Thread: Need help idenitifying random part found in car

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I dont even know if this piece used to be on my car or not, but when searching through the parts in the back seat, we came upon this. I have no idea what it is or even if its from a car at all. Only think I know is that it is cast iron, was cut off of something, and it used to have a grease fitting on the side, but someone drilled the hell out of it. They also beat the snot out of it. Any ideas guys?

This photo below is whats left of what looks like used to be a grease fitting, but was drilled out in a bunch of different places.



The small hole that is now oval shaped looks like it used to have threads in it.

Sorry but, I haven't a clue!

How about these? There are four of them. 2 long, 2 short. I found them with a bunch of misc bolts that were inside of the ashtrays. Keep in mind, i'm working on a 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Fordor with a flathead 6. I know they are brass, and I have looked through what seems like hundreds of images of parts in parts catalogs online for these cars and still dont have a clue.

Originally Posted by 46FordSuperDlux

How about these? There are four of them. 2 long, 2 short. I found them with a bunch of misc bolts that were inside of the ashtrays. Keep in mind, i'm working on a 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Fordor with a flathead 6. I know they are brass, and I have looked through what seems like hundreds of images of parts in parts catalogs online for these cars and still dont have a clue.

Look like brake rivits

Agree with Charlie on the second set of pics. Brake rivets seem like the answer but I don't think they'd be brass. Maybe plated cadmium?

Not sure but I think Used to be copper plated

My guess is that the first one is not car-related at all, and it is a random something-or-other that fell out of someone's pocket and wound up behind the seat. Please excuse my technical jargon!

We used to do our own on 10 wheel dumptrucks. The rivets were coated steel. I don't believe brass would be a good choice is all.. maybe bronze??

I still think they are rivets for brake shoes, just wasn't sure of the material is all.

Originally Posted by 46FordSuperDlux

I dont even know if this piece used to be on my car or not, but when searching through the parts in the back seat, we came upon this. I have no idea what it is or even if its from a car at all. Only think I know is that it is cast iron, was cut off of something, and it used to have a grease fitting on the side, but someone drilled the hell out of it. They also beat the snot out of it. Any ideas guys?

This photo below is whats left of what looks like used to be a grease fitting, but was drilled out in a bunch of different places.



The small hole that is now oval shaped looks like it used to have threads in it.

It is part of a hydroflux valve with the angle deverter exposed

Originally Posted by Bruce lee

It is part of a hydroflux valve with the angle deverter exposed

You know I think you may be right

Hydroflux valve as in welding? I tried to look up hydroflux valves on google images and went through pages and pages and didn't find anything that looked like it would have had something like that on there. However, judging by some of the valve designs, I think you're on the tright track.

As far as the other pieces, correct me if im wrong, but wouldn't the rivets be hollow inside and not solid? And I am probably wrong on the material. Its just so odd to find 4 of them. 2long, 2 short, in an ashtray with a bunch of other small nuts/bolts. But then again, who the hell knows what happened since the car was last registered in the 70s.

I'm not tellin.

Damn! Why not!

I've never seen hollow rivets for brakes.. Is there a letter in a circle on the rivet head?

No, there are no markings on them what so ever.