Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-21-2024, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 576
Re: Oil Filter Canister Question
I have been looking for a duplicate sticker like the one on your filter. The Kralinator Ford of Canada sticker. Is anyone duplicating them? My 54 Meteor has one, and it was intact until I pressure...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-14-2024, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 297
Power brake booster grommet - 1968 Merc.
Need to replace the grommet and might as well change the booster check valve on my 1968 Cyclone GT. Cannot find a listing or confirm a Dorman number anywhere with specs. The hole on the booster is 1...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-14-2024, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 3,832
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-13-2024, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,453
Re: Second times a Charm.
Wow is right!! What an impressive engine. Out of a junkyard it already made healthy power, and with simple add-ons I'm SO impressed with the results. Stock heads to boot! Amazing.
If you haven't...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2024, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,123
Re: Polarizing the generator
Three years ago I fired up a 54 Meteor (Canadian Ford) that was parked in 1966. Nobody had attempted to start it ever in that time.
When I got the engine running the charging system worked...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-24-2024, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,443
Re: Public Service Announcement: Avoiding Ethanol
Yes letting them sit is when ethanol is a big problem. I try and start every winterized engine in the yard at a bare minimum once over winter. Usually over Christmas I do this. Just today I went out...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-24-2024, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,445
Re: 1962 Galaxie radio speaker connector
I ran into the same issue, did not have the right connector. Ended up using two cotter pins, cut shorter, one smaller than the other, and they fit in the holes perfectly. I soldered the speaker wire...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-22-2024, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 978
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-21-2024, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 540
Re: 54 Meteor (Ford) rear axle seals.
Thanks for all the help guys, I put the car back together last night and drove it around the block a few times, all is well. Gene F, good tip on pulling those axles, I will remember this for the next...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-19-2024, 11:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 540
Re: 54 Meteor (Ford) rear axle seals.
I had a heck of a time getting the axle out. I do not have a slide hammer (yet) but I used a big sledgehammer and an axle puller with a chain around it. I cannot believe how many times, and how hard...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-19-2024, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 540
Re: 54 Meteor (Ford) rear axle seals.
Ok, yes you're right, the SKF 13865 is the correct seal. I will exchange the two wrong ones tomorrow. They are clearly too small. My micrometer does not really fit in there so I couldn't get an...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-18-2024, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 540
Re: 54 Meteor (Ford) rear axle seals.
****** EDIT: Fixed original incorrect seal number ******
Here is the correct seal for the 54 Ford/Meteor rear axle:
SKF 13865
Specs are:
1.375" Shaft
2.502" Outside Diameter
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-18-2024, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 540
54 Meteor (Ford) rear axle seals.
Hey guys,
Have to replace the axle seals on my 1954 Meteor, a Canadian Ford. I got one of the axles out, man was it stuck in there. Anyway, I changed the rear seals two years ago in my other...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-18-2024, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 955
Re: Lost a hubcap from my 54 Meteor.
I am totally interested in this! Those hubcap centers are very hard to come by. Please send me the pics, or post them here. I have been wondering how to make new ones for quite some time.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-17-2024, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 298
Re: Holley 1901 choke pull off is weak.
I removed it again, and this time blew compressed air into both ports on the intake manifold. I got a lot of air through both. Will see how it performs on a cold morning.
Your statement about how...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-16-2024, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 298
Holley 1901 choke pull off is weak.
Have a 54 Meteor, which is a Canadian Ford with the 255 Merc flathead and the Holley 1901 2 bbl carb. Canada got the flathead one more year than the US in some models.
I actually have three of...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-16-2024, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,444
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-26-2024, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 329
Re: speedometer gear
I think the smallest you can get in that type of gear is a 19 tooth, at least that was the smallest I could find online. Here is an example:
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
02-20-2024, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,263
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-13-2024, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,077
Re: Clock for a 52-53 Mercury
Found a discussion on the diode clock fix. Here is what the guy said for which diode to use: Use a 1N4007 general purpose diode.
Go here and look at post number 15 for more details:...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-13-2024, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,077
Re: Clock for a 52-53 Mercury
You can actually put a diode across the points which eliminates the spark. Then you will never have to clean the points again, and they stay clean forever. The guy that fixed my 6 volt radio told me...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2024, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,463
Re: Oil canister for EAB 52 Ford
I have a mig welder and I would totally weld that if it was on my car. I'm not a pro welder by any stretch, but after welding you can grind/file it down and paint it. Nobody will ever know. Except...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2024, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,324
Re: uncanny stories
In 2003 I bought a 1973 Blue VW beetle for parts. It was just like a blue 73 beetle my dad had in the late 70s/early 80s for a couple years in a small town in northern Alberta. I told my dad that I...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-02-2024, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 559
Re: 51 overdrive
Alberta50fordor, I'm going to send you a private message. We might know the same guy in S'toon.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-31-2024, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 559
Re: 51 overdrive
Your question regarding if you can remove the overdrive from one transmission, and add it to a transmission without OD, no you cannot do that. The OD is integral with the transmission, so it is a...
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