Recent content by Russell in Tulsa

Well I put a small mower gas tank under the hood and disconnected the fuel pump. Had two six volt batteries on a charger overnight and one showed 1.9 volts and the other had 3.4 volts when tested. With them hooked up in series and also a 6 volt charger in line it wouldn't crank at all. Put a...

Well today I count as a success. Got the car jacked up and found the two 11/16" adjusters and was able to get the bands adjusted down to where the wheel will rotate. Adjusted the e-brake to be no drag at rest. Now I am going to be able to clean the gunk out of the fuel lines and hook up a...

Thanks Bob C and Greg58, I see the adjusters are up higher than expected. I am going to try to loosen them tomorrow and see if the drum will release. Thanks again.

I tried searching for my issue but failed. I usually work on my '30 A but today I thought I'd try to loosen the driver side rear brake drum on the '48 as it won't rotate. I was expecting something similar as the "A" but my 48 has the rivets, not the adjusters on the outer side. Want to pull the...

I remember in the fifties as a young-un, going to the lake on old highway 51 there was and still is a train track and past the trees there was a mile long auto salvage yard. The cars were stacked possibly 8 to 10 cars tall and there was not one car that had paint on it. A's T's chebys all sorts...

And I bet you felt like a new Poppa while you watched and heard and smelled it running, Eh? Congrats Todd and job well done.

Neil, did it have a history as being a plumbers truck or signage? Just curious why it's called a "plumbers truck"

Hey Canadian. Welcome to this great site. There is some discussion about the book you will need. The Restoration and Judging guidelines Book. It is the Bible these guys refer to all the time and has all the info you will need but you will need to come back here to find out what the book means...

Not sure, but this is one 35 min. long. May be the same one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md6V_7QiIVY

I understand all rod/piston weights need to be the same. Check with members in your club (you do belong to a club don't you) to see if they have extra rods to be able to find one the sane weight. Others will chime in for the "official" answer.

Sounds like a win-win eh?

And to find out the outhouse is a one-holer! Couldn't even take the better half with you.

Lyle, I see it's your first post and just wanted to say Welcome.

What's that under the tarp?

You might also look to see if your top and roof are OK if this was taken close to noon. Just a thought!