Bhigdog

Thank you...bob

Many Many thousands of times more cars, both collector and otherwise, have been reduced to scrap by Fe2o3 than have been by C7H5N3O6.................Bob

I had a similar problem on my 57 buick. After much trouble shooting and gnashing of teeth I traced it to what joe p called the air admittance valve. A very small compression spring had lost some of it,s compressive force. After 3 years of trying everything in cluding a return spring, disassembling the unit and stretching that spring about 1/4" longer cured the problem. May not be your problem then again it does sound like a vacuum problem......bob

Build it and you will fill it......bob

I buy my 18 volters from amazon. Seem to work fine with the exception that they dont fit the tools so good. Hard to latch and release. If they don,t latch a few turns of green 3M tape and i,m good to go.....bob

Yeah, i should ban myself just for getting involved. I keep forgetting what Mark Twain said about arguing with stupid people. With that i,m banning myself from further comment....bob

Yes, you can. Just get a piece rate job, then hop job to job while budgeting your minimal wages and before you know it you too can be telling every one else they are feckless self pitying lay abouts....bob

Very commendable. Budgeting and frugality is always good advise. But what was possible 40 to 50 years ago may not be possible today. I bought my first property a 200 acre farm,house and barn for 20k. Try that today. I bought my first rental property a 5 unit in an excellent part of town for 55k. Try that today. My second was a nice single just down the block for 21k. Try that today. The real estate landscape, pun intended, has changed to the point where it is extremely difficult for a younger person(s) to afford a nice single home in a doable area. Mmany are resigning to just rent for life. Taxes, especially in urban area,s are crippling. Insurance is rising at double diget rates. Fuel oil here costs more than gasoline. It all adds up to a huge nut to cover requiring both halfs of a couple to work full time just to stay in place. I suggest you read the WSJ to get the pulse of the market. Your stating, as a matter of fact, that affording a sizeable parcel of land, with house, garages and hobby cars is "easily done" for the average person of average means causes me to bite my tongue lest i be banned,........bob

BING! BING! BING!...............We have a winner!.................. " Easily done ? " ................Sir, you need to write a book of instructions. ...........Bob

And having a desirable and well paying job within a reasonable commute, good schools, quality entertainment and restaurant options and an overall upper middle class environment...............Not so much. Living about 70 miles from a large metro area I can say with some degree of certainty you are incorrect. The average building lot in my township is one plus acre. If it is in a reasonable location the price will be in the neighbor hood of 40 to 50K. A well and septic system will add 20K. There is no rapid transit or easy commute to the "City". If there were the prices would be triple. My daughter-in law is a real estate broker and I can also state with some degree of certainty, you are wildly out of touch with a large portion of the East coast and likely any desirable part of the country............Bob

Very astute observation..... Kinda hard for the average person(s) to indulge a very unnecessary and expensive hobby when a real estate agent doesn't even blink when quoting a price of $300 to $400K for a tract home on 1/3 acre with a small in house garage. If all you can afford is a "town house" or condo you are out of the hobby no matter your interest.........Bob

And Pontiac, Olds, Chevy for that matter..................Bob

I ll pm you later today......bob

First. I made them. Second. I can,t say for sure but i beleive the shoulder bolt threads into the rail but the bolt threads are long enough to allow for a low profile nut and lock washer. That would prevent the shoulder bolt from backing out. If you can provide the bolt and broken off piece or a well dimensioned drawing i could make them for you. the parts book calls for a lock washer and nut. I personaly would be comfortable with no lock nut but using lock tite and monotoring the bolt for backing out over time. .....bob

Nope. Pretty much a specialty fastener. Not too hard to dupicate though. What was once made by the hand of man can again be made by the hand of man......bob

One of the worst things is being forced to listen to music you hate. I have a friend, Joe. Outstanding die maker, that got a job in a shop that played an endless loop of show tunes. He finally had to quit. Couldn't get them out of his head. Sometimes when our group is sitting around a camp fire, half in the bag, someone will start belting out Ethyl Mermon doing "There's no business like show business" as a joke at Joe's expense. Just a few bars is all it takes...........Bob

When i,m working, especially if i,m concentrating on a problem or delicate operation, i like the delicious sound of silence. When i listen to music i listen without distraction. When i work i work witout distraction. Trying to do both lessens both.....bob

Don't have a dog in this fight but personally I'm a lot more inclined to help a person who has already exhausted his options by consulting his shop manual and done as much trouble shooting as he is capable of.............Just sayin...........Bob

I do still have my 66C. My top was totally rusted and falling apart and I made quite a few of the fasteners and bolts. The chromed ones I used stainless steel and polished them. I also had to make the shoulder bolts you broke. Unless you can find the ones that fell off you will also need a wave washer and an internal tooth 3/8 lock washer, available from McMaster. Also a low profile 3/8-24 nut, easy enough to make. Let me know if I can help.............Bob

BING BING BING.....We have a winner.......bob

I don't get it. I ran right up behind the shop and looked everywhere. No pot-O-gold. .............Bob

Chrome rings are very hard and and wear resistant. Cast iron seats far easier, works very well and lasts a long time. An awful lot can be learned by consulting some ring manufacturers web sites....... Just sayin............Bob

Because you want the rings to wear (seat) to conform to your worn bore...........

It sounds like you are intending to fix the engine rather than rebuild it to oem specs. Big difference. If that,s the case follow the shop manual,s directions and clearances which are tilted towards repair to a useable condition. You likely would be advised to have your heads done by an outside engine shop. As for the rest you likely can get away with a cylinder ridge cutting and light scuffing with new non chrome rings. Measure the crank and bearing clearances. If they are in spec and look good visually they likely can be used. Visually check and measure every thing carefully and reuse what is in spec. What i described has been done many many thousands of times by the corner gas stations of old, often in a couple of days with the engine in the car. Of course some worked out better than others but a "ring and valve job" got untold cars back on the road and got the old man to work and back......bob