Recent content by tdlmomowers

Should be a, ST 81 Echlin.

I would be very concerned if the flywheel is moving, forward or backward. As the flywheel is attached to the crankshaft, that would mean that the crankshaft is also moving. What is the allowable crankshaft endplay on a Model A engine? Would this not indicate that the crankshaft thrust bearing is...

Go to your local Napa store. The exhaust catalog has all their mufflers listed by dimensions. Ask the counterman to let you look at the catalog. They should be able to help you.

Napa filters are made by Wix, in Gastonia N.C.

Make sure that you have some free play in the master cylinder rod.

I may be way off on this, but see if an early 55 or 56 Chevy, V8 Cap will work. The early SBC Cap is different than the later ones with the screw mounting.

No, No, No, to the Chevy. Keep it all Ford.

Try bending a very small hook on a piece of mechanics wire and fishing it out.

Go to Napa, get a Belden, semi custom 6 cyl. set. You will be able to cut the wires to length and attach one end.

I used to do a lot of parts business with a local tree company. Their chippers all had 4cyl. OHV Ford engines. This was in the early 70s. These engines were the same as a Ford 801 tractor used.

Go to your local Napa store. Have the counterman get out the brake hose buyers guide. In this catalog you will find descriptions of all the hoses that Napa lists, by length, type of fittings and any mounting brackets.

Why would anyone want to put an inferior engine in a great old Ford?

I was always told that most modern engines only require 10 psi per 1000 rpm.

Make sure you have some free play in the master cylinder rod. If the piston in the master cylinder does not completely return all the way back in the bore, you will have the problems you described.

Why not get some gasket material and make a gasket?