Phillip Robinson

If I want to move the distributor one space around, do I just move distributor and , once I move the leads one space, turn until the no1 spark plug fires again ( in the new position) ? I will have the distributor firing on no.1 at the beginning. Thanks Phil

Years ago a repair shop had an older lady bring in her car because it used a lot of petrol. They cleaned spark plugs, adjusted points, timing etc. After a few times of bringing in the car , in a small country town, one guy got in the car a went for drive around the block. As she started the car, the woman pulled the choke out and put her handbag on it. True story, and problem solved.

There is 4 separate rods that move when heated. They make contact and as temperature rises ,each one has contact. This seems to directly relate to the 4 sections in the gauge on the dash. To adjust, they are very fine. Tested one in boiling water with the cover off, but difficult to get the adjustment correct. Phil

With the 1929 chevrolet " stovebolt " motor, my motor has the sender temperature going directly to the gauge on the dash. I have seen some other 1929 models , on this site, that has a black wire go into the block, and separately a red wire, from the generator, also go into the block. Where is the gauge?

When I have to take my rear wheels off, l release the nut a few turns, maybe 2, then drive in a circle, one way or the other way. This puts pressure on the wheel and it pushes itself to the end of the nut. Works every time. Nothing breaks, and no damage. Then jack up car , release nut and wheel comes off.

I put E10 in the 1929 Chev, and within 2 weeks , the fuel pump acted like a waterfall. Lucky not all the fuel was E10, only about 1/2. Phil

Bears Fan, I found it difficult to get these plugs. Can you get them, say 12 ( one to use, one set for spares) and forward to me, in Australia. Any idea of price for plugs and postage. Phil.

Looking to buy Led Light bulbs from " Led Light. Com". This is for the export 1929 Chev tourer, 6 cylinder. The bulbs are BA15 D dual filament, code 87455. Has anybody bought these or had dealings with this group. The voltage is still 6 volt. At $ 8.99 they seem good value. Thanks Phil

Spark plugs. Sorry about being late in replying. Tryed a different plug, but went back to the BBL. The AC 86 is the right one , if we can get it - funny how some plugs work better, or is that "fire cleaner". Phil

Fitted dry. Seems ok, but will have to replace camshaft, so I might be able to see if head gasket sealed or not, when I pull it apart. Thanks .

I have jacked up car, 1929 chev, greased front ; put new king pins plus bearings and new wheel bearings a short time ago. The steering box has grease, and the steering is very light when jacked up. I am looking at replacing the steering mast jacket, thinking that this could be binding. Anyone had problems replacing these- steering wheel off, horn wire out etc. Thanks, Phil

I have a 29 chev, and when looking at my front end and king pins, I found it hard to turn, but very easy once jacked up. However, I did have some up and down movement. I decided to redo king pins, engineer to fit in the spindles with new king pins. Once I put together, no up and down movement, easy to turn with wheels jacked up, BUT still hard to turn on the ground. The pins do have a bearing on the bottom that was being shredded, and the new pins come with these bearings. SO, if there is a bottom bearing, and it worn, it did NOT effect the end result- the stearing was/ is still stiff on the ground, and my machine is the chev tourer, a lot lesser weight than yours. Hope this helps. If I knew the bottom bearing was being chewed up, I would have replaced it, but it did not appear to make any difference, and car travells very well on roads, even at 60 mph.

Thanks Tinindian. Dry might work. Phil

I have a 1936 Ford, flat4, 10 up. I am redoing the motor, which is very similar to the T model, and now I want to know if anybody has used grease on the Head gasket, rather than a spray-on glue. Any ideas. The gasket is a composite copper , the copper being on both sides. Thanks

Should i use grease on the head gasket, or Hylomar spray. This is a 1939 prefect side valve motor. The new gasket is a copper composite, copper either side. Any thoughts?