Rolf
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Yeah Phil, my ISP, sasquatch, went belly-up and I had to switch, have not been putting my new address out much, as I am really enjoying being spam-free for a change, and they get harvested if you are careless with them, will try to find yours and send you mine off list. Thanks for showing the carburetor, that is a '40-'42 06H Holley, but it looks as if it were on an industrial, marine, or stationery application what with that wierd base, and I am not sure if the throttle arm is still there or not, they are kind of goodies, also some of the other choke levers etc are missing it looks like too, might be worth $50, but I would pass myself
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Hey Ace, as you know, all prewar LZ carbs have the LZ script logo on them, and 3 hole base's through 1941, either Stromberg or Holley, am unclear if both were available before 1940, but your '37 should have a Stromberg, all the correct ones for '40-'48 are the 06H Holleys, the postwars do not have the LZ script, and have 4 hole bases, as does the '42, but they apparently still had script on the carburetor, amazing what you learn in the process of restoring 5 carburetors, as my good friend and I did recently, condition is paramount, good luck, Rolf
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Hi, this is a common lament of V-12 owners, and one I have made a life long research project in to, most of my views have already been shared with many on this forum, but I have them in a form that can easily be e-mailed to you if you would like to see them, e mail me at rolf@sclocalnet.com and I will send my notes and opinions on to you, Rolf
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Been a long time for me Cecil, but I think the hydraulics have a flat center section with kind of a narrow O-ring around it, the solid lifters are basically 1 piece with kind of a tapered portion under the valve, unless they are the after-market Johnson adjustable types which have a 7/16 head bolt in the center, also check the numbers on the heads and manifold, the prefixes for the numbers also should tell the tale, as only the '36 and '37 engines should have solid lifters, '38-'48's had the hydraulics, hope that helps, Rolf
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Sure Dave, glad to, but Jack's guy in Orangevale may be closer for you, and a lot cheaper, we paid a lot more than that for ours, will have to get the data from my son, will try to remember next time I speak to him, and will post it here, sure changes the whole look of the car having nice new glass, plus the '82 Continental power windows it now sports, work like a champ too, but still hard to see out of that tiny back window, Rolf
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Yeah, a friend of mine uses a 350 Diesel to pull his humoungous car trailer full of Pierce Arrows, works well, delivered the '48 Connie Coupe we sold to a guy in Las Vegas with it, loose V-12, tons of loose parts, no problem for that big boy, but they are bulky and awkward, my favorite truck is still the 1941 1/2 ton Ford, proving that a truck can be pretty, and it could still haul a lot too-
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Or heck Phil, just buy one of those full race lightening Pickups with the DOHC, and you would be out here in the blink of an eye, saw a road test on those guys on TV, pretty impressive!!
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Well, thanks for the good wishes and the info Phil, I am sure there will be some info on the Santa Maria meet in the upcoming weeks, are you going to drive a Zephyr to it from Texas? Had a very pleasant birthday, hope the next 70 are as nice, Rolf
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Yeah Cecil, I heartily agree, nobody, especially GM people, should be dictating any restrictions on what car enthusiasts can and can not do, and what cars are more "desirable", My God, this is the one hobby left that has some rights of individual decision, restored to show standards, good original driver, upgraded stocker, Street Rod, wild $400K custom, whatever, we may bemoan the loss of nice LZ's to customizers, but think it best that there are not "Hobby Car Police" to arrest us if we do something wrong, "Vive la differance", Rolf
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Hey Kieth, what a nice surpeise, a blast from the paat, can't even remember the cross street anymore, but it was at 3317 Burbank Blvd. My son still lives in Burbank, and is building my '41 Zephyr club coupe there, almost done, barring hangups, we may be able to give it it's maiden run to the GOF at Santa Maria in November, my 70th birthday is tomorrow, so that would be a nice present, be well, Rolf
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Ok you '37 guys, are those chrome eyebrows on the headlights of the red car a LZ accesory, or after-market?? They sure give the car a whole other distinctive look I think, Rolf
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So often the culprit Bill, Vapor-lock is very rare, and unless everything is super hot on a scorcher day, unlikely, as V-L is caused by the gasoline actually boiling, the cure used to be to put a big wet squishy piece of fruit over the fuel pump. Bad coils are an increasing problem as these coils get older and older, just like us, but fortunately they can be rejuvenated, never heard of a rebuilt cashing in before, that is scary. On a related matter, Jack never told us how his condenser search came out, but some investigation has shown that '42-'48 Ford condensers have the same specs as our Lincolns, the attaching tabs have to be modified, but otherwise they are the same, glad you are running good now, and thanks for sharing the saga, Rolf
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Not sure of the advantages of that, might be confusing, and a lot of meaningless information bandied about, as the cars have little in common except the marque, just one mans opinion, Rolf
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Sorry that I can't help more, I have seen a lot of well used '41's, but none new, had a like new one in the '50's, but it is long gone, I am almost positive the headlight buckets were painted glossy black, as well as all the surrounding parts, the inside of the taillite buckets are glossy white, for reflective enhancement I guess, as far as I know not all Zephyrs were undercoated, that is usually a dealer option, and they do not come from the factory with it, if the dealer did it, everything on the underneath will be covered with it, take nothing I have said as gospel, merely some observations over the years, Rolf
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Hello to All,
Did anyone notice this rather garbled ad up at the top of the AACA site, might be worth seeing if it is a car or an engine or parts, right?? See ya , Rolf
Hello to All,
1946 Model 12 V-12 engine, Pushbutton suicide doors. Auto is solid and a good candidate for restoration. $4,200 or Best Offer....
I am posting this ad for a friend so please direct all emails to rustycycle@comcast.net or Call 781-326-4899 in Massachusetts
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Anyone bought or sold a Zephyr lately, anyone having any problems?? Let's not let this turn into a K and L Lincoln site, as nice as they are, we are basically Zephyr guys, right?? See ya, Rolf
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Hi Rob, I guess if it is a '36-'48 H model Lincoln, we would all be glad to know about it, just had an inquiry today as a matter of fact, if a good one were available at a reasonable price, Rolf
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Was concerned about you after the advent of Charlie, how did you fare with that? There was an article in the club magazine a while back about someone making up stainless for Zephyrs, can't place in my mind the two small trim pieces on a '38, hope you are out of the line of fire, and none of your chads are hanging, take care, Rolf
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You know Jack, I often wonder about the newer is better syndrome, I will bet a properly set up Jake conventional distributor and coil will perform as well as a upgraded Mallory or what ever electronic job, far better than a V-12 will ever need, they are good up to 13K Rpm's, also the Flathead guys that are using the electronic Mallorys are bad rapping them big time, so be careful. Your experience with the Skip's pumps sounds hopeful, that is pretty much what I heard about them before too, and the flathead guys swear by them. As far as 12 volts, what ever happened to the "up-verters" like I used in the 1980's to run a modern stereo and cassette player in my 6 volt '41 Ford pickup?? I haven't heard anything about them for years, and it really worked slick for that application, my Doc just put me on something called pregazone, supposed to be a real "upper", all it does so far is give me a stomach ache and gets me dizzy, as the guy said, "Don't get old, you won't like it", see ya, Rolf
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Was just curious about some things that were discussed some time ago that have not been touched on lately, first is the matter of Skip's waterpumps, did anyone actually try a pair of them?? And what was the outcome? Also a while back there were flurries of discussion about LZ carburetors and distributors, so when opportunities presented themselves, I took carefully hoarded funds destined for the upholstery in my forlorn '41 club coupe, and invested in a quantity of 06H carbs and several LZ distributors, had them thoroughly rebuilt and tested, and put them up for sale, my coupe is now coming up to upholstery time, and guess what, lots of distributors and carburetors, but no funds for upholstery. If anyone has ever been stuck out on a tour, a long way from home, they know how welcome a quality carb and Jake Fleming Distributor and coil are to have in that emergency box in the trunk, Rolf
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Hi Karel, welcome to the forum, I am wondering if you are the lady from Florida who continued the upgrade of her late husbands '38 Zephyr coupe?? If so, how is it going? Rolf
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Sure did Kieth, and my Obsolete Ford Parts store, named Big Joe's Obsolete Ford Parts was there too at 3317 Burbank Blvd in the 1960's, actually my '41 is being built by my son in Burbank right now as we speak. I am baffled by the 1 1/2 inch rise in the heigth of your front-end, I think the rebuilt spring route is probally the best solution, as just changing to the later spindles might throw the geometry off, but the wheel weight problem might be solved if you used '42-'48 front brakes, which would fit the 15" wheels properly, does your car ride especially hard in the front?? Like there is too stiff a spring up there? Would be interesting to know the respective weights of the V-12 and Cad engines, last I heard the 12 was 640 lbs, but that data is suspect, Rolf
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Hey Kieth, just had another thought, what size 15" tires are you running front and rear?? There are "tall" 15's and short 15's, could be making all the difference, as the postwars that came with the 15's had lowered spindles, that set the whole stance of those cars much lower, just a thought, but something seems out of whack here, Rolf
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Long ago Kieth, when I had an Obsolete Ford parts store we just ordered what we wanted, or turned in the old spring as a core, haven't had one done since the '60's, but springs still break and need to be rebuilt, there were regular business's that used to do it, the numbers you are coming up with seem irregular to me though, 1 1/2" difference with a heavy Cad engine is a lot, seems like my buddy long ago put an Olds and hydro in his '41 Connie, and it didn't hardly change at all from where it was with the V-12, seems to me Ricko on this Forum just went through a similar problem on his '41, how about it Rick??
Santa Maria Swap Meet in November
in Lincoln & Zephyr
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Hi Guyss, have heard absolutely nothing about this annual event this year, anyone have any info?? Location, etc etc? Thanks a lot, Rolf