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I remember the VW days too. I completely agree with you on all of that. When people ask my opinion of the K&N filter, my usual response is, “If it allows more airflow, it’s because it’s not filtering as much”. Simple as that. My deuce won’t see more than probably 250 miles a year (if that) so...

I never completely disassembled the canister, but I did change the oil and clean the base. I’ve read a study that Ford motor company published sometime in the 50s I think. It describes the restrictive nature and accelerated engine wear associated with oil bath air systems. I was eliminating it...

The old rubber elbow hose was pretty hard so I don’t think it was that. I didn’t take the air cleaner apart other than to dump the oil out. It ran like a champ today in the Independence Day parade so it sure helped. I know it looks a little goofy but it was actually parts they had in stock...

It’s been awhile but I did a mod to the deuce just to see if it helped. I had a big problem with hot restarts and it always felt like the engine was restricted. I went to Advance and bought a universal cold air kit. I made the filter mount and turned the aluminum carb hat forward. It was still...

Update. I installed a tachometer on Friday. Once I had everything connected I tried to start it. Nothing! I figured I must have messed up something in the distributor so I went back thru the distributor and checked everything. I had spark at the plug so I pulled the breather tube and splashed a...

Thank you sir. That’s what I wanted to hear. Monday was probably in the 50s and my engine temps were under 190 the whole trip. I’ve got good compression and it doesn’t smoke at all so I believe the engine is sound. I’ll go back over it and see if I can figure out issue. I’ll probably work on...

I need to make an ignition adapter for my timing light. It starts very well cold so I didn’t think about timing. I have gone through the brakes. Some were too tight but that was before the longer ride to work.

That’s an excellent suggestion. I’ll check that out.

I suspected a lean condition as well but pulling out slightly on the choke didn’t help as I expected it would if it was lean. The governor system is disabled but it’s possible I’m still having an issue with that on the carburetor. I was having a sticking throttle and it was because of the...

For reference, it’s a 1953 Studebaker with the 331 Reo. It runs beautifully and has recent tune up parts installed. I’ve read some members cruise at 55 and some say 45. My speedometer is functional and accurate. I know there are a few gassers on the site so I was hoping for a comment from one...

After several trips around the house of 10 or so miles, I decided to jump out and drive the M35 to work. It’s about 35 miles of 2 lane road, one way. 45 mph was pretty much all it would do. If I back off the throttle some I could manage 48 mph. Without a tach I don’t know engine speed but it...