Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-26-2026, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 265
Fn221
My Signal-Stat FN 221, (flasher,) arrived yesterday. Today I will install it. Now I will be able to do away with the accessory turn signal switch. That switch came in handy at the time, but it...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2026, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 406
Re: 8BA Crossover pipe
what I did with my pipe was hack saw it in 2, not in the middle but more on the driver's side. then piece flexible tube over as much of the crossover as possible (clamp each end.) The gaskets are at...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2026, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 991
Re: Voltage regulator
I read here that setting the amps gauge, or just getting a bit more amps, needs special equipment. But shouldn't my dashboard amps gauge able to deflect and show me that any adjustment I make are...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-08-2026, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 530
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-06-2026, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 991
Re: Voltage regulator
I think the regulator number is R-141. When I look that up nothing comes up. The only information on the regulator body is made in USA and positive ground. Similar Borg Warner units are priced higher...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-05-2026, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 991
Re: Voltage regulator
A couple of days ago I found this Borg Warner regulator in my basement. These pictures will show that it has screw adjustments and that excited me so I mounted it right up. I got in the Mercury and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-30-2026, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 991
Re: Voltage regulator
I learned yesterday that, yes, temperature is the boss when it comes to the regulator. Off went the plastic bowl, and on went the original cover. Thanks everyone.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-29-2026, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 991
Voltage regulator
I was checking out my voltage regulator because I have Sunday off and I'm spending it with my Mercury. The amps gauge has a kind of a flicker to it and while trying to find out why I noticed that...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-07-2026, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 577
Views: 232,624
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-06-2026, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,476
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-03-2026, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,342
Re: oil
Autozone, Oreilly's, NAPA. etc. Non detergent oil is easy to find.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-28-2026, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,342
Re: oil
For me, it's 10-30 non detergent, and I add Zinc.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-27-2026, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 770
Re: Generator end plate bushing lubrication
I am finished installing a new bushing and the end plate is sitting on my kitchen stove. The bushing has Liquid Wrench thin oil soaking into it and on my next day off I’ll use it. I did not drill a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-19-2026, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 369
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-19-2026, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,307
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-18-2026, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 369
Replaced my generator end place bushing.
Yesterday I replaced my rear generator bushing. I had already purchased a nice end plate to keep my '53 Monterey on the road, but by replacing the bushing I would have a spare. I broke a hack saw...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-01-2026, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,325
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-24-2026, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,364
Re: This might slow my oil burning
10-30 non detergent and add zinc is what I do. I went to the store at 8am today and it was 6 below. Cranked a little slower but started, and I sat and kept it running till the chill was gone.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-12-2026, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 493
Re: Generator end cap.
The end cap was the easy part. I could do it by braille. Pulling the front pulley off the generator to renew the bearing took some tact. Plus, it was cold in Michigan today.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-10-2026, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 493
Generator end cap.
I'm off work today so I am going to work on my '53 Monterey. This end cap has a nice bushing and the one on there now does not. The oil port is of a different style and I hope that this does not...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-31-2025, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 836
Re: My generator.
Yes, it's the ball bearing! I assumed it was a grease fitting. I'm going to clean it up and find a bushing maybe. For now, I'll enjoy driving the car to work. I only go about 1/8 of a mile there and,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-30-2025, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 836
Re: My generator.
Thanks. I have the original generator but was able to buy this one and when I installed it worked and so I felt happy about it. The cap I installed came from the merc originally and has the brushes...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-29-2025, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 836
My generator.
It was cold and rain in Michigan yesterday. So, I put on my Harley raingear complete with booties and went out to the driveway to remove my generator. The last couple of days I started hearing a kind...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-23-2025, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 129
Views: 9,585
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-11-2025, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,338
Re: Pearl Harbor Day
Then it's kind of a sure thing that 911 will go away too. Think about Custer's last stand. A horrible event which upset the entire country. Then years later, in 1960, a singer Larry Vern sang "Please...
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