Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

[Big Man]

If there is one that seals around the screw either A) they did not replace it or B) they did replace it and nicked it with the threads which is allowing the oil out or C) it is offshore made crap-as in the tolerances are loosey goosey-more than likely the last one. You may be able
To double up on the gasket or try wrapping Teflon tape around it and see what happens.

mike

Upon closer inspection it would appear that the old washer just fell apart (probably the screw/nut was tightened down enough to FUNAR it). I have replaced the old washer ) what was left of it) with a new one and the problem has been corrected.

 

[Big Man]

Upon closer inspection it would appear that the old washer just fell apart (probably the screw/nut was tightened down enough to FUNAR it). I have replaced the old washer ) what was left of it) with a new one and the problem has been corrected.

UPDATE: The problem just appeared to have been corrected. After putting on a washer the small leak stopped around the nut. However, after running a while (just to make sure everything was ok prior to driving again) the oil is RUNNING OUT from around the filter housing. I did nothing but add a washer to the nut that holds on the cap of the filter housing. Nothing else. Now there's a steady stream of oil coming out from the housing (can't tell exactly where, but it's not from around the nut).

Something sure changed when I added that washer, but what I don't know. Now there's a big puddle of oil under the car. It's a good thing that I checked it out before just assuming everything was good. It wouldn't have taken but a few minutes before all the oil was gone.

Any ideas?

 

[Studebaker Driver]

Big Man -
I have been through this before on my stuff. Gaskets and sealing washers get petrified and need replacement. First, using a rag to wipe away oil, see if you can determine the exact point of the leak. It is normally an easy t6ask to see where the oil is pumping out.

Sometimes the oil filter canister lid is not seated very squarely on the body and, if the gasket is fossilized, it lacks the ability to seal effectively. Also, the sealing washer under the retaining bolt head; it must be soft enough to squash and seal under the bolt, but not so soft it extrudes out.

I've been through this a lot, you got this. HOWEVER, I will warn you now, lately I've had a tough time finding the parts I need to fix! You might have to get creative; if the gasket is hard, maybe one from a swimming pool filter will fit, or one from a tractor spray rig or garbage disposal unit. The part you need is out there, but you'll have to think outside the box (welcome to my world of truly orphan cars!). One thing to bear in mind is putting a too-soft washer under the bolt head to withstand both heat and pressure. There are red fiber washers and white high temp plastic washers that will work. Avoid black soft neoprene rubber washers at all cost. The will soften in hot oil and pooch out under pressure. Ask me how I know. Go on, ask me.

 

[Studebaker Driver]

How are you doing with your oil leak, Big Man? Did you get it tracked down OK?

 

[Big Man]

How are you doing with your oil leak, Big Man? Did you get it tracked down OK?

Yes, and I apologize for not replying about this earlier ("stuff" gets in the way, etc.).

Turns out I either had a pinched gasket on the oil filter cap or just hadn't soundly fitted the cap on before being tightened. Once I took the cap off, cleaned it and the gasket good, and carefully replaced everything, the leak stopped.

So, in this case it can be chalked up to "operator malfunction" instead of an equipment problem.

 

[Studebaker Driver]

The only important part, Big Man, is that the trouble was isolated and fixed!

I've been working on the Stanley sedan's beauty

 

[GHT]

The front of that amazing Stanley reminded me of the 1919 Roll Royce Silver Ghost that sold at auction, a year or two before the pandemic, for a cool: £1,023,000.

 

[Studebaker Driver]

Some of the gimmicks and tchotchkes sold in the early day of automobiling were just laughable. There were worthless gizmos that were "guaranteed" to make you flivver start easier, give you better gas mileage and go faster doing it. Things you could buy to make your lights brighter, your tires last longer, give you the ability to run faster, jump higher, dive deeper and come up drier.

Well I love those auto-equivalents to quack patent medicine.

I recently found a thing for the Stanley sedan. It's not enough that the car is steam powered, it can't have a simple stop light. No, it has to have this; The Comer Stop Signal. The Comer Signal adds to the beauty of the car, prevents accidents and is absolutely noiseless in operation. The user can absolutely put the blame for rear-end collisions on the man behind.

The signal comprises a replacement tail and stop light assembly with integral license plate holder. But the real attraction is the metal semaphore flag that flips up and *illuminates* with the word "STOP" brilliantly displayed.

 

[scottyrocks]

Some of the gimmicks and tchotchkes sold in the early day of automobiling were just laughable.

 

[Big Man]

"Wheel ants" ... so, that's been my problem. I'm going to rush out right now and spray my wheels.

The only thing more idiotic than an advertisement like that is the fools who actually believed it and bought the product. The level of gullibility of some people amazes me.

 

[Fading Fast]

"Wheel ants" ... so, that's been my problem. I'm going to rush out right now and spray my wheels.

The only thing more idiotic than an advertisement like that is the fools who actually believed it and bought the product. The level of gullibility of some people amazes me.

My Dad's philosophy (a word I doubt he ever used once in his life) was all of that stuff (including power windows) was "just something else to break so they can charge you to fix it." Needless to say, we had very few gadgets in our house or car.

He also usually made his point with a comment like this, "something wrong with your arm, you can't roll up a window?"

 

[LizzieMaine]

I agree with your dad on that one. Power windows are loathsome, especially in the winter, when they freeze up tight and you end up trying to groove them open with the edge of a scraper or a credit card just so you can get thru the drive-thru at Dunkie's.

Power windows were introduced as an option on the 1941 Packard, and you'd think we'd have some mention in the papers we follow in the Day-By-Day thread if they were as great as the marketing people think they are. But it seems that Packard buyers were too smart to fall for it. "Ask The Man Who Owns One."

 

[GHT]

"Wheel ants" ... so, that's been my problem. I'm going to rush out right now and spray my wheels.
The only thing more idiotic than an advertisement like that is the fools who actually believed it and bought the product. The level of gullibility of some people amazes me.

Using the exhaust gas of an automobile is the accomplishment of a recently invented device.
It works well on wheel ants too.

 

[Big Man]

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Using the exhaust gas of an automobile is the accomplishment of a recently invented device.
It works well on wheel ants too.

That one may actually work.

 

[Studebaker Driver]

Vacuuming up ants or dirt from cars is an offshoot of the physics of the Stanley steam syphon, used to pull solid water from lakes, streams, horse troughs, into the water tank. It was *very* fast, much faster than mere city water pressure; 50 gallons could be syphoned into the tank in a matter of minutes. The hoses were often long enough to drop off a bridge and lift water straight up the hose and into the tank.

 

[Wolverine]

Wonderful, still on the road / awesome rides, such passion and love -- love this thread!

 

[Studebaker Driver]

The Brits are wildly enthusiastic about all forms of steam machinery (love them) and steam cars are high on their list. This is a great short You Tube video

 

[Studebaker Driver]

It took a long time, but I finally got the big 30 hp Stanley Mountain Wagon engine back from the machine shop. Metal fatigue had claimed the steel engine frame rods on one side - basically the engine broke in half on one side.

For anyone who has ever wondered what a Stanley steamer engine looks like, this is one. The 30 hp was the biggest engine Stanley put into their cars at 4-1/2" x 6-1/2" bore and stroke. They are 2 cylinder, simple, double-acting. "Simple" designates the steam is used once before it is exhausted, as opposed to a compound engine which, after use in the first cylinder the steam is exhausted into a second (or third) cylinder. "Double-acting" means steam is taken at both ends of both cylinders, so the steam not only pushes the pistons down, it also pushes them back up giving a 2 cylinder engine the same number of power strokes as an 8 cylinder gasoline engine.

 

[GHT]

When Santa has to resort to internal combustion,
he does it in an MG. What an endorsement!

 

[Big Man]

I'm getting ready to replace the tires on my '27 Bugatti (kit car). It runs 475/500-19 tires and tubes. My question is which do I need: tube liners, rim strips, or flaps? What is the difference in those three things?