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If you want to see where the compression is going , have both valves closed , block the crank from rotating, inject air into the cylinder and listen , exhaust, intake or block ( oil valley )

If its been sitting a while, get it running and give it a good hour of run time with mmo in the fuel . Longer run would be better . How much of a ridge ?

Thanks 19 fordy and Pete

I thought I left a post about the bent e brake happening . Oh well I’ll try again , sorry if not revelent . The ebrake cable has the clip between the end ball and the spring , it belongs on the end of the coil spring near the tube coming through the backing plate . Where it is now would allow...

Ive got a set with the stem on the inside , over10 yrs of dealing with this I realized that I could drill the appropriate hol on the outside and install a new ( smaller) valve stem . I’m just a little slow I guess

Re: 1947 Mercury runs, doesn’t move Broken axle , can you pull the rear drums out with it on jack stands ?wrong axle on one o both sides , forgot to install front u joint

Re: proper cannister coil for 2-bolt dist and no ballast resistor Just put a resistor on the firewall . Easier to jump , replace etc .

I would , if it was mine , remove the intake, check condition of spring , make sure the valve guide clip is still secure and soak and try pulling th valve done . Making sure the cam lobe is 180 away from that valve . While your in there , clean out as much gunk as you can and check other valve...

I know you said stock but I just wanted to confirm you havethe original togle switch and not a 48 style key switch ( that has the crank mode in the key switch ) Sometime the original toggle cant handle the load if other devices were attached to it .

Rich b nailed it . The tie rod end was used on jeeps . I can’t remember the years . Iv used them before , not on 34s but on As and some street rods .

Sorry to hear about closing . Its time to slow down and enjoy . I know work keeps me going . I hope you find a happy middle ground between work and retirement .

Naapa has them under screw together tire valve stems part numbers nth 90432 4.39 each Cancel this idea . Mine was on the near the lower hose where I could get my wire in there and feed the valve through the hole then tighten it

How about a small rubber expansion plug . Or what Ive used in situations like this are tire fill valve stems , the kind used on custom , mag rims with thick orings and trheaded nuts to secure. Not sure they would fit you hole . I think they are 5/8” . It would require you to remove the spinning...

Call him back and tell him thanks for delivering the car . How can I ever repay you , appreciate the title in the ash tray , tell him hes a trusting soul , not many left like you .

Check if you have the correct carb to mate with your 8 ba style distributor and make sure the vacuum unit is working correctly in the distributor. Also check the carb for the correct power valve .

Idle mixture screws are only going to adjust the idle mixture as stated . As soon as the throttle is opened they no longer have any possibility of changing the off idle performance

I’ve used window vertical blind material , cheap , has lasted over 8 yrs ( Florida heat ) no cracking or problems yet . For the total cost of $14 I had enough to do 3-4 springs . Most were 1 3/4 but 1 was 2 1/4 rear

Make sure the shackles aren’t hitting the axle or bottoming out on compression. I’ve seen a couplr of shackles hit the axle or bottoming.

Just a dumb question, is your shifting linkage removed and out of the way ?

Dip stick tobes have been shortened on a few old tear downs. I only realized this after cleaning and comparing the lengths . One clearly had an extra long threaded portion with some hokey threads at the snapped end . From then on , I added 5 qts , marked the dipstick, of course with a clean ...