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Those shafts where interchangeable. You would find different military units having some axles with the old ball and trunnion style and some with the modern 'U'-joint style. I believe the older style is actually stronger than the U-joint style. There is a company making the ball and trunnion...

I like that system.

I'd check the fuel booster pump on the Injection pump. There is a seal on that shaft that can go bad and allow fuel to go straight into the engine.

Yeah I had a few apprentices that should not have gone into mechanics. I might have lost my temper with them a few times.;) But on average I did try and teach them what they needed to know. My wife says I'm a horrible teacher though. She was a middle school teacher before retiring. I think I...

I don't know about that. I bought mine four years ago. Still fine. I grease mine on a regular basis though.

I posted my trailer brake system here somewhere. I can easily tow either a 12 volt or 24 volt trailer .

Why the conversion ? The 24 volt system is far superior to the 12 volt one. Better battery charging and better lights. Faster engine cranking too. You can also easily install a "Battery Welder" on a 24 Volt system. Granted you cannot get a "jump start" from just anyone, but that is a small...

I was saying that some things like the water fording kit used the vent tube as a point of exit for their vents. Also, the brake booster sometimes used this too. That is why a picture is best to figure out things.

Well, when it came time to install the next piston assembly and the crank stopped turning, I did have a moment of extreme panic ! Then I saw what I had done and fixed it before anyone could comment on my stupid mistake. Back then the old mechanics could be merciless! Today you don't want to...

Check your brake booster vent line. If your leaking fluid from the booster that is the first place to look.

Some trucks that had the water fording kit installed used the crankcase breather as a Are talking about the air pack vent tube ? Can you take a picture of what your talking about ? Thanks.

I forgot to mention. You need to check for piston skirt collapse. Use a micrometer to measure the top and bottom of the piston skirt. They should be the same or very close. If there is too much difference (piston skirt collapse) then you will have piston slap in the piston bores. This...

As long as the ring grooves are intact and the top of the piston is un-damaged they should be fine. A little sanding with some green scotch pads should do the trick. If you have a sand blaster you can blast the pistons with "coconut husks" media, or similar . If you don't have one then soaking...

Thanks Ahab, but I'm just old enough to have rebuilt them in the past. Back then they still came in the shop. On my first rebuild of an old straight six I didn't align the rod bolts correctly. Guess what happened !

If you don't change out all the plugs to brass, don't bother. The brass will interact with the old steel ones causing them to go out much faster. Use stainless steel ones like "bprzyw" mentioned. I bought them for my Deuce several years ago.

Looking good ! You can never have too many lights !

I'm sure you mean "where does the air compressor draw it's air from" correct ? If you look at the air compressor you will see an approximant 2" X 3" square metal housing near the top of the compressor head. That is the filter intake. There should be a course fiber material inside the housing...

Chevy straight six engines all had super tight clearances because of the longer stroke used in these engines. So the rod bolts had to have an "angle" cut in them so they could clear the engine block under the cylinder. If you install the rod bolts incorrectly you will hit the bottom of the...

What he said. Alcohol systems are really old school when it comes to keeping water out of the air lines. They were basically all discontinued by the 1970's as they found the alcohol ate up the seals in the air system. Really sucks to find you have no brakes because the brake application valve...

Disconnect the cable and spray some teflon fluid (your choice of brand) in it. Then work the cable back and forth. Sometimes you can get a small piece of debris in the cable and it acts like a oneway lock. As far as the water goes. Remember you get a wild temperature swing from day to night in...