Recent content by NH Ford nut

Your pan may be distorted. Check for flange flatness, especially around the bolt holes. I always use a skim of sealer around the gasket - cork or rubber. Good luck.

Make sure you have your throttle shaft(s) rebushed also. Not too many people do this. Good luck.

Is that rust through holes that I see? Take a body pick hammer and tap all around. Loosen all of the scale to determine wall thickness that is remaining... You may get lucky and and be able to get by with a skim coat of silicone on the new gaskets to make it leakproof.

I have done different things to the Y block manifold. Have taped off all ports and sandblasted the outer surfaces. Also chemically dipped the complete bare assembly. Run compressed air to blow out all passages. Chase all threads, prime, paint, etc. and she will look like a million bucks. Both...

Keep those puller threads oiled! They can generate a bit of heat when using with an impact gun.

If you have not been talked out of it already, send me a PM. I will send you a gasket free of charge. Good luck, Tom

Find the spring clip, drop oil pump and install shaft with clip. Done. Good luck. Tom

Not to hijack this thread - but I think it will serve a purpose to fellow members here. Does anyone have a source for the leather in the vacuum brake? I have one here that is toast.. Thanks, Tom

Many thanks to all that have replied ... Soon I will add to my experience by recurving these flathead distributors. I mainly recurve 50's and 60's Y block, FE, and small block Fords. Cheers, Tom

Thanks Bubba Sending PM Tom

Bubba, With all due respect, I get the feeling that you do not know how the Sun distributor tester is set up for flathead adapters, look under your fixture and you will see a pin. That pin fits in the hole in clamping jaws on machine. OK, next look at the ends of the metal shaft in your adapter...

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Jake, that would be awesome! Bubba, it is the one on the right, except mine has knurled aluminium knobs. What I need is the slot orientation for the fixture's shaft. What is with the extra holes where the vacuum brake port is located? Is it grease? Tom

Hi all, The fine folks over the HAMB forum sent me here. I have a Sun distributor machine flathead adapter that I have acquired. I am in process of fabricating a shaft for it as it is missing. I have machined (slotted) the distributor tang end of shaft. The Sun machine's chuck end of shaft needs...