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They will not surpress engine,chassis or road noise. They will add anadditional point of ground to the electrical system. To decrease engine and road noise you may want to insulate the interior firewall surface and floors.Sound deadening material can also be added inside the doors.

The nut faces the rear as per Brattons Catalog.

Some oil drain plug gaskets are made of copper. Was the piece circular in shape?

I use Prestone® Platinum All Vehicles Antifreeze + CoolantConcentrate in all my cars. Only have to change it every Fifteen years and it is good for 350,000 miles I run it summer and winter in my Model A. I do not understand why some people run water in summer and anti-freeze in winter. It is...

Coil Insulator ; Brattons ......Number 30 in diagram

If it isn't broken - don't fix it !

You did not state what year car you are working on. The 28-29 latches are different from the 30-31 When ordering you must specify what year your car is.

Notice there was a gas station about every other block? Gas was 19 cents a gallon in 1935

There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots.

I am attempting to install a rear window frame and glass in a 1930 Closed Cab Pick-up truck. I installed the rubber gasket around the window glass and all went fine. No puckered corners. Attempting to install the glass and frame in the cab window opeming has proven quite difficult. I checked...

The large FIBER washers go inside each end of the oil return pipe. The small copper washers go betweem the mounting bolts anon the OUTSIDE of the return pipe.Sealant only needed on the large fiber washers.

Have you determined where the leak is coming from? Is it the pan gasket or possibly the front or rear crankshaft seal ? If it's the pan gasket I only apply gasket sealer to the block side of the gasket. That way in the future if you have to remove the pan the gasket will stay in place. This...

The future "Guard" is really in for a big change what with tree huggers proposing things such as : A California city just banned all new gas stations in zero-emissions push. The City of Petaluma Ca. won't let any companies build a new gas station from here on out.They want existing stations to...

"The (mis)use of gasket sealers (Copper Kote, et/al) often hinders the thermal expansion & contraction of the gasket which will affect fastener torque ratings being met." Brent, are you saying not to use any gasket sealant on a new head gasket? What gasket do you recomend for Snyders 5.5 head...

Why not take it to the experienced generator shop and have the coils tested. If OK use them. If not,then replace them and install new brushes and bearings.