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For years I have been accumulating parts to change my stock 49 Mercury to overdrive. The completed unit is assembled but with cover off it turns freely in neutral but will only shift into second. When shifting to high, low or reverse it will only turn a few degrees. The 28 tooth cluster...

For years I have been accumulating parts to change my stock 49 Mercury to overdrive. The completed unit is assembled but with cover off it turns freely in neutral but will only shift into second. When shifting to high, low or reverse it will only turn a few degrees. The 28 tooth cluster...

I'm about to convert my stock 49 Mercury to overdrive. The clutch is relatively new, maybe 3,000 miles, and works well, but has slight chatter I think due to my failure to surface the flywheel. While I have ****** out should I replace the whole clutch assembly or can I save it by doing the...

I have a broken choke cable on my 39 Deluxe Tudor. Apparently Ford used cable in the first month or 2 of 39 production, before going back to rods. I can find any repro part. Does anyone have one? Any ideas about possible repair? Thanks! Dick

My 27 yr old friend Jonathon has found a Warford 920 transmission for his 1926 Model T roadster pickup. He needs help with instructions and installation tips. There are instructions from Texas Ts about installing the KC Warford. Are the 2 units dimensionally the same? Any tips or ideas will...

From 1932 to 1953 Gordon Smith Company of Bowling Green KY converted Model A & B engines into low priced high output portable compressors. Many still exist. The Smith Motor Compressor Club is devoted to sharing information, locating parts, and preserving the history of these rugged...

I would like to buy the book. Henry Dominguez is such an great author. Can anyone advise a source? I can't seem to locate a copy. Thanks!

This is the fuel pump stand from my 37 V8. One of the threads is stripped and will not hold a bolt. can this be saved with a spring coil from Ace Hdwe, or is there a better way? Thanks!

Yesterday I took a new bride and groom from our Church to their reception, a distance of about 5 miles, in town, in my 1923 Touring. It was hot, about 95 at 3 pm. On the way to the Church coming up a gentle grade the car stumbled as if running out of gas, and I resorted to the choke which got...

The Gordon Smith air compressor was built in Bowing Green KY starting in 1932. Production of Smith converted Model A cowl units continued at least to 1948, and using Smith's own sheetmetal with Model A power until 1953. Smith used a special head which allowed the 2 inner cylinders to pump air...

Does any one have a Gordon Smith Co Model A air compressor conversion? I recently bought one barn fresh, rough, stuck, but complete. I belong to Smith Motor Compressor region of MARC but would welcome correspondence with other owners.

I got busy rewiring my (1920) stationary engine today and discovered a cast brass timer cover, different shaped than the stamped steel timer covers I'm used to. It is dirty but really nice and it works great. What do I have?

A friend (who is unbalanced but not thought to be dangerous) has rebuilt a 1917 Jenny replica to flying status. He is considering a Jenny flight next September from Kentucky to Antique Airfield, Blakesburg IA and needs a ground support crew. Being equally unbalanced I am considering my 29...

A friend in Athens TN is looking for a working generator for a 48 Ford V8 F-5 firetruck. The truck is to be a driver, not a functioning firetruck. Does anyone in the Athens TN area have a generator to sell? If you can help reply to: dmet@bellsouth.net or leave me a PM. I can pick one up...

My pop out ignitition switch is on its last legs. I had it apart 50 years ago for cleanup and it worked well for most of that time. Lately I have to snap it repeatedly to get it to start. Trouble is coming so might as well fix it right. There was a recent thread on this I can't find. Can...

I have 2 8BA engines that have been gathering dust for years and need new homes. One is as found, 8RT heads, and stuck, the other is completely stripped, maybe tanked, and was a running engine with a broken center main cap. That one is mostly complete but all the nuts and bolts are missing...

Can anyone post the measurements between lug nut holes on a Model T wire wheel. Is it a different pattern than Model A? Thanks

I have a rusty 13-15 rear end housing, internal condition unknown but I see no driveshaft. I need a complete usable rear end, a steering column, brake pedal and band, and emergency brake lever. I'm trying to build a skeeter so years don't really matter. I have a 26 frame and a 20? motor...

I dragged this fine treasure in today after a 35 or more year sleep in a barn at Plano KY. It looks to have been made into a farm wagon with Model A wheels bolted rather badly to the original wheel hubs. I see a riveted rear axle which looks to be 1912-15. Are there any other identifiers to...

Is there any signifcance to the casting date on the block? I know that blocks sat around to "season" sometimes for lengthy periods. Mine has a 9 15 cast just forward of the serial number boss. The engine number is Nov 1920, but it is a restamp.