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My observations on plumbing a check-valve... When I installed my Airtex I ran out to Grainger and picked up one of these suggested check valves. A simple suck & blow test through the valve vs. the Airtex made it pretty obvious that the check valve has much greater resistance; i.e., if you have...

Listen to Terry. If you have a '36 switch, then by "default" with the switch pushed in your dash lights should go on with the headlights. You pull the switch out to kill the dash lights. There are times when driving my '36 at night that the dash lights create an annoying glare on the flat...

Here's another option: The Bosch relays were a little too pricey for me so a google search turned up these identical SPDT take-offs for ~$3.50 ea. They look and mount just like the Bosch units. Tyco Electronics 0-1432873-1. They're 6v, 40 amp low resistance relays and you can get them here...

Ahh shoot... That'll buff right out.

$20 at Speedway Motors. Basically cured my supermarket-stop boil over problem. Boil-over is even worse for those of us at altitude. http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Stromberg-97-Phenolic-Carb-Spacer,5638.html

I'll be driving my '36. Heck, St. George was just a shake down cruise! There will be quite a few of us in attendance from the Hi-Country Regional Group to celebrate the 75th Anniversary.

This Canadian advertisement was posted on the old Fordbarn. It would indicate that the Greyhound was offered as "standard" equipment on at least some Canadian models. Looks like the spiders were standard too! Edit: Whoops, it's not spiders that are pictured it's beauty rings.

Asked a friend to snap a pic of the Grey Coupe next to this well-patina'd southwestern style service station that we spotted on the way to the Western meet in St. George, Utah last October. The stock '36 ran like a champ over 1600 miles and three 10,000' mountain passes, through rain, sleet...

With the introduction of the more economical 97 in 1936, the Ford Service Bulletin for March describes differences between the new 97 and the model 48 which was also supplied on 1936 model cars. The bulletin provides an illustration of the 97 next to a 48 and includes a blow-up of the large...

You can buy Slip Plate at your local NAPA store. Stock #BK 33203. I use it when rebuilding spring packs and it works great. It goes on like an aerosol paint. Clean the leafs individually and paint them with a good rust preventative paint. I first give them a coat of rust converter for...

The lighting on the outside gauges is horrible at best. I drive the car often at night and got tired of holding a flashlight... so I rigged up some high intensity LEDs from radio shack and set them over the gauge windows. There are separate windows for the needle part and the gauge face...

Lower rear corner nearest the trunk. Both of my rear quarter window bugs face the passenger side of the car, in other words, the rear quarter window bug on the driver side of the car faces the inside of the car.

Mac VanPelt is a class act. No worries. Just give a call if you have any questions or concerns.

Al, I hardly provided a proper testimonial! I should also mention that Al rebuilt the radio for my '36 and while I haven't yet installed it in the car (awaiting restoration) the work is top notch and the radio now plays exactly as it should. Al, Since we last communicated, I had the...

You should take Al up on his offer. He literally wrote the book...! http://www.amazon.com/Antique-Radio-Repair-Alfred-Corbin/dp/B001BS5JV0?tag=atomicindus08-20 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1420890840/?tag=atomicindus08-20