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  1. Jerry Roberts
    Also if your vehicle has the grease fitting for the rear wheel bearings , it might still have pressure built up where you greased it . The way to check is to unscrew you grease fitting and see if pressure is released . I had one that held pressure for several months .
  2. Jerry Roberts
    If the grease hasn't soaked in too far , buy some brake clean , sold at every auto parts store , and remove the grease residue . Use some coarse sandpaper on the shinny spots . It wouldn't hurt to use the sandpaper on the drums a little too .
  3. Jerry Roberts
    #1 If the shock had part of the shaft exposed to moist weather , it would probably be rusted after all of those years and not seal . If it was in the compress position , it might be OK . #2 If you have the shock loose and in your hands , try compressing and expanding it . It should have plenty of resistance . If it is still mounted in the vehicle , put all of your weight on the bumper on that corner of the vehicle and jump off . The vehicle should not bounce more than once . Remember that the shock works by dampening movement .
  4. Jerry Roberts
    Actually , that deep plug will probably hold . I used one like that for a couple of years , only I put mine in backwards , with the cup side facing inwards . Worked fine until I pulled the engine for rebuilding .
  5. Jerry Roberts
    Well perhaps you are not getting a response because the problem is just too simple . Are you running out of threads on the shaft that tightens the clamp ? If so , can you put a spacer under the nut ? Is the clamp stretched out of shape ? If so can you bend it back into shape ? Is the clamp in the right position to grab both the bottom of the air cleaner and the top of the carborator ? Do you just need a thicker gasket ?
  6. Jerry Roberts
    You might try putting a gasket between the air cleaner and the carborator . It doesn't take much . I cut a gasket out of a disposable food container for mine .
  7. Jerry Roberts
    8 cylinder , I would like to hear it run . I hear that they run smooth but engine parts can be hard to get . As you know , lots of time and lots of money .
  8. Jerry Roberts
    It seems like the boots should be available in the auto parts stores . They still use them on the modern vehicles .
  9. Jerry Roberts
    Yes . it is true , your exhaust valves already have hardened seats .
  10. Jerry Roberts
    Take a guess on how much it will cost to fix it up and how much time it will take . Then double those numbers and you will be about right . If it was only about money , it would be cheaper to buy one already fixed up . If you fix it yourself , when there is a problem , you will know right where to look for the solution . I'm pretty much done with mine , I have had it for 12 years and recently replaced the bed wood , about $400 for bed materials and 5 days labor . I recently updated the insurance value from $10,000 to $11,000 as that is what I have into it . The additional insurance was only another $7 a year .
  11. Jerry Roberts
    Tim , see you on the 7 th . Jerry Roberts in Stockton .
  12. Jerry Roberts
    The electric windshield wiper motors get frozen up as the old grease dries up . I bought an american made electric wiper motor , new old stock , from 1941 and the motor wouldn't turn . I partially disassembled it and put some fresh oil in with the grease and worked the armature back and forth to free it up . Works fine now .
  13. Jerry Roberts
    Superior Wisconsin , population 27,000 . The population was 32,000 when I lived there . Just a few miles from Duluth , Mn .
  14. Jerry Roberts
    I remember in our neighborhood in nothern wisconsin every other street was gravel . An old guy would often come by in his WW2 era car and the trim was all painted instead of chrome . I didn't learn until much later that this had been done to save the metals for the war effort . He would drive at about 2 miles an hour and we called him " speedy " behind his back .
  15. Jerry Roberts
    Flexible is fine if there is nothing wrong with them . Don't use copper tubing as it will crack with the vibration , you can use steel brake lines .
  16. Jerry Roberts
    On my lid , The tightening bolt was running out of grip as the lid was indented in the center from years of use . The solution was to use a hammer to remove the indent from the lid center .
  17. Jerry Roberts
    The starter brushes don't get much wear , not like some other brushes that are wearing whenever the engine is running . Such as the generator brushes .
  18. Jerry Roberts
    Another option would be to have a machine shop plane it flat . ( if it isn't flat already )
  19. Jerry Roberts
    [quote=Robert Smith;.... I'll have to have someone stand at the rear of the car to tell me if the break lights come on when I apply the break... unquote To make this a one man job , back up to your garage door at night and hit the brakes . When you look out the rear window you will know .
  20. Jerry Roberts
    I just did one of these a couple of weeks ago . I used a bag of plain ice from the grocery store and lots of table salt . I let mine cool off for about 30 minutes and used a large electric soldering iron . My soldering iron took about half an hour to heat up enough . I was tempted to use a propane torch but ether is flammable . Dons picture of 0 degrees in rock salt looks ideal but my method worked fine .
  21. Jerry Roberts
    I did the seat in my 1941 using Roberts seat kit . I also looked high and low for helpful information and found a good chapter in Don Bunn's book Dodge Pickups History and Restoration Guide 1918 - 1971 .
  22. Jerry Roberts
    The seller doesn't have very good feedback .
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  24. Jerry Roberts
    I see that filter advertised at several places , Autozone , Amazon , etc . It fits several of the Jeeps . I can't find the O.D. anywhere on the largest gasket . If you have a new one in the box , please measure . ( C134PL )
  25. Jerry Roberts
    Remove the valves .
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