Seriously. My thought was to use a thin-walled replacement (I assume they’re thinner-walled) and hammer it: set it in a vice (probably in a piece of wood drilled so the cap lip is supported all around), open end up and get a dowel that’s just a bit smaller than the I.D., then whack the crap out of it.Thinking the cap will elongate a bit and get a…[Read more]

Here a copy of that letter.

Most of my tool collection is left handed. Very little seems to work right.

You must have been using a right handed hammer…ya need that left handed one!  

I tried the hammer.  then another hammer and then a different hammer.  All I managed to do was make the original cap smaller.  Don’t forget that there is important stuff (the wheel bearing nut) that is inside the cup.  No way could I get it small enough to fit inside the adapter yet large enough to fit around the axle spindle nut.  Maybe ther…[Read more]

Roy I’m like ed…Hammer, hammer, hammer. Old air force maintenance saying…hammer it to fit and paint it to match! Dats me!  Nice job.

Me, I’mma use a HAMMER!

There’s an email letter going around from SEMA that adrdesses that and the new house bill to kill raising ethanol to 15%. The Ethanol is bad for the new engines especially the seals. newkitman2012-08-22 18:28:04

Nice work Roy. I had a chuckle when you listed tools used. It was almost a complete machine shop. I always say there is nothing a good man can’t fix with enough tools.

No Ed, your idea of starting with cheap Chinese caps is a fine one.  I had an extra original and that (plus a piece of conduit and some flat steel, metal lathe, dremel and a grinder, drill press, mig welder, and some jeweler’s files) is what I used.  It was the diameter of the cup, not the flange that was too large.  I’d be embarrassed to tell yo…[Read more]

Wow. What did you start with, Roy? My idea of buying an EMPI Chinese replacement cap and modding it was no good?

Impressive. 

Good thinking Allan. I always get less mileage from blended fuel too.  I wish I’d a thought of that when I put a new elec. fuel pump on my’63 Willys 4wd truck. The first one lasted 20 years. One of those old AC pumpers that pumps a bit and shuts off when the pressure gets up when the bowl is full. You know what they look like.  After much s…[Read more]

Beautiful !

Great job!

Probably that 10% Ethanol causing the lower MPG.

When I first bought my TD 3 years ago I was getting an average of 30-32 mpg.  I had the valves adjusted 3 months later and then I was averaging 28 mpg. I just had major work done on my engine last month including a carb rebuild. Now I’m averaging 24 – 27 mpg. Go figger.

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Truly beautiful work.  

My son finished the gas tank!  We’ve already had an issue with the fuel supply tube breaking but we have a solution that will keep him from having to open it back up.  Frustrating but fixable.I’m not quite ready to anchor it in place but I did a test fit and it’s perfect.Here are the pics.  What a talented kid.