Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-16-2013, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,276
Re: Cooling system cleaning
Is there any worth to removing the thermostats while doing the vinegar cleaning? I also remember someone posting a tip to put some nylon hosiery over the lower outlets to keep the crud out of the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-14-2013, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,396
Re: Mallory Magnetic Breakerless Dizzy
Thanks for the inputs. Given that I just put together my test stand and this is its first use, I was trying to make sure that I had not messed up some wiring that was preventing the distributor from...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2013, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,396
Re: Mallory Magnetic Breakerless Dizzy
Yo Bubba, thanks. Those are the instructions I followed and could get no light flicker so I reckon the thing is dead. But, checking the soldered posts where the little magnetic pickup coil is...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2013, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,396
Mallory Magnetic Breakerless Dizzy
I acquired this 59A with a Mallory Magnetic Breakerless Distributor. I have put it on an engine that is mounted in my newly built test stand. I tried my new contraption yesterday and did not see...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-12-2013, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,783
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-10-2013, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,249
Re: repairing sparkplug threads
Thanks, Rotor. Here's some I found, http://www.reamproducts.com/data/catalog.html. It looks like these things are used by the antique tractor crowd to update to newer plugs. When I said "7/8 inch"...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2013, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,249
repairing sparkplug threads
Hi All,
Just acquired a set of crusty old Weiand heads for an 8BA. At first I thought I had a couple of busted off spark plugs that someone could not get out. I did the acetone/ATF soak and they...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-08-2013, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 9,532
Re: Introduction
I have a hard time imagining a Cad shoe horned into a '37 pickup engine compartment. Is it done "old school" with an adapter to the Ford trans.?
If you need a flathead, I have one that I soon...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-28-2013, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,697
Re: No Camshaft
Watched the Sunday Morning show where they are making human ears with a 3D copy machine now out of material that grows. If they can do that, I would think the technology to build valve actuators to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-26-2013, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,108
Re: Head Studs Won't Torque
Mine on the 8BA in my '36 pickup are the same way. I figured it was because I chased the threads with a regular tap when I was cleaning everything up. That was before I learned not to do that on...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-26-2013, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,728
Re: Surplus airplane parts for a 36+ Ford
I never followed up on this to verify the size, but when I was flying the 737 I was sitting on the fold down jumpseat in the cockpit to get home and I took note of the ashtray. It was round and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-24-2013, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,697
Re: No Camshaft
How cool is that?! So, right off the top of my head, I can see the timing gear being removed and the sensor (I assume it needs this) off the crankshaft installed in that cavity. I would guess that...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-23-2013, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,761
Re: For those who have T5s
Phoenix, I have a Ford toploader 4 speed with a Jeep shifter on it in the '36 project I'm working on. I used a Chassis Engineering center section that I modified the bottom plate to keep the ball...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-17-2013, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,205
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-16-2013, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,981
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2013, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,532
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2013, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,148
Re: 400jr
Pete, doesn't that make them a bit noisier, too? Mine set at .012 and .014 are a little noisy when cold.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2013, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,510
Re: clutch pedal assembly
What pedal assy do you have in there now? Maybe you are lucky and have a '40 where the clutch pedal was just left off. With that you could get a clutch pedal and an equalizer shaft to use with the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-07-2013, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 10,207
Re: R U Serious
Max, because of the late hour he called it sounds like he went to the next extreme past the rule, "do not drink and post."
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-07-2013, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,637
Re: Fuel regulator
Yo russcc, are those pumps quiet? I have a Carter on my '36 and while it works well, it is kinda loud.
Also, something I did that has worked well is drilling and tapping the bolt that goes...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-07-2013, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 11,749
Re: Bubba's chevy conversion dist.
Thanks, 51. I guess I do not understand how the darn thing gets its inputs.
When you said that you do not need a degree strip to set the timing that intrigued me because of what I'm doing. I put...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-06-2013, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 11,749
Re: Bubba's chevy conversion dist.
OK, I need some help here because the statement, "If you get a digital timing light, you don't need a degree strip.", completely befuddles me.
I looked at an Innova demo on U-Tube, but it did not...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-01-2013, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,039
Re: Ford 8" in a '36 Tudor?
The CE kit is what I used in my sedan. As I recall, I drilled new holes in the bottom plates in order to better center the axle in the center of the wheel well. Also, you may have to use shims to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-01-2013, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 8,155
Re: Strange posts
"The only thing I'd say to flatheadman2 is that politics and religion don't belong on this Forum."
AMEN!:p
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-01-2013, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,086
Re: 1937 block with '36 heads
Wow, Dave, would love the look of an aluminum head. Like I said, once I know that the block is a good one, I'll see about acquiring the parts required for it. It came with the crank and valve...
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