and pay. I guess now with the widespread use of cards it has all changed. Wayno

Re: “Correct” fan belt doesn’t fit Just a thought but if a few people would measure the overall diameter of their pulleys and the center to center distances of the two and what belt they are using we might have a good starting place. Wayno

Lawrie, we're doing good. KC moved in with me in March. Tank is for sale. Went 190 last October. Not bad for an unblown Flathead on gas. Wayno

Lawrie, we went through some of these places on our way to visit you. Wayno

What was her mother sandblasting? Wayno