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    Waterbury, Vermont today

    It is the former Stowe show. Due to loss of venue it had to move but same people putting it on.
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    8BA cam position

    is that the lighting or do I see copper on the bearing?
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    stuck 8BA

    Torch them all open or closed up towards the guide. Now remove the lifters. Yo can probably get a punch on the stuck ones. Now that the lifters and hopefully the cam are out you can go through the lifter holes on the stuck valves and open them. The stuck open will probably drive the guide...
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    51 Victoria

    The 8rt are lower compression and you might want to shy away from them. The correct ones for your car are 8ba. Later ones are EAB. We are dealing with ford here, Mercury got different numbers. As far as I know all Ford 8ba short blocks are the same and you just bolt on different stuff to make...
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    What's the story on....

    Seth, I see where you're coming from. The custom coach builders of the 20s and 30s is unmatched in many ways. Ford's introduction of the Shoebox was a radical change but basically nothing more than a blank canvas for custom car builders. I think the late 50s early 60s saw a different kind of...
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    PSI for block testing

    There are two completely different schools of thought going on here. Pressure testing steam boilers and air tanks is completely different than pressure testing a block. A high pressure vessel like a steam boiler gets tested at extremely high pressure where a failure would be catastrophic with...
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    PSI for block testing

    I know a gut who stitches blocks and he tests to 30psi which is twice the pressure any pressurized system sees. Air tanks I believe, are routinely tested with water but these are done at much higher pressures. I suppose testing with water in the block will help you identify any cracks by...
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    V8 Times - July-August 2022

    You two are the only ones I trust :)
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    Welding supply truck explodes

    Looks like truck caught fire and tey were able to clear the road for the explosion.
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    V8 Times - July-August 2022

    They cannot get up early enough to keep an eye on me. I'd get up early and take a walk over the railroad bridge and along the river to have this lady make my breakfast. Sure the one at the hotel was free but you get what you pay for.
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    LZ overdrive in a av8 model A. Anyone tried this?

    Any relay that can handle 20 amps will work. The overdrive engages through a grounding circuit activated by the governor and the kickdown switch. I'm not sure if that has the reverse lockout switch or not. Ford saw no need and eliminated it in 51 and told dealers to bypass it on earlier cars...
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    Jaeger Clock

    Can't imagine you wanting a clock.:):):)
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    Another unbridled venture

    Can't. Model A event commitment.
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    Another unbridled venture

    Sorry guys I kind of bailed out on this but here is the update. I made it home safely with only one vapor lock incident in Newell SD where I was running 100 degree heat. Happened on a gas stop. Went to restaurant where car stopped, ate got some ice for the fuel pump and we were running. The...
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    Bad sender or bad temp gauge?

    Here is how I believe it works. Open to corrections. when the key is turned on the temp gauge goes from H to C. The two terminal sensor is a switch that opens at 212 or so. The one terminal is the analog sensor that varies resistance with temperature. I believe you need close to 0 ohms at...
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