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Re: Power?
Congratulations on the successful rebuild, Dan! :o) Willys was sure ahead of its time; even today I can't think of a manufacturer who supplies a tailwind a standard equipment in their cars. <g> --
By John Kohnen · #192546 ·
Re: Power?
Thanks [email protected]> wrote:
By jay bernhardt · #192545 ·
Re: Power?
Jay, just took out the overhauled Fhead 4 wagon, runs great, a few (dozen) leaks to chase, power is good. In terms of top speed with an Fhead, mine would difficult if it didn't have an overdrive.
By Dan Mulholland · #192544 ·
Re: Power?
Could it be something as simple as the linkage not allowing full throttle? Revving in neutral, how does the engine respond? PuN.
By willyswagon230 · #192543 ·
Re: Power?
That's as Fast as it goes with the pedal to the metal. An incline of any amount drops me down big time. [email protected]> wrote:
By jay bernhardt · #192542 ·
Re: Power?
All are 120psi [email protected]> wrote:
By jay bernhardt · #192541 ·
Re: Power?
Start with checking the compression of all four cylinders Bill Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
By William Hickey · #192540 ·
Re: Power?
Jay, When you say "Top speed on the flat is 42", do you mean the engine won't rev any higher or that's as far as you are willing to push the throttle... Our wagon tops out at about 50-55 mph but will
By willyswagon230 · #192539 ·
Re: Power?
I would check the jets for proper mixture. Too rich or lean will rob power. Also check the timing curve. Something else you might want to consider is advancing the timing a couple of degrees. Under
By John Barrett · #192538 ·
Power?
So the resto is done and I'm at the point where I have to put out all the little fires. The big one is top end power. Im new to an F head in a truck. I live on a road that is 20 degree slope. I can't
By jay bernhardt · #192537 ·
Re: ??,
You called it, flashlight holder. There's one on ebay for $250. Wow. [email protected]> wrote:
By jay bernhardt · #192536 ·
Re: ??,
Flashlight (assuming they're flashlight-sized; hard to tell from the picture). I remember using similar clips, and I probably still have a catalog somewhere that shows them.
By uglydukwling · #192535 ·
Re: ??,
Flash light holder, military part. Lew Dobbins email: <mailto:l.dobbins@...> l.dobbins@... Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 12:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject:
By Lew Dobbins · #192534 ·
Re: ??,
Fire extinguisher would be my guess. There's not too many things you would want to mount on a steering column. John56 Pickup TKER TOY?Graham Wash. On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 12:58 PM, jay
By John Barrett · #192533 ·
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Any idea what these are for? I know they Mont on the steering column. Fire extinguisher maybe
By jay bernhardt · #192532 ·
Re: The overhaul
I ordered an efi distributor and mean while fixed the vacuum advance by adding a spring inside it. Maybe it was suppose to have one. Any way it ran some what ok but only went at bout 40 mph. The efi
By jay bernhardt · #192531 ·
The overhaul
All, Didn't win the bet with Jay about when the engines would be done, but the fhead 4 did start up last Sunday. It's been too hot to do much more work on it. Current hilarious argument- when the
By Dan Mulholland · #192530 ·
Re: Can I substitute SAE 85W-90 for SAE 90
Thanks much. I checked with Valvoline and they said their Synchromesh oil is made for manual transmissions and the only one they have that meets the GL-4 spec. I¡¯ll try that. Next issue is the
By Fred Mauer · #192529 ·
Re: Vacuum advance
This company rebuilds vacuum advances, I remember about $85. Terrill Machine Inc 1000 County Road 454 De Leon Tx 76444 254-893-2610
By richard · #192528 ·
Re: Can I substitute SAE 85W-90 for SAE 90
Fred, I don't know about 85-140 oil. I installed Sta-Lube Gera Oil SAE 85W90 (multipurpose Hypoid) in both transmission and transfer case but haven't driven enough to know if there are problems.?
By willyswagon230 · #192527 ·