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Rich... My mech uses Hastings filters exclusively these days while I've previously used Unipart for years with no problems with either one, to my knowledge. Fram are supposed to be the worst but I've read nothing myself which would indicate they're "sub par" for any difinitive empirical reason, one way or the other. Some of the the new Unipart filters come magnetized. www.justbrits.com Any of the modern day premium petroleum oils (of of course the synthetics) contain additive packages which make any of them superbly suitable for the daily driver. I myself prefer synthetics and am hooked on www.oilextreme.com... MORE
G'day Paul I agree with everything Rex said. But after 20 minutes of running at 2,500 to 3,000 rpm and then 10 minutes of silence, I retorque the head and adjust the tappets. And I dump the oil and change the filter right then. There are ALWAYS some metal filings floating around in there, from when the block was re-bored etc, and after 20 minute of running they should all be in the oil by now. I don't want them floating around in the oil and through the bearings for another 500 miles, so I refresh the oil and... MORE
Peter, Right you are. I wondered if anyone would realize that the distributor drive gear is connected to the camshaft which actually turns the oil pump. Lots of wasted time doing it this way if you ask me. Its your money.....I heard of one fellow that hooked up a presurized bug spray can with oil in it to the oil gauge feed pipe or something and pumped oil through his engine before starting. I heard it killed bugs for miles when he drove by for years afterwards. LOL Really, I think that this is to anal for a common... MORE
Don't forget to fill the oil filter bowel and make sure the filter is well and truly soaked before turning the engine over. Alan "Alan" 27850... MORE
(Metallic/non-metallic ontamination) the reason behind magnetic drain plugs, "magnetic" oil flters and scheduled oil/filter changes every 3 months or so many miles as recommended by the mfgr. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27852... MORE
Paul, Yes, there is a proper way to break in your engine. The first 20 min will tell if your engine will live a long life or die at an early age. Lots of people have differant ideas on how to run it in for the first 1000 miles. I will tell you how I do it at work and what I reccomend to my customers. When we go to start up a new one we always go through the same check list. All fluids up to specs. Gravity fill the oil cooler if installed. Make sure the fuel... MORE
Samuel... Question to those "in the know" ought to be...is it really necessary to remove the head to replace one intake valve seal? Or have I misunderstood in that you mean a "leaky" valve? Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27789... MORE
Paul, we all got there in the end, It's usually something simple when you can't figure out the problem. I wish I could have been a bit more precise when relating to the similar (mini) engine build problem I had many years ago. All I could remember was a long bolt fouling on something but couldn't remember where. It wasn't the oil filter bracket though. Oh well. Alls well that ends well. Looking on the bright side, you got your clutch working, you didn't have to drop the sump / remove the head or pull the engine out. SPILLUNG... MORE
Trevor- Your "random" thoughts are really good. YOU GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You got me to thinking about the oil filter bracket on the side of the motor. I used new bolts. I pulled the bracket off this morning and the VERY TIP of one bolt showed contact. I knew immediately I had found it. So your thought about "oil" together with the other guys that kept telling me it was a "too big bolt in too small hole" issue solved it. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!! Now the final problem. The bolt that showed the hit was the rearmost bolt. If you remember,... MORE
Paul, Congrats. It was not a mistake, it was just one of those things that happen and now about 500 of us listers will think about the length of bolts that go into lumps where things are spinning. It was good for all of us. Especially you because it was an easy fix. I don't think you have to worry about any damage. I would just change the oil and filter after perhaps 30 minutes of running just to make sure any metal chips are out of the system. Keep us up on how it starts and runs. Cheers,... MORE
"Air Florida DCA crash" OOPS!!! Sorry Chuck Endicott!! I confused you with Chuck Christ....gotta start reading those last names before I respond!! Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27739... MORE
Chuck.. I got four during the last 10 days, 2 "ebays" and 2 "citibanks". All went to "spoof" at the respective companies and each time the firms responded as "mails fraud". Incidentally Chuck, on History Channel now...the Air Florida DCA crash of many years ago....interesting! Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27738... MORE
I read this this somewhere before, the bit I don't agree with is ..... Recently I heard of another reason that makes a lot of sense, early powered boats used automotive engines and often were simply the engine in the middle of a boat with an extension on the rear of the crankshaft to drive a propeller at the back of the boat. But I say The early engined boats were steam driven , as everybody knows Steam engines run just as fast in either direction . (simple reversing lever on the valve gear) Not withstanding that, the first... MORE
One for Capn Bob Passengers on a small commuter plane are waiting for the flight to leave. They're getting a little impatient, but the airport staff assures them that the pilots will be there soon, and the flight can take off. The entrance opens, and two men dressed in Pilots' uniforms walk up the aisle. Both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the other is tapping his way up the aisle with a cane. Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin but the men enter the cockpit, the door closes, and the engines start up.... MORE
You can get 'anti bloom' thinners. Your local paint supplier should be able to advise you on things like min temp for spraying. Also you need a water separater in the line from the compressor to the gun as compressing the air squeezes out the water. Terry "terry.isherwood" 27534... MORE
Roger Yes I have 2kw fan heater in the garage I mostly use for drying the car off after rubbing it down, although I don't like using it because it just stirs dust into the air, which then conveniently lands on my fresh paint! Yes it should look good, specially considering its had a bare metal respray, which seriously added to the amount of work involved! Roger, the prep took forever, seriously its taken me months to get the bodywork to the stage of even being ready for topcoat. People just don't have a clue how much work is... MORE
Roger Well as I don't have the correct breathing equipment for two-pack, yeah it got to be cellulose! And yes, I also remember the person saying about lots of thin coats, but he was doing a motorcycle - somewhat smaller than a car! and I don't intend to spend the rest of my life rubbing down a Midget and spraying it! And you're right, its not the best weather for spraying top coats, and yes I've already had some 'blooming' but I have no choice, I have to get it done, I simply cannot afford to wait until the... MORE
Cap'n Been there, done that. The bottom section contains only a gauze type filter about 1/32" (+/-)thick. The upper section contains some weight but when I shake it there isn't any discernible movement as I would expect from a loose charcoal particle filter. At the bottom end (now open) of the upper section of the canister is what appears to be a perforated plate sitting on three radial plastic bars. These bars meet in the middle to form three open triangle sections; I assume to allow vapor, air, fluid to pass out thru the down tube. There may also... MORE
Yep..you got it all, and you got it right. However....while I personally like running well vented, there is nothing wrong with the simple pre-'68 intake manifold mounted, diaphragm equipped PCV valve fed from the timing case cover. This is a good KISS (keep-it-simple- stupid) PCV system teamed with the filtered oil filler cap. There is virtually no maintenance to this system besides renewing the cap once a year and the rubber diaphragm when it becomes porous (the engine begins smoking out the exhaust and using oil like crazy when this occurs...so you'll know "when"!:). If you have decided to... MORE
I take it you have the bracket (AHA8779) made out of a strip of steel folded into a sort of triangle? The bottom of it bolts to the inner wing and the top bolts to the 'rain gutter' edge of the wing. The cooler hoses run just above the fresh air intake trunking (see pic in files called "bracket for oil cooler hoses on car.jpg" ) it's one of those stupid yahoo locations, so posting a link may or may not work...... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/midgetsprite/files/bracket for oil cooler hoses on car.jpg "David Jacobs" 27279... MORE
Jim... OK...you want to run "vented" instead of "closed loop" but wish to retain the charcoal cannister and use it as a catch can either in it's present position or possibly elsewhere in the engine compartment. Fine...but you MUST promise to read the last paragraph! :) I am strictly a layman in the post '67 emissions systems which were strapped to our engines as "add on" devici, providing for a "closed loop" system to ensure crankcase/fuel tank vapor evacuation into the combustion process. Ripped it out myself, and never used one. I took a look at it under the... MORE
Bob, Thanks for your reply. Maby my question was not clear enough. There is no fuel leaking in the engine compartment. It is either vaporizing in the float bowls or draining down inside the intake manifold. I took one carb apart last night and i suspect it is the two O-rings that seal the main jet. Part # 16 on the moss website. If these are old and hard fuel will have to leak by. I would think that anyone using an electric fuel pump with this style of carby could have this problem and not even know it.... MORE
Hi, Duncan.... The "open" port on the normal stock intake manifold on the '67 is for the rubber diaphragm equipped PCV valve which is fed via a rubber hose from the "flame arrester" (can) fabricated into the timing chain cover at the front of the motor. The "intake air" for crankcase gases drawn out from the crankcase into the intake manifold via the PCV valve is the plastic "filtered" oil cap containing a "graduated orifice" (designed "hole" of a specific diameter. Cap'n. Bob '60 :{) PilotRob@... 27173... MORE
"Is it snowing already" Yep...not right now, but earlier this morning with arrival of cold front outta Canada. Only "squalls" or showers though with passing of fairly dry cold front this morning up here in the NE USA, Nigel. Much Canadian cold air moving in tonight. Temps here in CT on the shore should fall to low 20's by early morning. Temps in Maine (further north and east) should be fall well into the mid-teens, winds notwithstanding. Winter bites the big one. However, March 1st is only 3 months away so winter is pretty short where I am.....THANK GOD!!... MORE
Here are my cam numbers: Top center intake opens 29* exh closes 31* Bottom center in closes 64* exh opens 66* intake lift 0.295 exhaust lift 0.272 Nelson "Nelson Wittstock" 27111... MORE
