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Even if one wanted to replace all that stuff, it is way overpriced. Bet it could be bought piecemeal for under 300 bucks.

Most of us don't have a cage to use when airing lock ring wheel/tire combos. I'm one of those without. Haven't done one in a while but when dealing with them , I put the wheel on backward, ring toward the inside before airing to higher pressures. Seat ring first with just a few psi in the tube. Might not be possible on all axle/frame/wheel combos but works on some. RuGlyde on the beads, corn starch in tire and on tube. Dad used to wrap a chain around the tire and thru all the wheel holes to retain all the pieces 'just in case'. Never seemed particularly safe to me. A local tire shop operator in my home town was killed by one of the two piece widow-makers when I was a little kid. Hearing the description in adult conversation made me very cautious my whole life.

Doesn't even require a fault. The points in a stock ignition system, brushes in starter and/or generator will provide a spark. Gas leak from any source on a hot engine, followed by a shut down and restart are the worst case situation. Leaking gas vaporizes, no fan moving air, heavy vapor accumulates in the engine compartment, then a restart creates the spark. Especially risky if one parks in a garage. Not a common situation, but one I would take care not to have occur.

I was going by his last sentence which says it happened when he turned it on.

I agree with you that could happen, but only because it is a Pertronix. Points system won't do that because they fire on points opening. With the points open at rest there is no current flowing so it won't fire. Closed at rest there is current but the closed points don't interrupt the flow so spark. I have read that Pertronix fires on point closing, but have no personal experience with them.

At one time those tools were available at the local parts store. The 'head' was at a slight angle to match the oil hole angle and lay parallel to the crank surface. Back in the day, there were a lot of 'in car/truck' overhauls. Valve job, bearings and rings. Mains were really common on Ford Y-blocks. Most sixes didn't need mains the first time.

That sentence reminded me of the first auto 'work' I remember doing. Must of been 6 or 7 and Dad had a late 40s Olds (I think, GM for sure). He was replacing the dimmer switch but couldn't reach it from above and no floor jacks on the farm. So he recruited me. took out one of those long narrow 6v things that GM used in some cars. In front of the firewall and down near the frame rail. With it gone, Dad stuffed me in that spot and talked me through removing and replacing that switch. On your other observations, Agree wholeheartedly, especially the faulty human part.

The most common cause of grabbing/locking brakes on even a light application has been contaminated linings, that's IME. It doesn't take much brake fluid, differential oil or bearing grease to cause it. Sometimes, a good cleaning soak in alcohol can salvage an oily/greasy lining but not always.

I started working on cars for money in '59 at 16 years old. Service stations then Dad's salvage/garage in '61. Lots of 6v cars on the road then and lots of jump starts, battery charges and/or replacements along with cables in cold weather. I went to work at a big airline maintenance facility in late 61, but still worked on cars in my off hours. At the end of the 11pm-7am shift the huge parking lot would always have some jump starts in progress after a frigid night. So, yes 6v worked, but needed help. Truthfully, cars of the 50s were not as reliable as today's. But expectation were lower because of the owner's experiences. IMO, people wear rose colored glasses when using hindsight. Those expectations color the real experience.

For the slot, rather than protecting it directly, maybe one could dip the hook in Liquid Tape. IF the hole/slot is big enough to accept the hook + coating. For the tab, maybe try some large black heat shrink tubing.

Later pic with her favorite toy. I’ll bet I kick or throw that ball well over a hundred times a day 5 1/2 lbs of fun

Here’s my little girl. Broken leg and all 24 yours after I got her she jumped off the porch. Found out there are doggie orthopedic surgeons so she got a plate and cast. That was 2022

No photos here either. You should be able to tell the engine displacement by stroke alone, assuming the head measures 25 1/2 inches as the variations of that engine had stroke lengths unique to the long block. At least that's what my quick look of the Motors data says.

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