Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-01-2019, 02:03 AM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-31-2019, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,009
Re: 32 stock v8 tudor steering very hard
Thanks for the replys, I can see whats involved now. I dont have any access to club pullers in the UK, but I dont see why we cant come up with something using a bearing separator. I will let you know...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-31-2019, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,009
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-31-2019, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,503
Re: Model B front end question
Dick
I have a very saggy front spring on my 32 Tudor (V8), and have had it in the back of my mind to find/make a new spring.
I have had springs re-set on other old cars I have owned, but found...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-31-2019, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,009
Re: 32 stock v8 tudor steering very hard
I am going to do this job on my 32 Tudor. I have searched the forum briefly and not found a post which "walks" the reader through the process from beginning to end, so I will try to do a good job...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-30-2019, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,009
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-25-2018, 04:56 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,438
Re: Reason for electric fp at rear
Mike,
would it work if you just put a check valve between the original Ford pump and the carb?
Then the fuel never drains back, and there would not be a problem with the old mech pump running...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2018, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,907
Re: Big Euro Auction
They like to pull you in with a low estimate.
Most are on no reserve I seem to remember.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-05-2018, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,907
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-05-2018, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,813
Big Euro Sale
Probably more T and A, but some very nice V8s too.
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25077/?department=MOT-CAR
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2018, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,292
Re: Need Rewiring Help
Im with Drolson and DrBrown. The wiring on a Ford is very straight forward. (I suppose my 32 was maybe a little more basic?). I bought a wiring loom which was excellent quality and it came with very...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-26-2017, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,159
Re: 6 V Lithium Jump Start?
I bought a Stark Power Li-ion pack, which is very small, about 7 inches by 4 by 1 1/2.
So small can now be carried under seat for emergency start.
It is 12 volts only, but works a treat on our...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-26-2017, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,720
Re: Phaeton hood/top saddle
I noticed your post about the ignition lever being reversed. I wonder if somebody in the past has replaced the bell crank on your manifold the wrong way up. This would reverse the direction of...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-19-2016, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,435
Re: Headlight relay good idea?
The great advantage of the relay whatever the current draw is the better electrical connection in the switching process. Not so much with 12v but still may be worth considering if you are using the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2016, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,414
Re: Head removal/any tips?
Make 2 of these: cut a piece of 3/4" id tube about 10" long and weld over an old spark plug. Weld a 6" long piece of same tube to the top to make a T, which is the handle. Screw each into front and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-05-2016, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,157
Re: flathead ran with no oil
Glennpm has it right. You need to get some oil to the mains and rod bearings, then take the plugs out and crank it on the starter till you get oil pressure on the gauge. Also stick some oil down the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-14-2016, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 13,590
Re: Low Compression
Get a hand seat cutter, see if she ll come back to clean seat in that worst bit, grind in the valve and get on. That all looks fine to me, the corrosion is around the water holes is just where gasket...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-07-2016, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,381
Re: Downdraft Carburetors?
Hi RS
Going weak to rich: TS, TD, SY, RW, RE.
Try SY, then go up or down. A Lambda sensor is a great help here, or good rolling road.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-22-2016, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,734
Re: 3rd brush question
With respect, with regard to the Fun Projects voltage regulator, the instructions state very clearly that you dont set the 3rd brush to max.
You start with fully charged battery, and the 3rd...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-11-2016, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,943
Re: Ford lifters on an Iskendarian cam
Well Murre it all depends on the design. If you put the centre line of the cam lobe off from of the centre line of the follower, grind a radius on the follower, and an angle on the face of the cam...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-11-2016, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,943
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2016, 03:17 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,408
Re: another what is it..
If you wind it one way it pulls, and then wind it the other way it pushes. What a great bit of kit!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2016, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,064
Re: Radiator cleaning
I had some Hydrochloric acid left over from a concrete floor etching job. It does a great job of dissolving rust and limescale. The evil gas that comes off is presumably chlorine, so you need to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-01-2016, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,114
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-17-2016, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,770
Re: late columbia in a 34 ?
Im doing something similar. Looked at doing exactly that, but changing rear crossmember for straight spring put me off.
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