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I use the My-Tee-Vac hand pump as well. Disconnect at the carb and draw through the whole system from the tank. Mostly for long term stored cars in my instance.

Expect yet another wave of resistance.

Many, like 50, years ago I rode to a local plaza with a friend's girlfriend. The friend's name was Snake. When she stopped the car she said "The shifter is out of adjustment and Snake hasn't fixed it yet. Would you put that rock in front of the wheel?" I asked "Doesn't the emergency brake work?" Suddenly life with Snake got just a little easier. Especially when she drove alone.

I put mine back into the bumper. It never crossed my mind to leave them out. On of those "Jee, I never thought of that moments." Be sure to put those bolts, sleeves, and rubbers in a box clearly marked "Miscellaneous Parts" just in case.

Non-car people bring up the topic of TV car auctions at social functions. I usually tell them I prefer professional wrestling for the reality.

I had a 1938 248 on an engine stand many years ago. And that job got me into the habit of giving the pivot point a generous handful of grease. Because my family has so many English majors I will include this: Why is it handful and not handfull? The confusion arises because most "-ful" words were once two words: a noun followed by the adjective "full." When "hand full" became "handful," the "s" migrated from the end of "hand" to the end of the new word. That's why most usage authorities favor handfuls, teaspoonfuls, bucketfuls and mouthfuls.

I keep rereading this thread because the title makes it so easy to forget what it is about. In the '80s and '90s I had a couple cars with a pull down trunk and remember there was always some wife's friend, mechanic, or grocer boy who would keep slamming the trunk, then give you that vacant looking whining "Your trunk won't close". You try to avoid them but they sneak up on you. Note: writing wife's friend just reminded me of the one with the homemade knit sweater who carried packaged condiments in the pockets. She did it.

On the clutch one question would be its age and how long and how many times the car has set idle over the past 76 years. The disk facing could have aged out already and just needs a little nudge to finish it. Yeah, I know. Thanks for that comment!

Some might refer to some models as the "new" Phantom.

I have not made any purchases from SMS but have worked on cars with their upholstery, embossing, and door panels. The work was excellent. The woman on the phone has always been knowledgeable and friendly. For those looking for a little satisfaction, I did get some of his money for some Lincoln fabric books a few years ago. I found this supplier through one of the Youtube channels that I think is good. https://www.upholsterysupplyonline.com/

Any extra heat generated from towing is going right into the radiator tank. I have not towed with my '60 Electra but in a slow moving parade creeping along with a steady brake load she will puke out the radiator overflow right in front of the reviewing stand. The idea of rejecting the heat elsewhere is a good one.

My Swedish friend once told me a big Finn could rock and shove a car around while the owners lies under it watching the action. Two would be better if you put one in the back seat. Lots of huffing, puffing, and grunting should get the problem pinpointed.

Back to the first post, a few years back Dave Ramsey, the radio money guy, recommended a book written by Daniel Lappin called Thou Shalt Prosper: https://www.amazon.com/Thou-Shall-Prosper-Commandments-Making/dp/0470485884 I bought it, read it twice, and have picked it up and read random pages. One part I like is when Lappin was young his father took him to a hill overlooking the Rhine River where two loaded coal barges were passing, one headed north, one headed south. That was the introduction of the value of knowledge. and its use. Many see little or no value in the knowledge they have accrued. Good book, though. I do not receive a small percentage of sales generated through that link.

I had a 1935 Nash that was positive ground. One spring the battery was completely dead and I hooked up the charger backwards, no spark, no juice. The car started right up after an overnight charging. Then I noticed my ammeter moving backwards. I asked an electrical engineer friend if I could have reversed the battery polarity. He said it would be very hard to do but if anyone could it would be me. Per his instruction I took the battery back to the original condition, completely dead. I put an old firewall mounted heater fan across the terminals and drained it for a few days. Then I was able to recharge it correctly and things worked fine. Just in case someone mixes things up.

In compliance with all the rules that are good and favorable a careful examination of this flip on a trailer shows no evidence of a "familiar", cat, goose, or symbol of such. That makes in shine in the light of day.

I actually live 25 minutes from the Rochester carburetor plant. In 1974 I thought the QuadraJet was too complicated so I bought the newly released Holley Spreadbore 650 double pumper for my 430 Buick Riviera. I am pretty good with Q-jets today. Hesitation? First check the vacuum advance then deeper into the ignition. When you consider how much activity there is in the ignition and the carburetor is just a pot of gasoline sitting on top of the engine with a few bleed ports, I m heading for the ignition first.

The bulkhead connector is an often overlooked circuit point. I have found a lot of corrosion in them and the connector pins are a bit delicate. NAPA/Belden makes replacement terminals. I have also made a bypass for the plug for a single wire in a couple of instances. I have done more wiring work on Rolls-Royce cars than any sane person should. Those cars fit a capacitor-condenser at most of their switches to extend their life and reliability. They are found on power window switches, signal lights, wipers headlights, and the like. I am in favor of the headlight relay systems as these cars age. There had been times when I pulled a hot key out of a 1960's Cadillac after driving and recommended some investigation. Never got any takers and the cars weren't mine. Always remember the power lead to the bulb is only half the circuit. The ground path can be quite a circuitous circuit in itself.

Cleaning the grounds and terminal connections after 60 years is the first thing that comes to mind. The headlight switch and dimmer switch can build up a lot of resistance before eiterh fails completely. Halogen bulbs have always worked well on my older daily drivers. I am just not a big fan of those testosterone driven lights I see coming at me every time I go out at night. I would avoid joining that group.

In the past 10 years I have nearly stopped picking up items for resale. My age, cost of selling, attitude of buyers have all contributed to this. What I have passed on has mostly been scrapped. Oh, well. Many will be happy I didn't imagine a demographic relocation like I did in 2013.

Thank you for the details. I am familiar with plugs for the crank pins on a British brand but the pictured assembly seemed farther along than the plug installation and those channeled big ends on the rods stirred my imagination. Got a little French engineering and aircraft heritage going there. I like learning new designs. The big cover supporting the ignition must be interesting. I will have to study up on their engine designs. Thank you for posting.

Epad had posted three hefty gals with buffers but I couldn't find them.

Interesting engine. Is that sprocket just ahead of the flywheel for a chain drive oil pump to the distributors and valve train with the rods being dip type? The open crank pins and rod channels are making me believe that.

I spent a few minutes with Walt's article just thinking about the body manufacturer options. Each was distinctive, Derham being my favorite. Integrated automotive "systems" were decades away. The last holdouts from carriage building of the 18th and 19th century. Spanning centuries and feeling familiar. I like that. History is pretty neat and thinking about where a person stands in it all. I remember my great grandfather who was born in 1872 well enough to have a lasting impression. The youngest people I know today are my nephew's children. If they like into their 80's that will put at least a small influence of me spanning from 1872 to the 2100's. More than my lifespan but not outside some level of influence. Sharing some remembered bit is great to imagine. I guess that is what my old cars are about. And who knows, I think there is a good chance of knowing those grand nephew's children- add on another 80 years!

I have four parked in a similar manner. Maybe the key is "I" have them parked. I am not condemning transporters in any way but I did wonder how many of the transport trailer fires were personal rigs. All my life I had had various things that were special to me. I still have things I had when I was a kid. I can make a list of how many things were damaged in the hands of others. A trade magazine with a article about me, a person took it to make a copy, spilled coffee on it as soon as it got to his desk. A magazine I had for 30 years, folded in half by a borrower. A special tool loaned out, came back broken. Even the air vent Louvre on my Eldorado broken off- "I thought it was an ashtray". How innocent the incident but so predictable. My level of trust is very low because if I tried to make a list of things that could go wrong if something is out of my sight I know somehow something totally unforeseen bu them would happen. And always right after the damage "I thought" were the words uttered. So in these incidents of burning transport trailers,what percentage are owner rigs?

I have always used regular Mobil gas from the same station on the corner of my street and Main St. Mobil is a Tier 1 fuel. I have never had any of the problems with my cars or lawn equipment that I have heard many others tell. I do store the cars and at least one is in dead storage away from home. In my case it appears to work for me. Things cost a few pennies more at the Mobil pump. I have noticed the problems I hear may be coming from astute price shoppers.