Recent content by Russco

No, I ended up being stuck with the cam and out the 315.00 I paid for a custom grind on a new blank. At the time, they told me they were out of new 8BA blanks and couldn’t grind me another even if they wanted to. To quote the guy I spoke (who I’m pretty sure wasn’t Ron) with I was “**** out of...

I just stumbled back upon this thread and saw the later replies to this. I’m especially interested in Ed saying they didn’t sell that anymore? The cam I got from a member here that was ground by Pete worked great! Pulled very strong In the 286” 8BA that I built. It pulled hard, had very good...

Sorry to hijack but I am in need of a nice standard grille I assume the drake repops are pretty nice?

I dont think there is anything specific about the sound of an Ardun compared to many other engines, but they sure are sweet.

SOLD someone local bought it today

I have a nice running, non smoking 1940 flathead I pulled out of my 40 coupe complete from air breather to oil pan with fan new fuel pump new gen and new starter. I will deliver within 200 miles for fuel costs. EDIT: This is an 85 HP Motor

I can't think of any cons to switching to 12V other than doing the work to do it. However a 6v system works ok.

Thanks for the replies. I just built a 286 8BA motor for my Model A coupe that runs very strong, mostly I was wanting to know if these earlier motors are good to build up too or should I swap to a newer 59A or 8BA style Its a runner now but I havent driven the car yet its a bone stock car and I...

I just purchased a 40 coupe with all original drive train. I have 2 8BA cars now but I don't know what the differences are between the early and later flatty's other than the distributor and 2 piece valve guides. So what else is different and are these motors still good to build up? Thanks in...

Thanks for posting.

The Stant part number for the 1" deep 7 PSI cap is 10206

I thought of that too. My cam was ground at Delta and the card didnt have much info just the lash,grind number and opening and closings points to check so I called them they said unless other wise specified they would be standard. So I am assuming thats not the issue and it certainly didnt feel...

Thanks for the input. Its a mechanical gauge, just a generic brand at that, but I have not checked it against another mechanical gauge to see if its acurate.

Thanks Guys what a relief. It runs great (this is a 286 stroker I had a thread on here about) I couldnt be happier with the performance, it pulls really good and smooth power. I was just concerned about the pressure being a bit lower than I had hoped it would be.

Fresh built 8BA, standard Melling pump, no oil filter mods. When hot the oil pressure is only about 7PSI at idle and 25-35 when cruising at highway speeds (2500 RPM's) and about 15- 20 or so in town at lower rpms( 1500-2000RPM's). The motor runs great. I've checked the oil for any metalic...