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I recently completed the timing adjustment and made adjustments to the carburetor and the car ran well. Then I had the brilliant idea to rebuild the carburetor since who knows when it was last done. I cleaned it well and rebuilt it using the instructions. The first time I ran it, it...

I have some rust spots/bumps on the metal side pieces of the roof (the curved part above the drip molding and before the wooden slats), under the vinyl. I was told these sheet metal pieces are available but cannot find them. I have found a couple pieces described as "above door sheet metal...

I have seen the teardrop washer. Considering, 1) we cannot find my "old" bushing from any of the vendors, 2) it looks like my housing has been machined, and 3) the spacer/seal & spring we see by my impeller cannot be found and the diagramed all show a teardrop washer, I think I can safely...

I'm comparing my housing to vendors' pictures and does it look like my housing has been machined down where the rear bushing goes?

I took a few minutes to assemble the pump and this is what I have. The new rear bushing COULD still be pressed in another 1/2". Whatcha think? No go?!

Thanks, Joe. There is the sealed version (8520-B) and unsealed version (what I have; 8520) My concern is the amount of the lip at the top of the bushing. If the grease hole aligns with the housing grease hole, the bushing will stick out of the bushing by roughly a 1/2 inch. Once it is pressed...

Plus if pressed all the way in, the grease hole wouldn't align with the fitting hole on the housing. I don't see the "old" one at Snyder's. I do see the new one alone and in kits. Does anyone recognize the old one?

After searching, I cannot find my answer... 1929 Tudor I notice a significant difference between the "old" rear bushing and the "new" rear bushing. The main difference being the head of the bushing as it relates to the grease hole in each. If the new bushing is pressed so the grease hole...

I got the A-6781-C Oil Pan Gasket Set from Snyder's and it came with two of these thin and long gaskets. One is longer and slightly thinner than the other. 1) Longer, skinny, and; 2) shorter, slightly wider I see where one goes near the flywheel housing, but both are too long for this spot...

I drove the car approx. 25-30 miles this weekend using several different trips. I usually wipe the oil after each trip and it reappears. I don't think it is enough to watch the oil leak, but it appears after a six mile trip. I'm not necessarily concerned with the paint as much as the oil...

Is this a symptom of a bad head gasket ? --Jeremy

+1 A basic search for maintenance.

The few times I have driven the car ('29 Tudor) I can't find the sweet spot for the throttle lever. I have read to start the car with the throttle lever down(full throttle) and all the way up after starting. When driving, the car idles extremely slow when at a traffic light/stop sign, which...

FAM = Float Aftermarket Mount? Thanks, huddy. --J

Its a 1929 Tudor