Recent content by jan bogert

I would have never guessed that it was the f'n air filters. those little coragated cardboard filters. I cut out the paper and left in the screen mesh, until I get a good filter for it. unbelievable I would of never guessed. readjusted the carbs, and she runs like a champ.:)

thanks G. M. i'm going out there now i'll post the out come.

well i'm pulling my hair out again. I can't find this miss. its there at all exceleration. coil rebuilt and distribuator set-up 500 miles ago by Skip in Fla. changed the condenser plugs are good. open for suggestions. car was running good for 3 years since built. coming home from a cruze the...

well I installed the condenser and ballast res. I got from Mac's. it wasn't any of those. It still has the slight miss just sitting when I take the throttle up to around 1 thous. rpm. I can hear the miss. I never got anything from Mac's before, the part condenser was very rough looking dirty...

Mike, its the stock 6 volt, 4d, I ordered a condenser from Mac's i'll get it tomarow. I also got a new ballast res. Ido hope it all works out for me.

ballast resister, your melting down the coil

so I guess i'll change out the ballast resister too, I do know before I had a ballast resister on it would act somewhat like its doing know, but not as bad. I don't know if they go bad or not so i'll just change it out.

I know I put a new condenser on 3 years ago when I had Skip Haney re build my coil. is there anyway I can test the condenser?

so we were coming home from a cruze Saturday, and my '38 flathead started to miss. it seams like an electrical miss. a guy told me I could check an electrical miss by a jump wire from my coil to the starter solenoid. he says if its electrical it will run smooth with the jump wire. my question is...

thanks Charlie, it was the float the bowl was full and the float sank,.Max is sending me a new one and a horn gasket.Charlie do I have to readjust the new float, or can Max do that before he sends it? I don't know the measurements for the adjustments. JAN.

well it wasn't the needle and seat, put the carb back on and fuel over filling the rear carb. any ideas welcome??

got two new 97's two years ago from one of the best. well today I went to start the car for the first time this year. the rear carb was pouring out gas, I took it off I believe the only thing to look at was the float needle and seat. thinking it was stuck. I hope so anyway, I didn't put it back...

oh yea, I know the washers are not.

yes David, the flat washers were used in place of the clamps. so u think they are originals.

yes it is, but the question is, is there any way to tell if its original? do repos have the part # on them?