Hi All,

I searched the Service Manual and the Forum but cant seem to find out what oil to service the front shocks with.

Also considering modern oil what would be the best oil to run in a standard transmission?

Any suggestions?

I don't know what it is called but the engine machinist told me a need a new one.

See the attached illustration and this part shows up as 5.0806 and it is the metal place that is placed between the timing chain cover and the engine block. He told me that there were cracks where the front engine mount (Series 22nd) bolt holes were and the bolt holes were elongated.

Does anyone have this part for a quick sale???

Bill

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Hi all,

Sorry to hear about that leaking seal.

Since my dads engine is in the shop this very moment what advice can I give the machinist on preventing such a disaster?

THANKS!!!

Bill

Thanks Owen,

I sand blasted down to bare metal and am going with VHT Cast Iron two step process (primer then paint).

Bill

When I do a mock up with the car raised the steering actuator will indeed hit the bottom of the chassis when the steering gear is fully turned to the left and the gears inside the steering box get internally locked...HOWEVER...in reality the steering gear will NEVER be allowed to travel all the way to the point where the internal gears will get locked because the external lower control arm to steering knuckle bump stop will kick in before that will happen.

So the question I have at this point would be how limiting is the external bump stop? Hopefully the external bump stop will stop the steering gear turning angle long before the Monroe actuator gets this close.

The picture below shows how much space I have when the steering gear is "almost" turned so far left to where the internal gears get internally locked (about 1/8 inch of gap).

I guess if it does become a problem I can pad out the external bump stop a bit using a 1/4 inch piece of steel to limit the left turn limit...OR...just tell my dad to never turn left...

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Hi All (again),

I am the guy who is installing (trying to at least) PS in his dad's 1949 Series 22nd.

I purchased a Monroe unit and the Pitman Arm.

Does anyone have any pictures of this unit mounted on the car?

Specifically I am interested in looking at the way the actuator is mounted to the pitman arm and how close the actuator gets to the underside of the chassis frame under the steering gear.

I mocked up my unit as indicated in the diagrams and it looks like the actuator will get real close to the bottom of the chassis rail. The car has a fuel line in the way right now so I would have to move that a bit to make it work but it sure would be helpful to see a picture of this contraption installed in a car that it was designed to be installed in.

THANKS for any help you can provide!!!

Bill

Dedicated to keeping the man who owns one on the road!!!

I want to paint the intake and exhaust manifolds with ceramic header paint.

The exhaust manifold will be painted cast iron but I need to know the color of the intake.

Also...does anyone have engine detail pictures that they are willing to share?

THANKS!!!

Bill

Does anyone have the dimension of the distance between the front of the fan and the radiator?

My engine is out and I am looking into bigger fan options.

Ernie,

If you are referring to the 11.0045 piece my dad's 1949 Series 22nd Super "Granddads Car" has this piece installed. It is essentially a one piece unit constructed out of two pieces (bottom "U" and top inverted "U") that are spot welded together.

When I removed the engine I drilled out the welds that held the top inverted "U" so that I could get the engine out without needing a super tall engine hoist (cherry picker). I will need to use sheet metal to patch up the holes and after the engine is installed I will bolt it back in with self tapping bolts (two on each side).

I purchased a rebuilt water pump and I noticed that the replacement water pump does not have a "lip" or a ridge at the tip of the water neck housing. See attached photo of old on the right compared to new on the left.

If I were to install this pump my concern would be that when the cooling system pressurizes that the rubber hose would slip off because there is no lip/ ridge for the hose clamp to press against.

Has anyone else had this issue?

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