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    Power valve failure

    read her I think that the power valve can be pluged off/ Is this true ?
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    1950 Car Permanently Lubricated/Sealed Bearings

    any rear wheel bearing I ever replaced came with a retainer ring. and yes a good press makes it a whole lot easier
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    New distributor from Charlie ny

    Charlie often states to PM him. If you are not aware of how that works, scroll up to post #7 and click on Charlies name on the left. In the dropdown menu click on personal message thanks also thanks charlie
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    Funny Thing About Flathead Thermostats

    When I worked in the shop as a kid. all the thermostats had a little hole in them. no thermostats can cause heating because the water cannot stay in the radiator long enough to cool. a small hole in the stat will also help the air to get out of the block when filling if you fill slowly. slowly.
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    New distributor from Charlie ny

    what is charlie ny contact info ?
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    oil getting black

    plugs look ok
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    oil getting black

    I do not run in a dirty enviroment, It has a nice sized air filter. starts getting black almost immediatly. Has done it right from the start up. To make a long story short ,I had the pan off since rebuild and it had a lot of black residue in it. I thought to begin with maybe the rebuilder...
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    oil getting black

    my flathead is an 8BA, maybe 2000 miles on rebuild. Right from the beginning it turns the oil black. The neighbor says this has to be to much fuel . Has a stock 94 on it. bought this carb many many years ago . Rebuild from western auto, still in the box. Got a kit and rebuilt it. Car starts...
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    Williamson's Instruments, Inc.

    Great people to work with
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    Looking For A 15" Modern Radial Tire

    the new modern balancers do a way better job than the old styles
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    DEAD: 1948 Super Deluxe 8 Sedan

    my 46 mercury , I no longer own. Would quite when hot sometimes. Let it cool and it would run again. Problem ended up being a relay ? up under the dash mounted on inner fire wall. Dont know if this was a stock item or not but was old.
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    1947 Ford Coupe wiper conversion

    I had trouble with my Bob Drake unit also. Parked in the middle. If i remember right I reversed the arms on the Pivot arm. My car is a 46 2 door.Have owned it for 58 years.
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    dirty oil. Why so quick

    i am 75 year young. Been using pennzoil all my life. Have rebuilt many of my vehicles engines. All were clean inside. Must be regular oil changes. 336000 1978 F150 , 226000 1968 F150 , 200000 1967 Galaxie 500 of which still own, 196000 2002 lincoln that I still own. thats Just a few
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    dirty oil. Why so quick

    engine was rebuilt by a reputable shop. Has a full flow oil system from Mark Kerby. Has an oil filter. Has 10w40 oil . Pennzoil. Engine has a little over 2000 miles on it.
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    Stray Kat Dewey ok

    Does any one here go to Dewey. Was there 10 years ago . May 4 5 6 -2018
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