Alfa Romeo 101 series Giulia Guilietta other models heater

This is the complete heater fan assembly heater core unit out of the 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider, same for all the 101 and other models, i doubt this has ever been apart since it left Milan in 1960s, fan works, mini radiator heater core has no leaks or plugged up channels, if it did you can just pour a very small amount of acid thru it , or radiator flush, ,these units dont put out alot of heat anyway..thats what they look like , so you can see whats missing on yours, 3 bolts to secure to dash. i think a hair dryer puts out more heat..

Florida executes another death row inmate,,,finnally

1936 Knucklehead service

Note the rounded down tube...above 1936 only.

Close-up on the 1936 and up neck and you can just see at the bottom of the foto the "telescopic" down tubes of the forks, 1 tube into another. and the exposed rocker assemblies of 1936 and 1937.

Another close up on the 1936 front head, So when you find them you know what you are looking at,... Had to pull the engine , machine the oil pump surface, we think there may have been a air leak at the interface of the oil pump n case surface... never ever encountered this, and do a proper case fit as the cases leaked, plenty of work , but do it right once and you can put plenty of miles on a properly built engine.

Nice to work on my own stuff for a change.

Alfa Romeo 101 series fuel tank sending unit maintenance

Heres the sending unit w the "Pinot Noir wine bottle cork" from the factory in Milan. So you can see as the lever n cork swing from buoyancy it moves the metal lever on the copper toaster area which is reflected on the gas gauge. This unit failed and before i opted to buy a new one from Centerline in Colorado i thought to brush clean off all the rust , debris at the terminals n clean up the wires n connections etc..Thats all it took to bring the fuel gauge back. Of course these old style gauges fluctuate from E to F as you drive because the cork is moving in the fuel tank . A modern Benz or Nissan wont do that.

a real cluster fuck , when you come back to clean up someone elses wiring...Sometimes all it takes is running new wire , cleaning terminals w a metal brush on a Dremel or drill to restore function.

This will be the same for most antique vehicles.

Why I will never ever visit China

The most cruelty to animals, to man’s best friend, was picked up by Treehugger e...nvironmental news website, where stray puppies are being cooked alive and eaten by people in eastern China.
This story deals with the pup being lured to the person doing the cooking by an offer of a morsel of food, which the starving animal could not pass up. The poor creature is them grabbed, impaled on a tong, and literally cooked alive. How the person doing this can disregard the animal’s screams and squirming while being roasted is beyond this writer.
In many parts of the world, dogs, and even cats are consumed as food – especially in eastern Asia. But to cook the creature while it is still alive is a form of cruelty that goes way beyond human decency, and is a practice that should have been relegated to the Dark Ages...

My blog is motorcycles , cars, anything metal... If you know me you know i love animals,, and i know motorcycle and car folks and airplane folks are some of the best people on the globe,We live in an extremely cruel, barbaric world where some folks like this woman live in the stone age...If you find her you know what to do...this puppy didnt deserve to be lured by this witch and be cooked alive and eaten, China and Romania lead the globe in human rights violations n animal cruelty...

great old Steve McQueen foto

Great old Steve McQueen foto..yrs back i had the remains of a 1934 Sport Scout that belonged to him. Anyone can identify this bike?

101 Scout Wall of Death foto

a fellow on that Facebook on the Indian motorbikes had this foto, anyone out there know who the rider might be or any info?

Zundapp ks750

The auction Kahn-Dumousset had items as expected. To outward looked poor, but the essentials were most original in case of the bikes. This Zündapp KS750 sold at 15k:

I'm on this yahoo Kradriders forum to learn about ww2 German bikes, and the Forum leader posted this auction foto... too kool to not post...

I'm glad Boeing 787 Dreamliners arent built in China

Back to servicing the knucklehead, oil pump failure, poor job on engine case assembly by long ago owner,.. so i'm reassembling my knuckle n i got these "cast iron piston pin keepers" to secure..holy fuck batman.. these made in the peoples republic of lead painted childrens toys...are made out of cheap cast iron... not the proper spring tension metal, and they r missing the 2 holes for the ring expander to fit in , see foto... so some part not worth a fraction of a penny can take out your motorcycle. truthfully i'm thankful that country doesnt build passenger aircraft...what a disaster if they did...imagine how poorly made their nuclear weapons must be?? next to the busted rings u can see a set i think for r12,,, w the proper holes.

Blogger map

you can see the map on the bottom w visitors, pretty kool, i haven't conquered China, most of Afrika, Greenland , Iceland , middle Russia, ...those wierd hits in the ocean..?? cruise ships w internet service...its amazing just how much old iron from ww2 tanks to subs to motorcycles r still out there to be discovered, just last week i learned about a German ww2 tank in Belarus, without a foto it would stay unknown except to the folks who know where its at.

Genuine as-is 1913 Harley Davidson twin

Above is a advert for this 1913...98 years ago...

Unbelievable 1913 HD twin...the real deal. owner is considering selling this... i would sell the kids , wife,girlfriend, grandparents first...but never my dogs...So he has asked me to entertain some bids, you are welcome to email me at the profile/contact page, leaving an offer on the comment page ..no good.. email me and i will contact owner...

So you can see its a 1913 HD, no footboards or the brackets on frame for footboards, 1913 would still be a single speed hub in rear wheel, 1914 gets the first year for a 2 speed .Note the manifold has a opening on it.No pushrod tube covers until 1914 models. Gas tanks w separate oil tank below seat. Why the motor company doesnt buy all these up is beyond me.. I'd get an aircraft hangar and fill it. What ever is missing is available as excellent high quality reproductions.

Consider being a vegetarian or vegan

I dont push my beliefs or agendas on anyone. I apreciate the folks who read my blog n send me fotos, input...I have been vegetarian 11 years, best thing I could ever have done, Please consider the brutality n cruelty of eating cows, pigs, chickens etc.If I influence 1 person w this post..thats great... meat diets have zero fiber, high risk of colon cancer among other cancers, plant based diets equal increased health longevity, weight management,...Sir Paul is vegetarian , last year i saw him perform in concert, he has the energy of a 20 something. I'll continue posting motorcycle n auto related topics, so send me fotos.

1940 WW2 BMW R12 front brake cable service

Harbor Freight here in USA has great tools ,like this motorcycle stand..

Missing the correct cone style front wheel spacer...previous driver used worn out Timken berring assemblies as spacers!

New cable, as-is original rust and paint...

Front brake lever w new cable.I did have to grind the brake cable end piece keeper to fit inside the front brake cable assembly, So its not just swapping out parts.

Blown apart front brake cable and new Made in Germany replacement..not that made in the "Peoples Republic of I dont give a fuque" or "its on the boat..its your junk now"

Give yourself a little xtra cable so it fits correct. I did have to Dremel grind off 6 inches of outer cable to get it to fit...

Interior splined front brake drum.. I was looking for the splined part that mated to it,,not here..Turns out the R12 front drum is the same as the R12 rear drum , so no the splined parts not missing,, Being that the front spacer was missing i just assumed the splined part mating to this was another for the missing or lost parts lot.

Note the paper thin front brake pads, 72 yrs later ...worn out ..but at least it wasnt metal on metal..So next re-pad the front shoes,,so the bike stops with not just the rear brakes.. Theres always the "Fred Flintstone" braking option.

The tires are very old Russian tires someone added postwar in Latvia to keep riding it after the wartime tires wore out, the tread passes safety but the sidewalls are dried out.

Everything you ever wanted to know about BMW R12 bikes...look here
http://histor.ws/bmwr12/eng/index.htm

The R12 is a major blast to ride.

1955 Porsche windshield wiper mechanism repair

Heres the actual windshield wiper mechanism that controls the wiper, mounted below the dash.

All old Porsches have this failure, the wiper stops rotating but the linkage below the dash is functioning. What is the actual failure in the mechanism? a tiny metal rod or pin , thats all. the small cranks wont break they r tough metal, When i looked around to replace the units i only found very very expensive replacements, and its not a part common to the early VW like many other parts like the wiper motors, The actual unit is riveted together, assuming no one is going to drill out the rivets to determine the failure. ..So thats what i did,,, next time use a drill press to get the holes straight. Study the fotos and you will see the tiny pin that needs replacing ..thats it!then just get some nuts n bolts grease it and reassemble. The most difficult part is you just about need a toddler to climb under the dash to remove both assemblies,,i like working on old metal, iron , parts vs the chinese mystery metal or water bottle plastic all new cars are made of.

No wear at all on the crank teeth! Very simple reassembly,, so if you have this problem or you have an opportunity to buy used non working wiper units , now you can easily fix them.