Recent content by Geezerville

The only thing even close that I find is this "BENDIX DRIVE SPRING CLIP" Is this what I need? If not, what does this thing do? Thanks for the replies.

After reading a bunch of the threads on the older Bendix drives I see where some springs need a shim under the smaller of the screws. Am I to assume this shim should be a thickness to hold the spring centered when the bolt is tightened? And if the end bolt needs a shim, should this shim be a...

A friend is repairing a badly worn axle and there is a monster chip out of the keyway due presumably from running with a loose axle nut. Anyway he wants to weld the chip back in and I think the heat would badly weaken the heat treatment. I suggested he just JBWeld the chip back in place and make...

WOW! That is one really nice treatise on the carb. Thanks for sharing. Tom

Thanks a LOT, Clydes and Dick. Good info and timely, too.

Similar to "All YUGO's had rear window defrosters so your hands would stay warm while pushing them".

My fair weather ride. With no windows, it is not for the faint-of-heart. OH, it is a 1929 Roadster P/U. Everything standard except 12 volts and electronic ignition (Transpark)

I have recently come into possession of an aluminum (or pot metal) carb that looks very much like a Tillotson but the float bowl is more squared on the corners and it is held together with 4 screws as opposed to 3 on the Tilly. It has all the control placement just like a Zenith or Tilly but is...

I am rebuilding a few Tillotson carbs and I have noticed a small flat on the throttle butterfly. It appears to be there to let a tiny amount of air to flow thru the venturi when the butterfly is closed. I have seen this little flat both on the float bowl side and on others it was on the...