AB-Buff
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Will try it again, I wasn’t on Wi-Fi before
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Looks like you’re having a great time! If you ever run into Ray Theriault, say Lynn James says hi!
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I’ll have to look for a phone number. But here’s a picture of where it is it shows the streets
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Don was in business for well over 60 years. Passed away and this was his inventory. It is all liquidated now.
September, 2018
https://www.americanbantam.com/Cars/Don-Knopp-Antique-Auto-Parts-Niles
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I have a very nice Cadillac tail light lens. The metal part between the blue dot in the lens needs to be re-chromed the lens has no chips or cracks. Asking $400, shipping included anywhere in the USA.
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Hi, I am restoring a Bantam roadster. I’m very familiar with Bantam piece parts and this is not Bantam. It was in the parts that I got with the car, the previous owner, who is now deceased, had it chromed and was with the windshield parts. I’ve never seen anything like it, do any of you recognize them? The half round is 1 1/8” long. The stud is 1/4-20.
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Matt, I would run at least 50% antifreez. I run 55 to 60% antifreeze and the rest distilled water. I found it with the American Austins and Bantams that have aluminum piece parts. If you go less than 50% the aluminum will disappear and rott away in time. I run 60% in the Lincoln when I add water every once in a while I have a bottle of mixed up of 50%. I pour into it.
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I guess I would try putting a few drops of oil on that shaft and the threads rotated around enough to where it’s free enough to catch the thread again and screw it back in. A little oil won’t hurt anything.
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One more thing I also carry these two items all the time. I try and give the water pump a shot every hundred miles or so. If I’m driving it a 300 mile weekend I don’t pull over and put some in, I’ll wait till I think about it or get back home, but if I’m going around town or cars and coffee or whatever I’ll give it a shot every once in a while.
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I’ll have to take a picture of my water pump. I don’t get any leaking from it after 100 or so miles. I typically forget about it a little bit and then I’ll see a drip and I’ll just “lightly” snug it. But I do have a small grease gun that is filled with special water pump grease that I give the other end of it a shot quite often. Obviously that’s not going to help the that end. Be interesting to see what you find out there. I don’t know what kind of packing mine has in it. Usually it’s a graphite rope type packing. Anyway I’m glad you are becoming more comfortable in it. The Lincoln Owners Club picnics coming up this month. It’s 155 miles from my house to where I’m staying. So I’m looking forward to the nice drive along the coast and up in the Santa Cruz hills in the redwoods. Anyway, I am sure glad that Lincoln is running great. Keep us informed
I went out in the shop, lifted the hood and looked at the water pump. I saw a slight film of oil next to the packing and thinking back. I remember every once in a while, I put a few drops of 30 weight oil on it, thinking it might wicking into the seal?? I don’t know if that helps. But here’s a picture of my H2O pump. By the way, I just took a magnet and it does not stick to the shaft.
Lynn
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I wish I lived closer! Looks like a good time!
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Matt, a while back you were mentioning you didn’t think you were getting full throttle and is there an adjustment on the thistle rod. Yes, there is but it’s a pain in the butt to get to. We have to take out the floorboard that the Excelerator pedal is attached to and then there is a an adjustment you can make there. Mine was pretty good but I didn’t like exactly where the throttle felt on my foot so I backed it off a couple more turns to give me a little more peddle. See photo.
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12 minutes ago, West Peterson said:
Whenever I think of American Austins, I think of your car. It's the most beautiful one on the planet... bar none.
Thank you West!!
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It’s a beautiful car Matt. I wish I had it. I have the 34 two window town sedan. I like it but the 35 has a really cool look to it. You’re lucky to have it even though it’s been a pain in the……
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Looks good Matt. This is my two cents and you can take it or leave it. When I was just finishing my 1931, American, Austin roadster and it was going to go to Pebble Beach. I worked with a guy who helped write the book on Corvette. Anyway he told me when I show my car present it as you would see it in the showroom of an automobile dealership, basically the car ready to drive no trunk up no hood up no doors open, etc. I personally will not take a photo of a car with the hood up because I want to see what it really looks like, it’s beautiful lines, and how it was designed.. I know you spent a lot of money on that engine and it’s gorgeous. But only lift the hood when somebody ask you or if you’d like to show it to someone and then put it back down because most people don’t want to take a picture of a car with a hood up.
Have fun. Sorry for the criticism.
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One more thought about your idle. Make sure your carburetor bolts, the four that hold it to your manifold or not loose. A slight air leak there could cause an increase in RPM also. I check mine periodically. Just last night I gave them about an eighth of a turn. I also carry a pair of cheap brown cotton gloves when I open my hood when it’s hot. Another nature of the beast.
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if you keep having issues with that momentary power loss reach down and feel behind your ignition toggle switch. If the wires are warm/hot they might need tightening, but I had issues with that switch and had to replace a part in it. If it turns out to be that switch you can jump that switch by connecting those two wires with just a jumper lead. It has to be pretty good size lead to do it. I tried to figure out how to forward that thread, but didn’t see anything, but it’s under the Lincoln K only site and this is the title. “Wanted ignition switch for 1935-39 Lincoln”
Have fun on the trip!
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That should save the headliner 😁
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Matt, if my water pump look like that, I think I would pay more attention to it, maybe service it a couple of times a day. 😳😂
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On your side mount mount do you have air in your tires? I put 35 pounds in mine. If they’re low or no air at all, they will move around a bit.
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Globe auto wrecker, Fowler, California, South of Fresno
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Yes, the Fresno one is no longer around. Been empty for a couple years. But the Fowler wrecking yard is still there. He has something I think around Selma in another place at Kingman I think.
he should answer that phone if not leave a message