Recent content by Rodney Racer

Thanks for all this help! yes, the 51-53 is a 2-piece retainer. the spring on that engine is about 2.20 free height with about .141 wire diameter. On the "problem" 1948 engine, the free height is 2.310 and wire dia. of .128. both are progressive wound. Gary, I was looking at parts suppliers for...

Yes--- exactly as shown in your photo, I get 20# with stock spring at 2" (I am told this is a NEW spring set, but I have no clue where they came from) If I use the red springs shown in my picture, I get more than 30# at 2". Add the 51-53 retainer, set the end of retainer to 2" and I get 48#...

LJ's does all my machine-work. Been there this morning with a few parts to see what we could figure out. Look REAL CLOSE at the photos. See the different valve spring retainers? Free spring height is about the same on all three springs. KEEP IN MIND, I have three engines I am working on, so I...

All installed spring heights are 2 1/8- MAX 2.180 I have no real true way to test installed pressure. BUT I can reach in with two fingers and open valves. Can do it on the other engines I have opened up. I know that the book says 30# low limit. Seems that I should not be able to open them by...

OK all you experts out there. Help Me Out Here.. I have a fresh fresh fresh 59AB. Done up by a "well-known" flathead builder. Runs terrible at idle. Passes compression test, has an NOS bone stock cam. Vacuum Gauge Needle bounces like crazy at idle. SO--- I pulled intake, checked valve...

aw shucks -- my bad-- NOW I see my original post-- OK, so I am a dummy. Now lets get back to work.

OK-- Tried to enter once, seems like it did not work. I am NEW to this forum, but a long time AACA forum user. So here goes again. I have a 48 V8 that I need to find an absolute correct plug wire set for a high point restoration. The NEW set I have is BROWN (correct) but is cracking and...

Working on a 1948 passenger car restoration project and need a correct wire set. These are supposed to be brown. The set I have now from one vendor has cracked inside the cap from the tight bends and is unusable. I am thinking I can make my own if I get the correct brown wire, but if there is a...