What did you do today that was flathead V8 related?

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by BoxCar Tom

On Saturday took the sedan out at 11AM this is 9:00PM. Seventeen miles out fourteen on the way home when it stopped going forward, lost power but didn't stop running??? I took the fuel pump and carb apart, didn't fix anything but did manage to lose the (97) float valve. So ended up on a piggyback to get home. More fun today, found a float valve, but still not running, now I think it's the ballast resistor. Leave that for more fun tomorrow.

I should add, that car has never been outside overnight since 1955, It spent 39 years in a barn from 55 to 94 when I bought it and it's been garaged since then.