Recent content by Ralph S.

Not really sure how western WA could possibly mean Washington DC, or western VA. Yes, I mean western Washington state.

Good afternoon, Any recommendations for a reputable shop in western WA? Looking to get my motor and ****** rebuilt, along with some other work. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

Is it common for the idle circuit screws to only need to be about half to 3/4 turns out?

Good morning everyone, What's everyone running for jet sizes at given elevation? I'm pretty much sea level, between 200 and 300. Mostly interested in stock, single carb (Holley 94) motors. Trying to see if I'm close with what I have. Also, maybe a silly question. Does jet size affect your idle...

I ended up making my own hoses out of stock 41 hoses. Shortened the section between the bends and coupled it with 3" piece of exhaust pipe, trimmed the ends a bit. Attaching a pic of the my frankenstein creation.

Since I already have 2 hoses for a stock 41 set up, which pretty much looks like what 19Fordy shows in his pics, I may try to modify those. Just need to take out about 4" from between the bends of the stock hose, the height of the bracket by which radiator is raised in my car. Then join the 2...

Hello everyone, Got a 41coupe with a 46-48 59 A-B motor. I'm in a process of refreshing the cooling system. Little problem I ran into is getting lower rad hoses that fit or can be trimmed down to fit. My wife's grandpa, guy who built the car had the radiator raised when he installed the motor...

That's what I was thinking. Gaskets for a sealed bearing pumps, which I believe I have seal off the oil feed hole which is no longer needed. With the hopes that the gasket failed I'm going to get new gaskets, reinstall the pumps(since they seem and feel to be ok) along with new hoses. Rebuild...

Are the holes I'm pointing to the holes that would have had the purpose of oiling the bushing on the original style pumps? I'm pretty sure I have the updated sealed bearing pumps. Seems like the pump to block gaskets covered those holes. Gasket on the passenger side was pretty bad so I'm hoping...

I noticed the radiator is starting to develop some small leaks. Since I took it out in order to create more working space for pump removal I figured it would be a good time to have it refreshed. Definitely looks like it could use it.

Thank you all. Appreciate the responses and help. My wife's grandfather who built the car back in the 80s was a member. We kept all of his old copies of V8 Times and trophies he won with the car back in the day.

New for the car. I check the coolant regularly, pretty much before every start up, along with oil. Never noticed it before. Pretty sure it was oil, black spots floating in the coolant looking through the fill neck on the rad. Drained coolant confirmed it. Not a whole lot, but enough to concern...

Hello I got some oil in the coolant after last time I drove the car. It's a 41 with a 46-48 59 AB Merc 100HP motor. Is there any chance a failed water pump gasket would allow some oil to get into the coolant? I took the water pumps off to see what they were and if they were the original...

Hello, Looking for anyone in NC, Raleigh/Fayetteville area that could give me a lead on some good reputable shops around here. First order of business would be to get my radiator fixed and maybe get some motor and transmission work done. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

What I'm trying to find out is how many seals is there for the front and rear wheels. Is there an inner and outer seals or just one? Is there anything else that has to be replaced and can't be reused when wheel bearings are pulled?