Recent content by RuralTowner

Been stuck dealing with the HPOP on a 50yrs newer F250 6.0. Taking a break from that by finally getting around to putting in a set of T-stats ordered at same time as a pair of wing-capped U-joints for this thing. Drilled a 5/32 hole in each (my 1/8 bit was broken). Had a heck of a time...

If can confirm it's just a rpm sensitive hg leak I'll pull heads to refresh gaskets. Had to replace outlet housings as one the nipple was half gone & other leaked at gasket surface after vinegar soak. Mating surfaces were pitted. Found couple very good condition used that matched engine patina...

Forgive the glare. Cheap phone camera

Oil is still oil. Not making any & surprisingly doesn't seem to burn any. Doesn't drip a drop except for the trans drain plug. I'm in the desert SW of AZ where it's nothing to see 100teens & beyondsert ry summer day. Is a modified coupe that dad took body off & made it look military some decades...

Sat for 40 years & recently got vehicle in near-to fully roadworthy condition. Was having an issue that while sitting & idling the temp would slowly rise, it would rocket to 180 after only a couple miles of 45mph. This with no T-stats or anything else to regulate flow. It didn't use coolant or...

Cheap phone didn't like the light level. Had to shade it or else all you would get is background glare. Informative article. Matches what's in the pipe. Given I live in the SW corner of AZ where we see hell as a place to go cool off in...no need for helping with motor warm up. Vehicle sat for...

Replacing the exhaust cross-over pipe on my 8BA due to a thumb-sized rot hole in the lower passenger corner. Saw what appears to be a possible factor insert that's not present in the very-good-used replacement off ebay. Looks like it would obstruct >1/2 the exhaust pipe opening...

Cleaned again more specifically. Had put a brand new kit in it not long ago to refurb it after sitting for 6mo & the old gas went to gum. Then when it acted like carb fouling after the first round of heavy MMO in fuel the accelerator pump rubber had swollen & tore. Was able to use the...

Thanks! My dad built it in the 60s to resemble a German scout half-track except here it's a tandem drive using chains & sprockets. Used to have the AFRIKA KORPS (he liked Rommel) emblem on one side & the Balkenkreuz straight cross on the other. It was all faded & has since been covered over w/...

Not exactly a street vehicle although it certainly can. Be an an eye grabber that's for sure. Mostly saw unpaved road or offroad travel from original build in the 60s up to the end of the 70s. Built on the chassis of one complete 53 COUPE w/ body removed then a bit of frame + axle of a 2nd added...

I'll look into the dist. In some of my troubleshoot searches I cam across mention of the SBC style...might have even been on here. Have come across mention of large washers as coolant flow regulators. And yes the temp rise issue began only after misfiring began usually after reaching around...

Jumper ground straight to plate made no difference. Ran exact same w/o jumper so no dedicated ground to plate. A test still get a spark (cranking & holding coil lead from a ground) that when started I could widen the gap to a good 1/2in wide. Close is is bright blue small spark that will...

At this stage I completely agree with the ground-to-plate being the most likely culprit. Mechanically the engine should run. Cylinder's that ran fine before aren't now. Issue can only be in the ignition. When originally replaced the points-to-coil & condenser only the nut on the point's...

Haven't had a chance to get anything done since last post. Events at work over this past week. There are no thermostats. Cooling system is currently full-flow. Engine is being run (attempting to anyway) as it did for decades prior to original parking. Despite this being in SouthWest AZ. Alot...

As set-up it had a ballast resistor with a coil that required it. At onset of the worst symptoms of late I was getting full battery voltage on BOTH sides of the resistor instead of 9v on the coil side. Switched back to the internal-ballast coil didn't change things including bypassing the...