Mattbob suggested we make "guess that part" an Oppo thing

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 10/16/2014 at 11:37 • Filed to: None

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...in the "ignition parts fail" thread. I agree. I'm kicking things off with something abominably easy - Crowmolly, Camaroboy, please wait at least 5 seconds before posting the correct and precise answer.

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/16/2014 at 11:41

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Looks like a distributor oil pump drive shaft.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 10/16/2014 at 11:42

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Ayup. More specific?

Mattbob > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/16/2014 at 11:43

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looks like a square peg in a round hole. beyond that, you got me.

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/16/2014 at 11:44

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How can I get more specific? It vaguely looks like the one in my 302 SBF.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 10/16/2014 at 11:46

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"Ford" counts as more specific, since they're the ones with the weird fetish for hex drive, clip, etc. It's actually a 351W one, so pretty much the same.

Aaron James > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/16/2014 at 11:48

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If you've never rebuilt a small block Ford I can see how it would be hard to know but those of us that have will know right away.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Aaron James 10/16/2014 at 11:50

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Exactly. It's not even just the SBF - Ford industrial fours and some of their sixes use the same thing.

camaroboy68ss > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/16/2014 at 12:11

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I was going to say it was a primer tool. I kg its Fird engine relate I'm terrible at them. The last ford engine in the garage was only there to pulled out of the car and sold so a 348 Chevy W motor would go in its place

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/16/2014 at 13:05

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I got no clue on that one. But it leads to a question. Should the "Guess That Part" thing focus on general car parts or be so model specific (like this one) that only a few people can figure it out? I mean, as a British car restoration guy...I got a lot of weird stuff, but I don't know how much fun it would be to post pictures of $hit nobody can figure out.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR 10/16/2014 at 13:13

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The reason I posted the Ford oil pump drive is that it's brand-specific in a sense... but being an SBF and Ford six part, it's absolutely ubiquitous for any of our US classics mechanics.

As to that pic, I've got a couple of leads, but don't know it offhand. I'm mostly limited to Landies. A sense of scale would help - if it's really small, it might be some type of accessory accelerator pump or part of a mechanical injection rig. If larger, might be brake or power steering - it certainly looks like control over the trapeze end meters between one or more valve outputs.

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/16/2014 at 13:22

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This will give you a sense of scale with the caliper in the picture. And a hint as to what the parts painted black are.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR 10/16/2014 at 13:25

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I've seen the chain-driven power brake master cylinder cylinder helpers before, but not the style in your pic. At least, I assume it's a helper and not the cylinder itself.

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/16/2014 at 13:35

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Here it is installed. It is actually a combination upper A-arm and shock absorber for MGA and MBG cars. The smaller one in the upper pic is for the rear. First time I saw them I said, "wait....huh???"

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR 10/16/2014 at 13:40

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Explains the resemblance to a door opener. Should have thought of that. I'm used to the idea of lever arm shock absorbers, but doubling up with the A-arm isn't something I've seen like that before, and it changes the look of it a bit.

Of course, it figures that most of the results for a GIS of "lever shock absorber" is MG...