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Went for a drive up in the hills , old mining towns , chasing 97 carbies or throttle bodies ( more on that in the coming days) photos shows some of the stuff uncovered. Photos in the order listed # 1 My avatar lives on. # 2 21 stud motor on the shelf. # 3. Complete WW2 army truck...

There comes a time when you realise that self help is just not gonna cut it, that time is here. With regards to my failure to overcome a rich idle with my 1940 Merc engine rebuild there are a couple of options, go cap in hand to Mr Stromberg Support or throw it at the Barn door and see what you...

I was just about to start a thread regards fuel problems I am having but this ignition issue pushed in. I am running a Mallory 3 bolt Breakerless distributor ( near new ) which uses a 609 module the problem being every so often the output goes AWOL for 1/2 a day or so ( no negative signal to...

When I first starting to look at adjusting the lifters in the block ( assembly stage ) I thought there must be a better way. I could handle drilling the lifter bosses for the pin but with solid lifters I imagined a problem with the pin getting forced out with the shape of the lifter depression...

Last year prior to installing my lifters I noticed cracking around the bottom edge of four of them, Speedway were kind enough to refund me the set ( after 2 years ) but could offer no alternative , neither could anyone else , seems like all lifters had decamped off the planet for awhile . I...

Is there anyone out there can tell me why a purpose manufactured Mallory 3 bolt Breakerless distributor that basiclly fits no other engine needs a separate cam button ( spacer ) .400” long between the camshaft and the distributor drive dog. As far as I am aware all timing case covers are one...

I have been wandering around the forum home page searching for the `Your Posts `. button. or anyway that stores posts or comments I have might of made without doing a subject search . As a newbie its no problem but in a years time it will be . Aside from intensive memory training any...

I have been looking for the Barn red face department with no luck. Here`s my first , ( only one at a time. ) Late last year I thought I would button up the bottom end of my `40 Merc. rebuild. No tools/ hardware resting in the pistons ( check ) oil pump safety wire, and split pins on the...

The title of my post is a small cartoon from `70s era Hot Rod magazine It pictured Lewy standing at the counter with a rather unhealthy looking coil and a smoking revolver in his hand. ` ya coil is shot ` Anyone know of an on line source for these automotive themed cartoons? I gave...

Simpleton needs help! Early in my `40 era engine build I decided to ditch the 2 piece valve guides and modernise. I purchased a kit to do the upgrade. In my quest to track down a consistent miss, valve spring pressures are on the agenda. From memory new springs should test out as 50 lb. @...

Do I fit? I just recently joined the Barn which I found more user friendly than the H.A.M.B. J / J so I thought I had better read the rules of engagement. Oh, do I belong here? Heading into my seventies with a shed full of engineering gear I searched for a project, having always had an...

Hi at the Ford Barn, First time post here, just sharing some of my story trying to track down a miss coming off idle of my newly rebuilt 1940 truck engine. Having spent a lot of time on both ignition and carbs. I decided to do a partial tear down looking for potential valve problems . The...