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George/Maine · 06-04-2012, 02:24 AM

Shim the bearing to get it to turn,this was done by the back yard mechaic.
Some times you would put a .001 bering and would be to tight.
The rich went to dealer.get a ticket if you pulled a car today.
Very common in the 1960s.Then you had to put 2 6volt battery together.

06-04-2012, 02:24 AM	#8
George/Maine Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mid coast Maine Posts: 1,878	Re: hard cranking flathead Shim the bearing to get it to turn,this was done by the back yard mechaic. Some times you would put a .001 bering and would be to tight. The rich went to dealer.get a ticket if you pulled a car today. Very common in the 1960s.Then you had to put 2 6volt battery together.