Recent content by Martin31

This reminded me of something an old mechanic told me about adjusting lifters / valve lash. "I'd rather hear them than smell them!"

Looks like the attendant is holding the hose up to drain the last drop of gas out of the hose. Also, looks like the hose is just stuck into the tank, no nozzle (or not one like we see now).

Just a thought on rumble seat. My '31 Coupe has a rumble seat that my grandkids just love to ride in around their subdivision. I made 2 changes in an attempt to improve safety. 1) I installed seat belts. 2) I used a piece of aluminum angle that I mounted on the side of the metal by the seat...

I worked for a transport company for 37 years. From day one I was told to use N0-OX-ID on all electrical connections on the equipment, especially all light bulb connections. In all 37 years I have never seen any problems with corrosion in the light sockets, battery connections, etc. I've had...