Recent content by rooboy

Thanks for all your help , i'll see if i can get it setup in Australia, if not i'll try and contact Charie in NY......

Pentronix change over Need to know if it's feasible to fit a 8ba Mallory twin point with a Pentronix setup........Or would the stock distributor be a better option to use .....:D

Can anyone tell me if a Mallory 8ba twin point will accept a Pentronix setup .....Or can i use it in the stock Dist. setup....Thanks.........

A Friend needs help.Will a 40 truck 4 speed crash gear box line up with the stock gear box mountings in a 36 sedan ...It is only required for road testingthe car till the stock box is repaird...It will take some time till the original box is done....The obligation is, he has to buy the truck...

Marcus 'ol mate ..... I've lost your email..... Rooboy................

RIP Bruce....A wealth of Ford knowledge....A nice bloke...........

Merc man......Is that the Merc trev originally owned.....? Still miss him and our regular "chin wags"......

Had a similar problem on my '39....turned out to be the universal joint was touching the cupped section of the tailshaft housing that covers the uni. joint.. Replaced the tailshaft and gear box bearing(s) ect. along with the uni. joint ....fixed...........

Question is....Did they balance the horse, buggy and driver separatley...... Or did they do them altogether...??? Whatya reckon..... eh ???

To avoid any confusion about my post saying the relief valve could have been "stuck open"... I was refering to the first 300 mls mentioned after startup, where it may have seemed to be working correctly ..or was being held open by some other fault, which also gave the impression it was working...

The pump pressure spring and valve that control the rate of oil pumped maybe stuck open, or the valve that pushes against the pump body on the pump end of the spring could have some dirt or grit holding it open or stuck off centre..... Check the pump you had used originaly to get an idea of what...

I had a similar situation as this one..I cut a piece of 2x1 timber about 12"in. long..which i held on the head(s) on it's end on the engine while reving it...In doing this, it told me that the engine was not vibrating and it was coming from elsewhere.... As it turned out it was the engine mounts...

Thanks' for the reply to my message Graeme, trev would be very happy about Fords magnificent win on "The Mountain" over the weekend......:) Keep up the battle mate.....

Chevy barn..who cares.. i don't !!!!!!! Get enough of their BS..visual and vocal pushed in my face in Aussie. Am i BIAS..?? .....Just as much as they are....!

Noticed the weekly jokes stopped coming a few weeks ago from trev ...Don't get on the forum much, but had a feeling things weren't right!....Unfortunately the feeling was correct.......... Wishing you a speedy recovery mate,and hope to hear from you soon......