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  1. Merle Coggins
    Very well could be a Hercules. I've heard of them, but not familiar with them. They were fairly common in industrial applications back in the day.
  2. Merle Coggins
    It's a common problem on these old vehicles. The gas in the float bowl tends to expand as the engine heat soaks after shut down. This expansion causes gas to push out the jets into the intake and cause a flooded condition. More often than not it'll start up easier by opening the throttle slightly. My truck has the stomp starter, so my practice is to use my heal on the gas pedal to open to 1/4 - 1/2 throttle while pressing the starter pedal with my toe. Starts every time. You have also need to lower your float level slightly. This will help reduce the flooding effect.
  3. Merle Coggins
    That same storm system rolled thru my area in the evening. I had just lit coals to grill up a tenderloin for supper. I rolled the grill just inside the garage and watched the storm while under cover. It was just pea size hail, so no damage.
  4. Merle Coggins
    May be a Ford Industrial engine. Does it turn over? If it is seized I would worry that it’s the compressor that is seized more so than the engine.
  5. Merle Coggins
    What engine is in it?
  6. Merle Coggins
    Oh yeah... We also had a 1970 Chrysler Newport. That’s the vehicle I took my drivers license driving test in.
  7. Merle Coggins
    I’ll let it slide this time... D and C are close together on the keyboard ? I assumed that’s what you meant, but I got excited there for a second thinking you got the 1 ton back together.
  8. Merle Coggins
    OK. I questioned that due to your statement earlier... I’ll assume that was a typo then?
  9. Merle Coggins
    You got the brakes done on the 1 toner?
  10. Merle Coggins
    Those valve seats are toast. They need to replaced by a reputable machine shop.
  11. Merle Coggins
    Looks like an oil drip
  12. Merle Coggins
    Two peas in a pod... ?
  13. Merle Coggins
    Fun... We had a ‘70 Polara Custom, 2 door hard top, when I was growing up. Rebuilt the 383 in high school shop class and it became “my car” thru high school. My cousins had a ‘72 4 door, just like the one in the video. Mine was that same green color too.
  14. Merle Coggins
    https://wetransfer.com/ is a great, free, and easy to use, tool for sending larger files to another person. You can upload up to 2GB files, enter the recipient’s email address, and it’ll send the recipient an email with a link to download the file. Or you can create a link that can be copied and pasted into your own personal email. I use it all the time. It’s awesome. Also... Awesome find Keith. I believe you’ll have a lot of fun with it.
  15. Merle Coggins
    That's normal. The oil fill pipe, with air filter cap, is the air inlet for the crankcase. The draft tube at the rear vents vapors from the valve tappet chamber. In theory, when driving down the road there is a negative pressure at the end of the draft tube to help draw out the crankcase vapors. Modern engines breath in a similar fashion, however, the crankcase vapors are recycled back into the air intake via a PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) system.
  16. Merle Coggins
    When I plug in P/N 915565 into the Napaonline.com search field I get this;
  17. Merle Coggins
    Yup... condensation from the warm exhaust is breaking loose the soot deposits in the exhaust pipe. Nothing to be concerned about.
  18. Merle Coggins
    If it's been sitting for a long period of time it's possible that the clutch disc is stuck to the flywheel. What happens if you put it in reverse before starting the engine? Be sure that the door is open, depress the clutch pedal with it in reverse, and start the engine. If it starts moving backwards while cranking you'll know it's stuck. However, that procedure may be enough to break it loose if it is.
  19. Merle Coggins
    Looks good from here... ?
  20. Merle Coggins
    I've pulled a couple axle shafts with a slide hammer puller. I've also used spacers (long sockets) over the backing plate studs, then put the drum onto the shaft against the spacers. Your spacers should be just long enough so that you can get the axle nut started with a thread or 2. Then tighten the nut and it will pull the axle out. Don't tighten too much once the drum seats onto the shaft again or you'll have to break out your hub puller to get it back off again. You may need to reset with different length spacers to get the job done, but it'll work.
  21. Merle Coggins
    I run 235/75R-15's on my truck too. The trick is to only steer when moving. It will be very hard to turn the steering wheel when sitting still. But just ease forward, or reverse slightly and it'll turn. We're used to power steering where you can turn the wheels stationary without any effort. You just need to re-learn how to use the steering when parked, or when parking. Plan ahead a bit so that you can inch ahead slowly while turning the wheel. You'll be surprised how much easier it turns when the wheels are rotating.
  22. Merle Coggins
    A face shield is very useful when pressure washing. Can be used in conjunction with sun glasses.
  23. Merle Coggins
    Looks cool, but to my eye the base seems kind of small for the size of the top. How stable is it? Looks like it could tip over easily.
  24. Merle Coggins
    I have a 3/4" drive torque wrench that goes up to 600 ft/lbs. It's about 3 feet long, or so. I used to use it all the time when I was a full time technician on heavy equipment. Now it mostly takes up space in my tool box.
  25. Merle Coggins
    That would be for a front wheel bearing nut. The OP asked about the rear
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