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drdon

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  1. Hi AussiJohn, 

    oh I had lots of trouble as the enclosed rear portion of the left cable was frozen big time. Patience and regular application of PB Blaster over 2-3 weeks finally freed it. It works great now and I have an inch or so of adjustment left in both turnbuckles. The problem is when I tighten it so the hand brake actually holds- it is at least partially full time contact with heat buildup after a very short drive. I think it has to be the drum at this point. 
    Thanks for your note. 

  2. The issue is that I don’t notice a pulsing pedal BUT I cannot adjust the hand brake to firmly hold the car without it being too tight and a good shop has tried to adjust it ( after I couldnt) and said the problem in their opinion was an out of round drum. I do have the frame off of the original Coupe Express ( I used a parts car 6A frame for better ride)  so access to rear drums if needed. 

  3. Did that conversion myself on my 37. Then I find out from my engine rebuilder that those old filters did little to filter the oil and just not bothering at all is just as good with modern oils. Anybody disagree?

    PS I would love for somebody to reproduce the decal! 

  4. Two things: 

    1. Today, driving in my Coupe Express, it started running poorly then just quit. I pulled over to the side, perplexed, and decided to turn the switched electric fuel pump on. It ran, and engine

    restarted immediately . So is my fairly new NOS regular fuel pump shot?
    2. I got home stopped to open garage door, and fuel was coming out of float bowl. So is the electric pump too strong?
    can I get a regulator to turn it’s pressure down?

    Thanks all, as usual. 

  5. I did not know the distributor timing adjustment and hold down could move. It is a ring right below the vacuum advance ring and if slightly loose can move. Moved it around distributor base to have rotor pointing at #1 while at just before TDC (UDC for purists),  and viola. I just assumed that it could not would not move. Does this make sense?

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