Those gland rings can be a problem. If the new gasket is thinner than the designed one the rings can keep it from being compressed and cause leaks. They don't seal anything they just help line up the manifold & the block. When you have it apart again put it together with no gasket and see how much gap between them and your problem night be easier to spot.

If a surface is rough I have used JB Weld to fill it in. I put waxed paper on a flat plate or just waxed the plate and screwed it down with the epoxy between the plate and the rough surface. Let it cure and when it's hard remove the plate smooth up the edges with a file. Then it will hold a gasket a lot better. I had to do both sides of my thermostat housing and water neck that way. If your gas gauge doesn't seal with what you have this might be a idea. Our car has no gauge just a plate blocking the hole. I have thought about trying to fit a boat gas tank gauge in there but think about it is as far as I have got. 

The spring arrived today. It looks a lot better than the one I have in the valve now. I'll change it out before we drive the car again!

Thank you very much Tom!!

Quote from: Articifer Tom on December 25, 2024, 11:25:24 AMGive me your address . Do not want anything for it .

Walter Jones 1102 Roach St. Bowie Texas 76230
Thanks!

Quote from: Articifer Tom on December 22, 2024, 11:41:47 AMYes all intact , spring 1 -15/16 long .

Let me know what you want for it with shipping & I'll get a check in the mail or I can do PayPal.

Quote from: Articifer Tom on December 18, 2024, 11:24:28 AMHello T. Glad to hear . I have a spare parts 196ci 4 cyl PA , 1931 engine . Your welcome to the relief parts from . I'll have to get to deep in shed make sure the parts where not scavenged already . Bought last year as damaged for parts .

Thanks! When you get a chance to look let me know. A PM would get my attention in case I have been lazy about checking this page.

Our car has always been a little slow to build oil pressure after a cold start. It would have about 5 psi. for 30 seconds then jump up to 35-40 and stay around 30 even hot. I fired it up for the Christmas parade after sitting a few weeks and it sat on 10 and didn't move. I cracked the line coming out of the pump and it had at least some pressure on it so I let it idle and after what seemed like forever it jumped up to 30 so we did the parade. Today I decided to look into it further and started at the relief valve. I took it out and cleaned it and noticed that the  plunger had about 1/16" slack before it touched the spring. I took it apart and the spring seems to have a couple of coils that have lost their tension. I adjusted it until the plunger had a little pressure on the spring. I put it together and it almost instantly had 40 psi and 30 when hot. I guess I need a new spring but have no idea where to find one.

I have been looking for a couple of them for 2 years. I have the spring & hook parts but one of my brackets has been replaced by one that doesn't let the hood close right and another is in pretty bad shape. I may attempt to make some one of these days. If you find a source let me know.

I think I may have fixed it. I couldn't find a way to take it apart without destroying it so I backed the nut off and wrapped some button hole thread my wife had around the shaft a few times. Put it back together and so far no leaks. I thought about putting a ball valve between the tank and the filter and plugging the old valve but that would have the filter & throttle linkage fighting for real estate. Thanks Tom for giving me that idea.

Anyone know where I can find this shut off valve? I have tightened the packing nut and it still drips. It used to just drip when the valve was shut but now it seeps all the time.

Great video and your coupe is really nice! It takes a lot of dedication to keep one of those brass era cars shined up and a unbelievable amount to get them in the condition those are in!

A while back I needed a brake light switch and bought a Allstar brand switch from Amazon that was a exact replacement. Problem was if you weren't stopping fast and using a lot of pressure it didn't work. Then a few months later it quit. I bought another one and it was the same. Then I found this one. It is really sensitive and just slowing down it turns on the lights. How long it will last remains to be seen but so far its great. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN1HTMTM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

I am late to comment on this but since none of us were around in 29 who's to say that the rigid line didn't cause problems back then? I would think that eventually it would crack at one of the fittings from the vibration.

I have been a little worried ever since I put the original honeycomb radiator in as to how it would do in the heat. I have added water several times and it spit some out when it expanded. This time I just made sure I could see water and left it alone. It didn't loose a drop and there was no steam. I am crossing that concern off the list!