Recent content by mike in tucson

I wanted to clean up the look on my aluminum heads but didnt want to remove them from the block. I tried a bit of never seize (the silver stuff that gets all over your fingers) and it made the aluminum nice and dull silver again.... try a small dab on a rag to see if it works in your application.

In the early 70's, if you ran an STP decal at a NHRA national meet, you got some $$ and a case of snake oil. I asked my buddy (who drove for a factory team) what he did with the STP...... he said it made a reasonable rust inhibitor BUT dont use it on a cast surface (like a bare block) because...

David, my bad, the early frame I had was from a logging camp that never got taken back for the recall K member additions.

IF it were s/n 50 OR even 1852, it would have the K member without the angle pieces. It would have the kickup over the rear axle with the doublers installed..????.. and probably some other differences.

We have hands on experience with the valley relief... we left it off our last motor and had a bit of trouble figuring out why the motor had zero oil pressure. New parts (the 3 pieces) are available from Mike at Third Gen Auto in TN.

My 39 Ford has an electric pump. The pump quit working after it sat with a load of pump gas with alcohol junk. We removed the tank and discovered that the pump was stopped up with rubber hose debris.... come to find out that the common alcohol resistant hose is resistant ONLY on the...

I was putting the aluminum Ford heads back onto my 59L and accidentally got some silver anti-seize on the head. I wiped it off with a rag and VIOLA, it took the stains off (or it hid them). Heads looked new. Try it on the underside to test. Now, I occasionally wipe the heads down with...

There is a solution for broken spring retaining tabs. Someone makes/sells little "U" shaped clips that fit where the tab used to be (both sides of the tab) and bend to capture the spring just like the tabs do. I dont know if you have to break both tab sides off for them to work. Another note...

I accidentally found that silver antiseize makes aluminum heads and intakes look new. Putting heads on recently, I used too much antiseize on the nuts and wiped the stuff off with a shop towel.... viola! the aluminum was a dull silver color that looked like new cast aluminum. IF I wiped most...

I had an aunt who was er... rather large. Her husband weighed maybe 130 lbs. They bought a new 62 Impala. She always drove it. Last time I saw it, the car listed to port severely.....

Troubleshooting 101? With the wheels pointed straight ahead: 1. are the front tires the same size on both sides? 2. are the rear tires the same size? One rear tire larger makes the truck sit wrong 3. Measure from a spot on the bumper to the ground. Repeat for the other side. 4. Is the...

My doctor says "patients" are the key?

Re: 1/4” or 5/16” Fuel Line? 5/16 ID line has 1.57 times the area of 1/4 ID line. But does the 8BA need the additional flow?

Commonly called a "Jesus" clip because when it pops off and flys away, you usually say "Jeeze"

Why do people trust their documents (and Pictures) to a third party? Nobody who operates these sites (and the cloud) give a rat's pootey about your information security. Buy a SSD (ultra cheap) and store them in your system..... even thumb drives can work if you keep them labeled.