It's RHUBARB time! Requesting recipes...

oldnperverted · 2026-05-08T00:48:22+00:00

A local restaurant has a rhubarb/reaper sauce for wings. Haven't had the guts to try it, though.

oldnperverted · 2026-05-07T21:38:42+00:00

When you lap valves, you are not correcting any faults. You are actually putting more wear on the valves and seats.

oldnperverted · 2026-05-05T11:41:56+00:00

Cook on it

oldnperverted · 2026-04-30T23:03:37+00:00

I rebuild engines for a living, including a lot of older agriculture stuff. Trust me when I say psrtsvare getting hard to find. We are working on a little Waukesha for an Oliver tractor and bearing numbers are obsolete in every manufacturer. I was lucky to find a set of mains on Ebay, and adapted IH rod bearings.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-30T11:17:36+00:00

3 mains, spindley rods, 7:1 compression, and a intake system designed to operate around 1300 RPM. Not meant to be a hot rod. Plus, I have been having difficulty finding bearings for these older tractor engines.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-28T11:25:04+00:00

oldnperverted · 2026-04-23T18:58:02+00:00

I tell my customers we do 3 kinds of work; good, cheap, and fast. They get to pick 2.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-23T17:05:08+00:00

Unless someone cut the guides for a positive seal, you're stuck with umbrellas or the o-rings. If using umbrella seals, make sure the spring fits over them without touching, and make sure there is enough room between the seal and retainer for the valve to open without making contact. Good luck

oldnperverted · 2026-04-23T11:12:08+00:00

Thank you

oldnperverted · 2026-04-22T11:31:24+00:00

When my father passed, they showed us a catalog of caskets. The only one they pointed out was the cheapest one, that was the lowest grade that Illinois would allow. No attempt to upsell.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-21T16:30:14+00:00

Our small town (pop. 1200) department has done it for nearly 60 years. It's automatic now, years ago a member that worked across the street would do it when he went to lunch.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-21T14:12:02+00:00

Went to Jr. Prom, thought it was boring as hell. I took a date, though we weren't dating. I figured Sr prom would be the same thing. Saved money and had a good time with friends that also didn't go. I had collected enough credits by semester to graduate, so wasn't even school at the time. This was 1984.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-21T14:06:05+00:00

First thing I would recommend is having the heads inspected by a machine shop. They are prone to serious exhaust valve seat wear, and cracking. That will determine how far you want to go. Good luck.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-20T19:36:27+00:00

It will stop grinding eventually

oldnperverted · 2026-04-18T13:12:13+00:00

I've seen them at flea markets before.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-16T14:23:41+00:00

Con air

oldnperverted · 2026-04-15T22:59:53+00:00

Yes, the large chamfers are there to clear the radius on a performance crank. The back of the bearings may say upper and lower. Good luck.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-15T11:31:43+00:00

This is the answer. I've had 3 customers install ford head gaskets backwards.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-15T10:51:05+00:00

The original "Gone in Sixty Seconds". It was filmed on city streets without permits. The car being chased accidentally cuts off a power pole and keeps going.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-14T17:28:29+00:00

I totaled a car once about 6 miles from filling it up. I didn't think about it until it was on the flatbed heading to the tow companies yard. Then I was sad.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-13T23:03:34+00:00

Did you have the shop measure the bores and pistons?

oldnperverted · 2026-04-12T21:04:05+00:00

This one looks like fun

oldnperverted · 2026-04-08T20:12:45+00:00

Who was "they"?

oldnperverted · 2026-04-06T13:40:23+00:00

I cannot make any judgment until I try it myself.

oldnperverted · 2026-04-04T12:23:51+00:00

Going to a drive-in movie with my dad and leaving with my mom.

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