Oil Pump Pressure Relief Valve (1949 Service Reference Book)

[PatS....]

So you think that noise you hear is a loose tappet, do you?

[randroid]

Pat,

As the story goes, WPC recognized that after WWII there were a lot of GI s home from the war who'd been trained in automotive mechanics but lacked formal education in other ares, so repair manuals were written and machinery was created that would make it possible for the average Joe could fix things. A good example of this is setting the timing; although created before the war it was easy for a guy to pull the plug above #6 and get the timing set correctly without buying a timing light. The little booklets for installing and wiring an OD tranny were written in the same simple English for the same reason. Today's manuals are written with the assumption that everyone owns expensive analyzers to do the thinking for you, as if wrenching on a car was the sacred domain of a select few, and wouldn't it be nice if the manufacturers once again considered the needs of the consumers first?

Thanks for posting that; I'm going after parts of Pigiron today that need a 'poor boy's' touch and your post reminded me how simple it will be.

-Randy

[HanksB3B]

I thought I was through making folders.

Thanks for sharing (always room for good info),

Hank

Edited July 7, 2010 by HanksB3B