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Thanks for posting Don's condition. I plan on visiting him as usual at Hershey, I always pick up something from him, along with some good banter. See you in October, Don, God bless. Milt K from Pa

Folks, This year is going to be a little different in the supply and demand routine at Hershey. This year there is a hockey or handball or something, competition at the same time and rooms will be short. We got ours in December!! If you find one by now, good luck, it'll be expensive too. See you...

Mike, A friend recently went through the same situation on a '40 Ford Pertronix conversion. Same brass filings in the distributor, rough idle poor running. He thought it was an incorrect coil and replaced it. Nothing helped so he went back to the factory points, ran fine. So he converted it to...

GB Could one of the meter screws insulating washers for voltage and the signal studs have split allowing one of them to short to the meter case and thereby, grounding the signal??? Check for resistance to the meter housing from each meter stud (wires disconnected), I would think there should be...

Barners, Have any of you seen the remnants of a discharged powder fire extinguisher in an engine compartment or any other place in a car?? Go to co-2 or halon or the newer halite. No mess, better action, simple gauge shows contents and no need to bounce around. I've been carrying them for years...

Barners, Thanks for the responses, with Hershey and other car problems, I didn't get back to you guys. Thanks again. Milt K

Redneck and all, See you beginning on Tuesday morning, Jim A. and I. C4K-40, across from the ice cream stand. Milt K from Pa

Hi Barners, Do we have any Thunderbird aficionados out there who can advise me on a 1957 T-Bird. What color is used on the underside of the front fenders?? Is it black OR is it "car color" OR is it "red primer". Getting ready to scrape off the under-coat of yesteryear. Thanks. Milt K from Pa

Barners, If you notice the comments about the Optima batteries seem that the recent ones do not last. I'm not sure but I believe about 5 years or so ago, the mfg. was moved to Mexico!!. This may have an effect on quality..... Milt K from Pa

Sid, Thanks for that info, makes me feel better!! Milt K from Pa

Sid, Thanks for that info, makes me feel better!! Milt K from Pa

Barners, Thanx for all of the replies. I found a local battery supply house that sells Pennsylvania made batts, called Deka. Seller said it is better than Interstate (of course). So we'll see how it lasts. Thanks. Milt K from Pa

Barners, My battery in my '57 Bird died yesterday even with a Battery Tender on it. I used it a week ago with no problem. Problem now is finding a new one. The size group is 29NF and the only brand I can find is Interstate, same as in the car. I'd like to put an Optima in, but the sizes are too...

Oldskool, Not too original on the black '40 : rear should be all steel on the, floor-one piece. Not supposed to have any padding on doors or kick panels, just painted steel in truck color, dash instruments are after-market. This is kind of a resto-mod vehicle. Enjoy it. Milt K from Pa

35, If Casco supplied the cover, they will make it right. Call their tech line and they will talk you thru it. Of any of the T-bird suppliers, Casco is the best supplier, been using them for years. Milt K from Pa

cas3 Just a little info. the rear end banjo on a '34 is narrower than '35 up. Gears are different. I think it's about 1/4 inch or so narrower. Milt K from Pa

Barners, I used All-Metal many years ago with good results. As a test, I mixed up a batch and set a chunk aside to harden. After it was completely dry, I threw it into a bucket of water. Water did NOT affect it or soften it. So if you use it to fill holes, just make sure the metal in the area is...

bob knight, I have never heard of a '57 Tbird having resistance wire in it, feeding the coil. It should be a resistor mounted on the intake manifold area, near the distributor. Was your electrical system modified for some reason?? Just a comment. Milt K from Pa

Adileo, My friend said he had it out and didn't indicate the float was logged, just won't work. I'll try a search as suggest in lieu of any other suggestions. Thanks all. Milt K from Pa

Bubba's distributor repair on this forum will sell you a capacitor which will probably outlive your distributor. Bought one for my '53 and my '34. You must get a little inventive to install in a stock '34 distributor as Bubba's caps have axial leads. Good luck. Milt K from Pa