Originally Posted by Steve_H
Some of these old drums are thin when new. Big trucks are better but some drums are hard to find. Cleaning them up each time a new set of shoes is installed will wear them faster than the shoe will. If they are round and not cracked, why make them thinner? Take the lip off and put them back in service. Spark plug cleaners? Just used one last week. International Harvester tractor had fouled all 4 plugs, 1 hour run time. Rebuilt carb, cleaned plugs and it was tractoring just fine. smile
Old habits die hard. smile But I guarantee that if I had a spark plug cleaner, I would use it, and never buy another plug.

Last edited by 52Carl; 09/23/2014 1:15 AM.

1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission