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I agree on using vice grips, but be careful not to crush your fitting! Al Hook

I saw a '55 F-100, auctioned at an estate sale a few months ago in Western Kentucky. I thought about bidding on it but didn't, especially after bidding started high and went to $4600, i think. It was all original, inn fair to good condition with little rust but had sat for about 30 yrs. The...

One could also attach a spring(s) to the mechanism to retract the cylinders. That's how the leveling cylinders work on RVs these days. Of course the pressure would need to be relieved, first. Al Hook

Good Job, Mart! Al Hook

Re: FINALLY…T5 WITH Torque Tube in a ‘35-’40 Ford...The WHOLE STORY! Yes. Great thread! Al Hook

I have a pair of Walker Continentals on my 48, which I installed around 1978 (but who's counting). They are a little loud now. Not a flathead, tho. Al Hook

Upon re-starting, does it sound, and act rich? Black smoke? These would be symptoms of flooding due to stopping. Make sure your floats are working under fuel pressure, it could be any of the three.

Census reports are done every 10 years, and are good records for people living in a specific city or county. They can also provide a few historic details. Al Hook

If you are ok to stand from a sitting position, you are lifting almost half of your weight with each leg. Is the doctor ok with you walking? Al Hook

So true Rotorwrench! Old Bold Pilots makes me think of Chuck Yeager, test pilot, and the "Right Stuff" story. Isn't Yeager still alive? Al Hook

I also heard the chain jingling on the air cleaner! Al Hook

I had a similar situation a year or so ago with a zero-turn mower. It had 12 volts at the ignition switch, all wiring seemed intact, all connections good and clean, but no spark and no voltage or next to none at the ignition feed. I found that it would run if a 12 volt jumper was attached at...

Defrost damper and fan control should be the only other control mechanisms. Al Hook

Have you pulled the distributor cap and checked the rotor/cap interface, making sure you have a good circuit to the plugs? Al Hook

That thread is pretty amazing, isn't it.

That's West Paducah, Kentucky by the way.

Pat Robinson in West Paducah is a great engine machinist. I've seen a few flatheads there over the years, but Pat is in his 80's and has been in bad health lately and may not be accepting work. He has done some fine work for me in recent years, but I've never built a flathead. Al Hook

First, try flipping each of the throttle plates over. One at a time. Sometimes that helps. Al Hook

Sounds like distributor cap and or wires/connections. By the way, my dad bought his only new car ever [for his own use] in 1954. It was an ohv 239 Y-block, custom line, tudor sedan for about $1850. It was very basic, straight shift, no radio, rubber floor mats, but a nice car, just a...

Nice charts, Fordy. It's amazing to think how strong steel actually is. A grade 8 5/16" bolt could easily lift a full size car! Al Hook