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What did you have for coolant when you last measured the temperature? Distilled water with "Water Wetter" will cool better than anti-freeze. Today's antifreeze contains glycol. When glycol is run in a slow-flowing radiator it won't cool as well as water. With slow flow rates, there is a &q...

Kim, that's a great question. I'll take a shot at it, but I'm sure there's some engine guys out there that can do better. First, the following is from Wikipedia regarding ignition timing: =============== The need for advancing (or retarding) the timing of the spark is because fuel does not completel...

I'm interested. I'll send a PM.

These lug nuts are a challenge to make and I haven't found anyone to make them yet. Are you offering?

I'm wondering if in your "ton of stuff" you might have some early '28 lug nuts? See picture.

No worries, it was worth a try. I've been looking for 2 years and haven't found one yet!

Brian

Here's the details of the early lugnut. Thanks for checking!

Brian

Do you have any lugnuts for the wheels? I'm looking for early lugnuts for spoked wheels.

Thank you oldtimetowing for your response. I too was surprised that it lacked the swivel head, which I feel would have made it much more desirable. I'll share this with my friend as I'm sure he will be interested to hear this information.

Thanks,
Brian

Nice work Neil! Always interesting and enlightening.

Brian

A friend of mine has a Manley crane as shown in the attached pictures. It has a Manley tag but with only a serial number and no model or capacity identification. Can anyone identify this unit? The entire crane appears to be able to pivot on a lower support frame, but I wasn't able to get close enoug...

Great news Neil, can't wait to see it!

Brian

Wow, very complete, mostly unmolested truck. Nice.

Thanks, Bill. Replied via email.

Brian

I'm looking for a pair of 1928 AA spindle bolt locking pins. Please see the attached photo. These would be the early version where the lock pin is one-piece with the head, which serves as the spindle stop. The head is a little longer than the "A" version, as shown in the picture. The pin i...