Recent content by Dave999

ballast resistor is all about current control current flow is dictated by total resistance of the circuit between + volts and ground. its a series circuit. power supply connected to ballast resistor which is connected to coil which is connected to ground by the points or electronic switch the...

or a tiny bit of corrosion or aged fuel pipe is holding the needle valve open slightly or the pump has hammered a ridge into the needle valve and it no longer cuts off the fuel when the float is up. or the float is full of fuel, if its a modern spancil plastic float, maybe its outer skin has...

standard dizzy you will need to work out which way to connect the pickup it only works one way properly use a transformer/ laminated core coil and a short spark plug lead as your king lead the coil from a ford or chevy truck 6 cylinder 1975 works well they are about $25 on rock auto 1976...

do you still have the start wire connected that feeds 12 volts to coil at start? sounds more like slight flooding to me. do you get any evidence of moisture at the tailpipe when it eventually starts or black splatters on the ground... start it with the tailpipe near a white garage door and...

gives you two slopes to the ignition advance curve see image blow shows distributor not crank degrees but that doesn't matter effect is the same. this shows electronic curve and points curve i.e how to build a curve that achieves much the same outcome at the wheels with the two types of...

you can use them to get more spring in but be aware that the higher the retainer edge sits the more likely it is to hit the rocker. really depends on the rocker shape and where they sit when the cam is on the base circle. you might have to shim up the rocker shaft and buy custom pushrods...

can't tell if you are asking how it feels to shift, or what is it or what does it do when shifting this is how it was explained to me.... maybe using wrong terms but at least along the right lines. hard to picture until you pull a transmission apart, at which point you will amazed that...

brake line tube nuts come in 2 types for each size one type has no lead in to the thread the other type has a lead in before the thread, a smooth area from the end before you get to the thread. this is probably an SAE/Euro/Japanese standards thing.... chrysler in just about all cases used the...

or you can buy an electronic version of the black one with only two connections as well i have never had a problem with this type Reproduction Solid State Electronic Correct Restoration Appearance Voltage Regulator - Down to Earth Auto Electrics you can see the nicly soldered board in the...

I jacked it all in and fitted hitachi off a nissan, mainly cos i found a new one for £35 works with the electronic version of the early black 2 wire hump cover regulator no problem Hitachi LT 150 188 for 50 amp external regulator 150 means 50 amp LT means external regulator 188 is...

occasionally having to go to first then into reverse, is a feature of many types of manual boxes from new. depends what you were doing before you decided to go for reverse. counter shaft momentum still spinning all unengaged gears on the main shaft after you pop it out of the gear it was in...

i personally don't care where its made i buy baldwin filters from UK baldwin distributor some of which are made in a UK factory with a contract to make filters for baldwin and some come from mexico and the US the spec for a B2 filter seems to be the same the world over.... and i buy them...

OOps! You were supposed to be having your tonsils removed? damn well, begins with T so 5% right

durafix/ alubraze/ easyweld/ aluminium easymelt easy braze rods you clean the area with a stainless steel brush, that should only be used for this job, the longer you brush the easier it flows. you want every remnant of aluminium oxide out of the way you can't do this with brass or normal...

I live in a country with plenty of standards european, US/SAE and british standards, so standards do exist outside of the US and in some cases they are stricter and better applied. we both live in countries with lots of choice I can buy decent quality or i can buy rubbish....its called...