Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 07:24 PM
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
I didn't take measurements, but it will be more than 1/16 inch. The 1 1/16 is the venturi size, the base is larger diameter. The two things that worry me about boring out to the larger base diameter...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 07:03 PM
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Re: Hand Opersted Tachometer ??
Hand operated tachometer was used in equipment repair and testing. You held a friction end against a shaft to see how fast it was running.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 06:59 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 06:56 PM
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Re: What weight oil should I use - Brand?
You have the correct fitting, it is the one the oil pressure sending unit is threaded into.
Your engine appears to be assembled out of several sources. Your car left the factory with a tangerine...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 422
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
I'm doing a poor job of describing this, so I took a few pictures. For size comparison reference, at left is an intake with the regular diameter flathead intake openings, next to it is a 1 5/16...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-01-2024, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 422
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Did you look up inside the carburetor base with the throttle plates open to see if there is a mis-match in bore size, or if the center section is 1.335" where it mates to the base section? I'm not a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-01-2024, 04:32 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-01-2024, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 20
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Re: What weight oil should I use - Brand?
Asking what oil to run is a dangerous thing on an internet forum. You will get lots of opinions. You will also be warned about zinc. Please be aware that zinc (ZDDP) was added to oil in the late 50s,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-01-2024, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 422
Views: 29,225
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
I'm not a fan of the pictured carburetor configuration. If you open the throttle blades you will probably find the bore in the base is larger than the bore in the center section, that there is a big...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-31-2024, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 422
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
You may want to put the nice looking carburetor on another flathead V8 in your fleet and test run it first. You don't want the first running of your new engine to be an exercise in trouble shooting a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-31-2024, 10:08 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-30-2024, 05:06 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-29-2024, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 482
Re: Ford intake with S
The dark spot on the passenger side is dirt / crud on the surface. All features other than the S are normal 37-39 aluminum intake. 39-41 intakes are basically cast iron equivalents of these with...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-29-2024, 05:56 AM
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Re: 33 exhaust “Y” pipe
I have good experience with Waldron Exhaust on post war cars, you could call them and see if they can help you with your 33.
You could also try the usual NOS vendors and see if one is still...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-29-2024, 05:50 AM
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Re: Setting Ignition Points - 59AB
That is what I do. Dad had a Ford Heyer Stroboscope back in the 70s and did all the distributors for the local V8 Club. He found that with everything good in a distributor it set the points and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 01:41 PM
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
I typically bolt the gear onto the cam before installing the cam, then line up the dots on the gears when dropping in the crank. Can you see the offset in the bolt holes of the cam? Maybe make a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 01:12 PM
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Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
According to the 1953 Ford Truck Shop Manual (page 53) "After the cover is installed, the pump shaft shall rotate freely and have an end play of 0.002 to 0.0045 inch".
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 482
Re: Ford intake with S
It is the low generator mount 37 and later type intake. I didn't take a picture from the side and don't have the intake at home.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 10
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Re: 1937 Ford Coupe - Fuel sending unit
All 36-55 Ford sending units are the same, with different arms crimped on. You can carefully remove the arm and swap a different one (or make a new one if necessary) on if the sender is working...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 482
Ford intake with S
I bought a 37-39 style intake at a swap meet earlier this year. It looks typical of Ford's factory intake except it has a large S in a circle on top of the runner in front of the carb area. The only...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 600
Re: Timing advance plate - Crab Distributor
According to the big spreadsheet of compression ratios your engine is over 9:1, and if no relief over 9.5:1. Definitely expect it to be more sensitive to spark timing than the stockers I work with.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-26-2024, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 600
Re: Timing advance plate - Crab Distributor
Thanks for the report and the pictures. I find I usually have good results with the advance half way between the middle and the end of the scale, and run down the vacuum brake a few turns if needed...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-26-2024, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 600
Re: Timing advance plate - Crab Distributor
These days I typically advance a front mount distributor several notches more than factory spec and find the engine runs better. I suspect that is due to a bit of wear in both the front slot of the...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
05-26-2024, 06:22 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-26-2024, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 422
Views: 29,225
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Thank you for sharing all your trials and tribulations on this engine, this is a fun thread to follow.
Maybe put a tight fitting wood dowel in the front valley tube so you can get a good grip on...
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