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[Gordon Yeo]

Bob

I got a remanufactured Rochester B1 carburetor and swapped out the cast base to fit the 235 manifold. My engine guy put his hand on the tappet cover and frame too asses vibration and said it runs very smoothly. Rebuilt hydraulic tappets must take some of the credit.

I put the 216 tappet cover on to have all the holes in the correct places. When trying to hold down the cover and not have any oil leaks it became apparent the modern gaskets are rubbish. My solution was too use two gaskets and dope them with the Aviation form-a-gasket. I like to use it and the expression ' sticks like s--t to a blanket ' was invented for this stuff. Side cover plates are usually difficult to get right and this stuff does the job.

I was at Acton yesterday and you were missed, get better soon. I got some supplies from Brian Asbury for wiring the lights up and can get at the rest of that project. Thank you to every one, who spoke to me yesterday, for their kind comments on how the truck is progressing.

Gord