Recent content by Kurt in NJ

have you checked the lubrication level in the steering gear?

There are enough vendors that you will have trouble looking at everything in every booth walking all day for 4 days—-

I have driven perfectly painted show winning cars that I was afraid at 35 mph. My car although the paint is coming off is comfortable to drive at speeds of 65,the steering should have less than 1” of play ,should have a steady idle low enough to steadily go at walking speed,the brake should stop...

Spaces that had vendors on monday and tuesday were empty on wednesday and thursday. spaces that were empty on Monday and tuesday had vendors on wednesday and thursday. There was a booth that almost exclusively had ford A and V8 parts nors hadn’t sold much because none of the boxes were...

some reamers have trouble with the oil groove and it induces chatter, the high spots wear quickly. Honing makes a better surface

I bought a Toledo brand and the kingpin had a little grind mark where the “Ford” was ground off some

The bottom bushing has the circular groove. The top has oil groove from fitting to thrust bearing then the grease travels around to the going down into the bushing. The modern replacement doesn’t have provisions for direct greasing of the thrust bearing. Take it to a shop and have them honed. —...

The question should be— why do you want to remove the head? is it leaking,do you have a compression problem? or is it just for therapy?

the ratchet is too dirty to see for sure but the pawl looks like one side is blunted — look at the ratchet to see if the other side is damaged, — wire brush it some and look

NOS u joint 10$ original model T speedometer cable 3$ unknown carburetor found in trash can with 5$ price, changed it to 25, sold for 20 4$ generator core with what looks like new armature and fields inside

Didn’t take many,found a rarely seen Packard carburetor for a friend. Was too busy buying and selling,lots of Ford parts

The discharge from the front one lubricates the timing gear leave it alone

what chassis are you planning on installing it in?

I took the relay core out of a original and drilled a hole in the steel frame and pressed in a first generation delco alternator diode— that I found in a junk pile behind a gas station— 50 years ago— has survived a 12-14 amp rate without a problem

seems that way — original cutout or one of the reproduction ones wack it with plastic hammer,hammer handle,something and see if the result changed I put in a diode many years ago to cure the possibility of sticking after it happened a couple times— took out the winding and contacts drilled a...