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  1. 2 hours ago, DavidWhite said:

    I’m restoring the 1917 Kelsey prototype and it has a Massnick Phipps 4 cylinder engine. so far I have been able to find no information regarding this engine. It has a Mea A4 magneto. How do I know if it’s negative or positive ground?  Does anybody know of any information regarding their operation?

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    It can be either. To kill the motor you only need to ground the mag like any magneto.

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  2. I recently bought a original 1937 Buick . The car came from PA., is not rusty but has plenty of road grime, hard old grease and oil buildup. I want to clean it up real sanitary.  The dry ice blasting looks great but I've gotten one price locally at $2200 -2500 $.  Has anyone else used it?? Thank you mike

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  3. David, Have you tried to start the motor yet// ???  I wouldnt get all hung up on the questions you have posted/ Those answers are most likely lost  to time. Keep in mind what the purpose of the build was..... to demonstrate and prove the  friction drive and unique differential. I would clean it up, reassemble in its current state and get it runnable.  Its a unique piece , show it off as is!! The car is more valuable and unique as is then with new paint and lipstick! Mike West

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  4. Years ago at the Franklin Trek  the New England Boys arrived with Frank Netetoms car backfiring , loos of power ect . I reached down and touched the coil .it was on fire.... I poured some cold Budweiser on it and magically the coil worked again. Off the the NAPA  he went and got a cheap universal 6 colt coil and problem was fixed.

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  5. On 2/20/2024 at 9:54 PM, Ben Bruce aka First Born said:

    "Back in the day" [ hate that phrase]  we just cleaned them up with fine crocus cloth.  Never had to do one over.

     

      Ben

    What I was a kid I didn't have a hone for wheel cylinders or the master cyl. I used a piece of wood dowel , cut a slit in it and used  a piece very fine emery cloth  sliding the slit. It worked good.

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  6. 2 hours ago, Brad Mc said:

    Hi, I am trying to find people interested in parts for a 1937 Pontiac. 
    My uncle had visions of rebuilding one but only got as far as buying a bunch of parts before he passed away. 
    He had chassis, body, motor and various other parts. 
     

    Any idea how to best find a market for the parts?

     

    Thanks. 

    Id like to see a picture of the gas tank if he has one/

  7. 1 hour ago, DFeeney said:

    I  realize the differential normally allows for different speeds of the axle or sprockets.   Most cars only drive with one wheel,  Hence if your right rear  wheel is spinning in mud , the left side will not drive unless you have some kind of positraction or locked axle.    The early chain drive cars must have had some type of limited slip or they only needed one chain.   What am I missing when I try to construct this drive in my mind.    I have asked this question in the past and never got a answer.  Back in the Day this information was known by many but most have "Passed"

    Don The  drive you see here has  spider gears no different than any differential. If you want to make up a chain drive  assembley get your self a model T rear axle or any other  early differential and cut down the tubes. 

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