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    Pins in a johnston carb (1922 Cadillac)

    in Technical

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    There is a clip that attaches to the needle and slides over the flat hinge portion of the unit. Also, 99 percent of the replacement needles and seats are manufactured incorrectly……..causing fuel starvation. (Also binding.) A side effect of the incorrect parts are fuel drip or leaks…….depending on the circumstances. Nothing like a piss poor design that has 100 years of hack mechanics altering things in ways that are virtually impossible to detect. 

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    Oil Filter Added when none from Factory?

    in General Discussion

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    With a splash system and a low pressure and low volume oil pump, making any changes is a risky endeavor. With a modern rebuilt engine everything is clean, and modern oils lubricate and create  almost zero sludge, you’re much more likely to make failures than improvements. I see no advantage to try adding a filter to this car. Change your oil often and forget about it.

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    fire suppression devices - what type of fire extinguisher should i get and where to mount it.

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by edinmass (see edit history)

    On 5/23/2024 at 7:48 PM, Jolly_John said:

    I'm interested in the Element fire extinguishers, as mentioned earlier in this thread. Has anyone here actually used one of these units to put out an automotive or shop fire? Thanks. John


    I installed two Element sticks in our Pebble Beach Best of a show Duesenberg Thursday. Also have two Haylon 1.25 pound units in the car. It’s our main driver and sees thousands of miles a year, so I like the extra protection. The car has FOUR electric fuel pumps and one mechanical……..all FACTORY installed. Every car in our collection has Element fire sticks as backup to Haylon. Yup……..expensive……..and worth every penny.

     

    Basically the Haylon will put out 95 percent of any fire early on, but the 90 seconds of use for the Element is a great back up in a very small package. I also have five of the sticks by the inside man door of our trailer ………..ask me how nice it was when we had a fire in the mid section of the box and we just lit them and tossed them inside while the car was straddling the fire…….worked great.

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    Carburetor Replacement with a Stromberg 03

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by edinmass (see edit history)

    Yup……easily. When properly set up, they are fine. I have seen two cars melt themselves down…….by owners who had no business working on the cars. Any car serviced by people with absolutely not technical background is subject to major issues. My two cents…..keep them stock, and hey are fine. My main point was run the factory carb, they are easy to source.

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    Carburetor Replacement with a Stromberg 03

    in General Discussion

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    2 hours ago, AVS619 said:

    Thank you, Peter R, for the information. Very helpful, I appreciate your response. Sory for my delay in responding, we have had a health issue in our family.

     

    The Series 80 cars can EASILY burn valves and melt pistons with the factory carburetors. I would not recommend changing out the factory unit. There is a Series 80 expert I can get you in touch with if you desire. PM me if you want his contact info. 

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    Any Grout projects out there?

    in Steam Cars (Stanley, White, etc.)

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    Back 15 years ago, in Orange and Ware Mass there were a few kicking around. Two were on Rt 9 almost near downtown and could often be seen when the garage door was open. Simply put.......Grout cars probably only survive in the single digits. The question is how drivable they are. White was somehow involved with the company early on, and left to start his own company. Early steam that is non Stanley is just about dead........which is very unfortunate as I clearly remember Grout, White, Stanley, and Loco's running around Massachusetts in the late 60's and early 70's. 

    The Car Which Shall Not Be Named III (1935 Lincoln K)

    in Our Cars & Restoration Projects

    Posted · Edited by edinmass (see edit history)

    MTBE is a gas additive that will attack gas tank liners. It is almost gone from regular stations, but a friend filled up on an Indian Reservation with his V-12 Caddy, and they had it in their fuel.......it dissolved the liner and went into the carbs.........long story short, they paid for the repairs which were like 15k or somewhere around there. Thus.....be careful what type of fuel you buy with tank liners. For the record....non of my cars or the collection cars have gas tank liners in them....I have had way too many issues with them over the years.......we just make new tanks now. Another can of worms, and it's expensive, but it's "one and done" for the next 50 years. 

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