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Thank you for the advice. I did notice when I installed the plate and retaining ring it had no movement between the plate and the advance mechanism. The old plate did.

I purchased a pertronix 1285ls unit for my 47 crab type dizzy. Yesterday I attempted to install the unit and ran into some issues. After installing the unit and tightening the timing adjustment screw the distributor gets very hard to turn. I took the unit out and installed in a different dizzy I...

Bk53- would a blown head gasket cause my engine to backfire and choke out at high rpms?

Hey guys, does anyone know where i can get a new headlight bucket for a 47 sedan? Mine has broken where the screw goes to hold the trim ring on. Thanks!

Thanks for the info all! I have 59AB that i probably need to go through. Has sat for a long time but runs. I just notice that when it warms up I loose alot of oil pressure and probably could use a freshening up. I used to know of a place that did them but i think he is gone too. it was called...

Does anyone know of a machine shop that will do a flathead shortblock in the Houston, Texas area? I am looking for someone who does quality work at a somewhat reasonable price. Thanks