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Recent content by Johan1963

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    Vacuum tubing routing behind the dash

    Thats what I was looking for. Thanks, I really appreciate it. it also shows me where the harness is clamped. I failed to take pictures when I tore mine apart. Thanks, John
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    Vacuum tubing routing behind the dash

    Thanks I would really appreciate it. I'm also interested how it was attached to the firewall, how many clamps and where. Mine was already torn out when I bought it. John
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    Vacuum tubing routing behind the dash

    I've been through the manuals, but I can't find any information about how the vacuum tubing is routed behind the dash? Is it a rubber hose, steel line or both from where it comes through the firewall over to the windshield hollow bolt? Thanks John
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    Behind the dash harness routing

    Does anyone have a photo of the firewall behind the dash. I'm looking to see how the wiring harness is routed and position of clamps. I didn't take a photo when I took mine apart. I've been through the manuals and can only find a reference about the harness being secured in three locations...
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    Piston Rings

    I just got some NOS piston rings. The top two rings are identical. The top two rings have a beveled edge on the inside of the ring. There are no marks to indicate correct placement and the instructions don't cover it. My question is, if the top two rings are identical, which way does the inside...
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    Piston pin fit. How tight is too tight.

    I cleaned them up with a green pad and tapped them in with a rubber hammer. They were originally packed in cosmoline. I had to soak them for a day in gasoline to unravel all the packing. I still had to press them out of the piston with a press. Must have been some cosmoline around the pin. I...
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    Piston pin fit. How tight is too tight.

    I'm rebuilding the 6-cylinder flathead out of my 1953 M37 but I have a question about the piston pins. The rod ends bushings were burnished to fit the pin. I'm having to use a hydraulic press to push the pins into the pistons. I've never had piston pins that are this tight before. I assumed...
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