I would definitely remove the side plates and check. So many times they are filled with dirt or rust which would cause your issue. Resealing them with new gaskets is very easy. I just did a engine

The spark plug side is easy to take off and if it is clean you don't have to take off the other side. If you find crude take off both sides to be sure you get it all cleaned out and make sure the

I echo Dennis’s recommendation to take off the side plates and clean out the deposits. I did this on mine at the urging of Butch and it was full of gunky deposits. I had no problem getting them off

I agree with Dennis, I had a motor that had been rebuilt but I checked the side plates and they were full of gunk, they are easy to take off I would advise doing it.

Andy, I don't comment often here, but I would check the side plates! They are not real easy to take off or reinstall, but my jackets were 3/4 full of hardened mineral, etc. deposits. It did make the

I haven't removed the side plates yet for 2 reasons. The engine looks like it was recently rebuilt and I don't know how to reinstall the side plates and be sure that they have a good seal. The Air

Do you have the baffles in on both sides of the radiator? My 48 ran hot till I put them in. Also there is one in the top of the hood as well. These make the air pass through the radiator rather than

Did you take off the side plates and clean the gunk out of the block?

I've been having overheating. I put in the air dams, backflushed the block and radiator, installed a thermostat ( there wasn't one), and I still had overheating. I counted the fins in the radiator and

I had my 47' brake shoes relined with thicker material and clamped them onto respective backing plated each mounted on the metal lathe I have and turned to size after I had turned the drums..Funny

Park, Drilling small holes thru it, at the appropriate locations, will help with visibility. Butch Virus-free. www.avast.com

Park, I cannot offer any advice on the dipstick problem, but I must comment on the beautifully clean looking engine compartment. Keep up the great work.

I assume you are referring to my kludged coolant pipe with a PVC elbow. That actually doesn’t get in the way of the dipstick, although I do need to replace it. The dipstick itself drops nicely

You need the proper water pipe above the oil stick. Then you can use it.

Park, A good bright light works well to see the wet oil. Or get a younger helper with a good set of eyes to help out 😀

Never saw a brass dip stick before, wonder how long they used those.

Changed the oil on my 1948 CoBra before putting it to bed for the winter. In the process, I remembered just how useless the dipstick is. It’s a brass rod, bent into a loop at the end, and with a

The brake lathe has a spindle on each end you mount the drum on one end and the shoes on the other end. You cut both at the same time. You won't see these in small shops these machaines run thousands

Uh, How do you turn shoes, on a brake lathe? I've worked in a lot of shops, owned a couple of brake lathes, including Ammco and Accuturn. Neither were equipped in any way, to touch a

The shoes and the drum are both put on the brake lathe and turned at the same time. You may have other ways of doing it but thats how it was done in every shop I worked at in my 46 year career. Sent