Recent content by Herb Kephart

George VERY interested in this--and have a couple questions. You moved the main bearing stud centers out to an area where the rib in the block is thin--what did you do about this? Also what do you intend to do about the misalignment of the lifter holes with the respective cam lobe? Also, I...

Tractor Supply caries no tubes--at least not in this urban area. 47 Merc Should have known India was a supplier-NOTHING any good comes out of that hole--but surprised to see Danish. Thanks for the two sources--I will look into them--but I'm leaning to going tubeless. Thanks for all the...

Thanks for the replies, guys! The Coker radial tubes that I got had the correct size stem, to fit the rim hole without grommets--which weren't included anyway. Stems aren't being torn off, tubes are ripping at about where the outer circle where the stem is vulcanized to the tube. The rim...

Have a question for you guys running Ford 16" wires. Where do you get tubes with enough valve offset (from centerline) for the Ford rim valve hole. Started out with 16" tubes from Macs. Valves sheared off on initial instillation. When I call Macs about this they said that I was using the...

Straight all steel body, off frame rebuild. Engine Ford B with counterweighted crank, drilled for pressure and balanced. Block and rods have insert bearings. Runs 50 psi oil, and has full flow filter. Original Miller-Schofield OHV head, aluminum roller rockers, FS ignition. Original 3 speed and...