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Two 94's on my 276 incher on what I call the Eddie Meyer high rise intake. The motor has restart problems and yesterday started missing badly. When I pulled the first plug the problem was obvious. The plugs were all very black and sooty. The carbs were rebuilt by a highly regarded 94 guy and...

One part in my pile is a bell housing from an 8ba with a heavy duty four speed behind it. Are these of any use for transmission conversions?

I'm just getting started on building the last flathead in my garage. It will be a .125 over 239 8ba at 258 c.i., L100 cam, dual intake, aluminum heads; in other words a pretty standard street flathead. Machining hasn't started yet except for having the crank turned/balancing. My thoughts...

My 8ba in my 39 refused to restart after it had warmed up and been on the road for a while. I posted and got lots of suggestions. I had already rerouted the gas lines away from any heat source so vapor lock wasn't the problem. There were suggestions from timing to a low battery. Here's what...

My flathead in my 39 won't restart after the car has warmed up. The engine is a 270 inch 8ba, aluminum heads, two 94's, cam, chevy distributor by Bubba with a Pertronix. I thought it was vapor locking so I rerouted the fuel lines. Not the problem; plenty of fuel and good (3 lbs.) pressure. I...

I have a 46 59a motor, not sure which fan. It's a 4 blade with the wide pulley, all lines up so that should be OK. There's a slight wobble in the fan when the belt isn't tight but I've run things looser. My question is grease. There's a small screw in the hub that is apparently for...

Somewhere in my picking thru one of my friends' scrap parts I picked up a bell housing from a 1949 F-1. The owner was having his granny gear 4 speed swapped for a T-5. I passed on the trans but took the bell housing remembering something about using these for later trans swaps. Were there any...

Somewhere in my picking thru one of my friends' scrap parts I picked up a bell housing from a 1949 F-1. The owner was having his granny gear 4 speed swapped for a T-5. I passed on the trans but took the bell housing remembering something about using these for later trans swaps. Were there any...

I have a bell housing from a 1949 F-1 that had a granny gear 4 speed. Are these useful for any of the transmission conversions?

I'm changing the clutch on my 59a/39 trans just because while I have it apart I want to go back up with new parts. The combo ran and shifted fine. However, when reassembling it I discovered that it had been running without a pilot bearing. When pushing sideways on the end of the input shaft...

I just hooked up the vacuum advance on my 46 59A, basically a stock motor .040 over with two 94's, crab distributor by Bubba's. But something has been haunting me. Do I remember reading somewhere that vacuum advance on a mild motor in a light car (29 AV8) is counterproductive or a waste at best?

On my 39 rear, one of the drum had the edge broken. My guess is someone tried to pry the drum off not knowing you needed the special wheel puller. It's usable and was running but I wanted to replace it for cosmetic reasons as it's on a 29 A/v8 roadster. I got a "39" drum off of EBay that was...

When I disassembled my '39 rear end, I found two seal "hats" that sat inside the axle tube at either end of rear. These simply slide in and I assumed were the grease seals for the axle. They are basically a flange fitting on the outside of the axle tube with a seal towards the chunk. I...

Is there an issue with running synthetic fluids in my 39 trans and diff? I've had very good luck with them in some older drivetrains though none as old as this. The difference in ease of shifting has been noticeable. A balky synchro ring that used to make me gingerly shift into second now...

My 39 with a 53 engine has a tendency to vapor lock (I think), preventing easy restarts when it's hot. This is particularly true when I'm forced to use 10% ethanol fuel. I'm going to reroute the fuel line away from the driver's side head, easy enough and hopefully will cure the problem. But I...

I need to adapt a 2 bolt distributor to a 3 bolt cover. Speedway has one advertised, don't know what else to do short of disassembling the engine. The engine is a 46 that was in a 39 with the old diving bell type dizzy that came on the 39's. The cam has a slot and had an off-set button for...

Turning my old 59A over with the heads off to find TDC, I noticed the pistons do not come up to the top of the deck. They appear to be about 30-40 thousandths from the deck at the top of their stroke. The center of the piston (slight dome, appear stock) barely comes out of the hole. This is...

Assembling my 59AB I noticed that both head gaskets were the same. I'm using Fel-Pro fiber gaskets with the stamped fire ring. I've always assembled motors with the print side up. In doing this with the Fel-Pro's, one side ends up with the print side down and the wider stamped fire ring away...

I disassembled, cleaned, and painted my '46 cooling fan. Glancing through the Van Pelt's catalog, I saw they called it an "oil filled" fan. Since there is no zerk on the pulley, how is it filled and what lubricant do you use?

I have a 46 59AB that was rebuilt .040 over back in the 70's and not run much since. When I did run it, it ran fine; quiet, smooth, no smoke. I pulled the heads to inspect it and found little to no ridge in the bores and no cracks around the exhaust valves. It also was rebuilt with Johnson...