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I see in a diagram the worm needs to go up a bit to remove a clip then it will come down. Might have to be pressed off the shaft though.

Hello guys On a seven tooth steering box will the worm gear come out the bottom of the box ? I am trying to avoid pulling the whole column out .

Dump a bit of engine oil in each cylinder , she will fire right up !

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I like this idea , my new leakless pump has no movement . It appears the modified sealed bearing in there prevents it from going in and out . Thanks

Its aready a leakless pump so all good there, my old pump is what caused damage to the head. I have some Lye on hand here , yes I will be cleaning it all nice. Is a two blade more efficient ? I have a good one here and I like the old look of it anyway. Thanks

Yes I see now the bridge is wore out as well as the surface closest to the impeller, those are good suggestions thanks, it is a NEW lifetime pump with sealed bearing, I ordered a B44 but will get a B43 , I might try a cast iron pump pulley which I have. I have cast rods that pour on nice , I...

I will be cleaning it all up real good and research plus modify things. Timing and overhaul should help alot

I have my head off the 28 , I took the upper coolant neck off, I noticed there is about 1/4 inch of gap or more between the (new Macs)water pump impeller and the inner impeller surface in the head, should this not be closer ? It does run hot but there are lots of other reasons for that , there...

Yep I will change them all, any chance the valve stem is worn ? I hope I do not have to replace the seats. I actually have a seat cutter from the 30s

Yes I will check that before I order parts and tools. Thanks

Yes when the valve is open (head off) I have quite a bit of movement , I can rock the valves in all directions. These are such a forgiving old engine I was hoping someone would say some play is alright. Thanks

Hi all, I am going to re-ring my 28 A , I pulled the head today, there is a lot of lateral movement in the valves , should I bother replacing the guides ? how much movement should there be or what is allowable ? not being cheap, I just dont want to disturb things if not needed. Dave in...

What causes a speedometer to be hard to turn ? I lubed and cleaned it as much as possible , I think it pulled cotton into the gears or something . Looks like a cotton wick oil packing near the main shaft.

Ok thanks Ian , I will push it down a bit more. Thanks

Hey guys, I put a reman generator on and it shows a charge on my ammeter at idle and higher rpms , It shows discharge when the headlights are on idling and reved up, Is this normal ? Should I swing the third brush a bit more ?

The reproduction one I have is terrible for function and fit. I ordered a new spyder yesterday, mine looks bent. The wire clip is really tough to get on and the horn honks when I select park light position, by the way where should the headlight switch point when the lights are off ?

28 A Coupe , is the headliner and sides material the same as the seats ? I am doing it all from scratch myself and want to pick up material monday. I want to use medium grey color . If you know roughly how many yards I need that would be great too.

Very nice pictures Mitch , I got 8 NEW tires with the car 6 of them are wide white wall , seeing your pics now I am thinking of going with black wheels , I think the burgundy paint I have is close to Maroon it was deadly expensive .

Thanks guys for your help, I am not restoring this car perfect but will get the book just for reference. I really like Burgundy on black so thats why I chose the color. What are your thoughts on Burgundy wheels with white walls ? I have yet to see a nice color for wheels . Tom , I will check...