Recent content by Tanner SC

:confused: Slowly disassembling the engine. Everything moved rather easily with a 12 inch breaker bar when I tried to remove the clutch. I had soaked valve parts, cam, crank, cylinder bores, etc. w/Kroil for about 3 months. Pistons not out yet, but cylinders look surprisingly smooth so far...

Thanks rotorwrench for the valve guide comment! 10 years and 80,000 miles after my re-build using anti-seize, with a socket wrench and no heat application, I had no trouble removing exhaust manifold bolts from a Mustang engine while it was still in the car. Previously, after 100,000 miles and...

All: Thanks much for this informative discussion. Many replies fit my past experiences, such as bi-metal applications, and different types of anti-seize. After fighting some out of a block, I was wondering particularly about valve guides but did not see a specific answer on this, tho' I can't...

About 30 years ago we used a lot of Loctite products in manufacturing. At one of their seminars I learned about Loctite anti-seize and was given some samples. I used it a lot of places when rebuilding a '65 Mustang engine and a couple others. Then it became a Permatex brand and my latest can is...

Vic: I think you are referring to the Seldon (or Sheldon) patent over the invention of the automobile. As a kid in the 1940's or 1950's, I built a model of the first Seldon auto --it was supposed to be from the 1880's or 1890's and prior to Ford-built cars. I believe the ****** issue came up...

Just wonder if my memory is correct about a Ford lawsuit 50-60 years ago on automatic transmissions. Believe most other major manufacturers were paying royalties to someone because of a prior patent but Ford would not. Ford won with a defense based on use of similar components --the bands?--...

My father sold Fords from 1934-1939 in the St. Louis area. As a kid he had maintained his family's cars and could rebuild most any car. About 1940 I remember him doing a valve and ring job on his 1938 Ford sedan in our basement garage. I often went with him on visits to the dealership where he...

I asked this question a long time ago but no Barners knew anything about it. Possibly Ryan or some newer members know something about it. My father sold Fords in 1938 and a couple years later he gave me his old dealer sales book. It was about 9 X 11 and an inch or so thick. Parts were shown...

Hi, Thinking back to your post about "Ford Town" in Flora, IL. You mention finding little info on the event. I suspect this would have been well covered in the old "Ford Times" little magazine that was mailed out regularly. My father used to receive them about that time and pass them along to...

Some posters include a picture as part of their ID or whatever. These appear as thumbnails Some are of particular interest to me so I wanted to enlarge them for closer study. Nothing I have tried so far has produced anything other than another small picture. If is possible to do that I need...

Anyone have any pictures of a Sprint car powered by a flathead? I want to get an idea of header/exhaust pipe routing on a car of about 1950 vintage. I suspect the pipes ran aft just below the cockpit side cutout but there are things in the way. Hope to see routing to avoid outside brake...

My experience with structural adhesives was a long time ago but some generalities should still be applicable. CLEANLINESS AND SOUND SURFACES WERE ESSENTIAL. 3M claimed foam tape adhesives were used on large truck bodies and were supposedly successful. We used this stuff internally in some...

My first post with the new site, let's see if it works! Like other "posters" I am still getting used to the new format. So far, it looks great! I especially like the way answering posts are displayed. Question: Since the format is very new, I wonder if eventually the posting dates will appear...