Recent content by greg r

When I worked with a Sioux valve/head rebuild machine, I found this brush type to be the most effective for carbon removal: Carbon Removal End Brush 1 1/8" It polished up the chambers real nice, but too aggressive for pistons tops.

There was an article in Automotive and Aviation Industries on Ford's "boneyard". They put a lot of old machinery to pasture over the years, and routinely it was resurrected and modified for retooling prior to a new design or model. I wish I could remember the name of the head of engineering who...

I found this fascinating Youtube of early production of cars. It's Chevrolet in this one, but methods were common to all manufacturers. I was lucky to read some editions of Automotive and Aviation Industries, an industry magazine catering to the airplane and auto industries at the time; and...

What's the difference between "Recent Posts" and "New Posts"? I see the same thing sometimes when clicking on either selection, whether or not they are new or have numerous replies.

My 1975 Stant Catalog and the 65 S.M. show a 14 lb. cap with a 180* t'stat. If it's holding at or below 190* on hot days or heavy driving as you put it, you are in fine shape. For the really hot ones, or pulling a grade, you'll need the spec'd cap.

A little A/C and it'll be fine

Me? Are you talking to me? :) No, it came from two sources; Fritz my Auto Shop instructor some 40 years ago, and employment at a foundry in Pa soon after.

Those are core plugs, not freeze plugs, frost plugs or some kind of block protection scheme. Very rarely, IF at all did they actually prevent block damage from freezing. When the block mold is poured, you need an access point to get the core casting sand out. Picks, rapping, vibrators all were...

It's all in the paint. :)

The rubber plugs are temporary fixes until real metal ones are installed. From the paint on them, it appears as a fix it and sell it.

reenactment of Duel?

I get it. From what I've read, it takes process now. It seems the expressed lien might fall under the "preliminary 20 day notice". It can still put the deadbeat in the cat bird's seat to answer to summons. But that's time away from the real work doing the filing/recording with the county or...

One shop we use specifies cash or credit card, no checks. No payment, no key. If the customer makes a scene, a call to the sheriff stops it. Most people go in knowing the "terms". If the shop has a soft heart, word gets around and deadbeats show up. Cheapskates are never happy no matter the...

It don't seem right that there's no process to collect, even in CA. I checked, and I have not found anything un-constitutional on Mechanic's Liens in ANY state. Can someone source or prove it? What has changed are the timings and procedures. It seems just filing and recordings are hurdles in...

Uh, his broke off at the block. What extraction grip is there that doesn't expand the tube while biting into it?