Are those standard MR valve sizes, or 2 1/4"? Also, chamber CC's?

Is this a DR4, or a DR4-4? Parts are no longer available for the earlier DR4. Also, is it a clutchless shift, or clutch assisted? Price for sale outright?

Bob, if it has to be explained to you, then you don't get it at all. As for "no money", don't you root for Jay every time he's been at Drag Week? No money involved there either, only bragging rights, and I would bet that he has WAY more invested than that flathead, and a turbo small block could easily outrun him.

It's amazing what they did with that flathead. When you see how the pushrod set-ups are for that Ardun OHV, it's even more amazing.

Quote from: Tunnelwedge on September 18, 2023, 08:20:08 AM

With both sides failing at the same time is it possible the install was not correct? ie: pushed on the the outer race, it doesn't take much
Which bearings?

Yeah, sound like instead of pressing the inner race he stuck on the outer race and pushed on it, deforming the roller cages.

That would be my first guess also, but first check out the bearing maker and report back. China has been putting out some bad bearings for some time now. It has more to do with heat treat than anything else.

As for 'pressing' them on, I've always used a pipe with the correct diameter for the inner race, and a heavy hammer. Never had issues. You don't have to beat hard, just firm taps, and making sure the pipe has a level face that contacts the bearing in a full 360*.

This is the first I've seen anyone even mention the FER&R. It looked like a lot of rain in the area Saturday, so wasn't sure if they got the track dry enough to race.
Glad you had fun and got a win, Joe, and glad you got your Dad there. Makes up for some of the disappointment. That's a bummer about the convertor not working out. It was looser than your old one, wasn't it?

Why change the starter if it works? A new one will probably be inferior to the one you have on it now.

If you decide to trigger an MSD with points, they will see little power and last a very long time.  It works well

I triggered the MSD Blaster in my Highboy for 25 years using ONE set of points. They do last forever, I just checked the gap occasionally to make sure there was one. Dwell doesn't matter, so gap is not important, and the voltage is so low that arcing is non-existent. Engine never went over 5500, so bounce was not an issue. If the box ever went bad (never happened), all I had to do was switch a couple of wires and I was back on my way with a stock set-up. Best of both worlds, in my opinion. BTW, that Blaster is now in my '70 F350. Been going strong for 30 years now.

https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/early-nhra-gasser-star-indy-winner-ohio-george-montgomery-passes-away

My wife pointed this out to me. Sad to see another legend pass away. He was a great figure at the Reunions and always had great stories. I'm glad I had the opportunity to have him sign my original Ohio George models.