Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-15-2021, 11:13 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-12-2021, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 742
Re: ..and now I feel guilty!
Vincent. You mentioned filling your steering box with grease, not a good idea. If not using the proper gear lube, a good grease to use would be John Deere corn head grease., as it does not cake up...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-29-2020, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 378
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-02-2020, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 891
Re: 32 ford hood
Thank you David for straightening that out for me, that part of the article didn't seem right and I always was curious as to the louver thing with the 32's
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-02-2020, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 891
32 ford hood
In a issue of Hagerty drivers club mag. there is an article about the 32 ford stating that the 25 louver hood were on cars sold on the West coast while the 20 louver hoods were East coast. Is this...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-27-2020, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,306
Re: 39 trans
When I was a teenager I had a 39 ford coupe powered by a 283, all stock running gear otherwise. One night I left the cluster gear in the street after a hard launch but managed to drive home in 3rd....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-19-2020, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 991
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-17-2020, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 635
Re: 1934 ford Toe In Setting
An easy way to locate the center of the tread is jack the car up, spin the tire and scribe a mark on a spot at or near the center of the tread on both tires and with a tool like talkwrench has gives...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-05-2020, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,147
Re: 1934 ford coupe Rear end to high
Don't reroll the eyes, just disassemble the spring and re- arch the main leaf cold on a press. I've done this with success although it does take a while
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-21-2020, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,298
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-20-2020, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,298
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-19-2020, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 864
Re: '41 won't crank when hot
If the starter is still in the car and you experience this again, try rapping on the starter with something and see if it starts. If it does it would indicate worn bushings, binding the rotor as...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-01-2020, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,250
Re: 1940 Front Wheel Cylinders
Normally the longer shoe goes to the rear, are the lockheed brakes different than, lets say bendix or any other shoe brand? Just asking
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-13-2020, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,430
Re: Crank pulley bolt...Lost again!!
Just a thought, how tight is the hub and pulley onto the crank? with the added load of the blower and if it's not a tight enough fit it might cause some wobbling and loosening of the bolt that holds...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-09-2020, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,729
Re: oil filter restriction orifice
What I said was you should leave it as originally designed, restrictor in the inlet side. The oil does drain out of the filter canister, in my beehive the oil is almost all drained when sitting,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-09-2020, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,729
Re: oil filter restriction orifice
Think about when you first fire up, untill your oil filter has filled completely you're loosing oil pressure in the engine during that time. I believe I would leave the restrictor in line as designed
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-05-2020, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,394
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-17-2020, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 454
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-15-2020, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 411
Re: Portable power for lightss, sm pwr equipt
If you decide to go the battery route as rich b suggests, soldering can be done with a butane iron. I've used one out in the field where there wasn't any power. The iron is about the size of a cigar...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-12-2020, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 4,703
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-06-2020, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 813
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-26-2020, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,550
Re: NOS parts
On the subject of NOS parts, does anyone know what color they put on sheet metal parts, (fenders and such) for 1932
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-17-2020, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,374
Re: power steering on flathead
Check with CPP, classic performance products. They have a nice conventional style power steering box and have pumps that can be adapted for the ford.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-01-2020, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,020
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2020, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,415
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