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Checkinng The Fence

rusty6

rusty6

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Well hardly necessary as it is a new fence but it was an excuse to take the 52 Merc out for it's first spring drive today. Cool wind at 32 degrees but nice sun and sky. The Merc ran cool. Maybe its the low daytime temp or maybe it is the different radiator I installed this past winter.
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Got some video of today's drive. The old flathead sounds great. Had the camera mounted on the back fender near the exhaust for part of the
drive. Took a run through the hundred acre woods trail along the new bison fence. Tried clearing up a few stumps off the new ground using
the grubhoe but eventually decided to leave them for the rotary mower to chop down.
Merc First Spring Drive
 
Nice. Brings back memories of my first car; 1953 Ford 4dr, flathead, dual exhausts, three on the tree with overdrive. Bought for $370 cash in 1958. Can't do that today.
 
(quoted from post at 05:54:31 04/11/19) Nice. Brings back memories of my first car; 1953 Ford 4dr, flathead, dual exhausts, three on the tree with overdrive. Bought for $370 cash in 1958. Can't do that today.
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For sure. I paid more than that for my non running 53 parts car and was happy to get it.
 
Rusty,

In the first portion of your video it appears that the Merc wheel is unstable and wobbling just a bit. The rest of the car seems very steady which should rule out slight camera wiggle. Hope your wheel lug nuts and wheel bearings are all tight.
 
(quoted from post at 08:28:00 04/11/19) Rusty,

In the first portion of your video it appears that the Merc wheel is unstable and wobbling just a bit. The rest of the car seems very steady which should rule out slight camera wiggle. Hope your wheel lug nuts and wheel bearings are all tight.
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Good sharp eyes Ron. I noticed that uneven rotation too and plan to check it out. My guess is a slightly bent wheel as I know the nuts are tight and bearing was good last time I checked.
 
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