Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-05-2023, 02:42 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-11-2023, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,181
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-18-2022, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,929
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-12-2022, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,070
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-04-2022, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 985
Re: Valve Covers
I would think if the engine had good compression and the blowby was minimum, one pcv would work ok
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-23-2022, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-18-2022, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 800
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
08-05-2022, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,595
Re: 79 granada engine noise
Flat tappet cam. did you use the zink additive mixed with the oil on start up and run at proper speed for a length of time? New lifters on an old cam can wipe out the cam lobes, and if it's getting...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
08-02-2022, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,215
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-11-2022, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,142
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-14-2022, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 17
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Re: driveshaft yoke
That 16 tooth spline fits late 40's trucks through the 50's pickups, if you can find one with all the same measurments at yours, new ones can be had.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2022, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,415
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-26-2022, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,698
Re: 1939 transmission noise
Noise that goes away when the clutch is depressed in most times the transmission input shaft bearing. The input shaft should only have a very small amount of movement if the bearing is good.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-23-2022, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,326
Re: WHat is your opinion on value??
To tell, turn the manifold upside down, measure where the manifold rests on the cork gasket, if 5 inches, it's 289, 302, if 7 inches it's 351-W, 351 C engines have a dry intake.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-01-2022, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,708
Re: F1 gearbox
I think on 48 or 49 they changed the spline twist on the low, reverse sliding gear and output shaft.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-08-2022, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 6
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Re: 42 6-cylinder Freeze Plug Removal
One thing to watch on really rusty freeze plugs, when you drive them in, make sure the center doesn't push in and leave the outer flange stuck in the block.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
01-22-2022, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,047
Re: '52 F-1 Engine Swap
I put a 272 in a 47 1/2 ton and used ram horn manifolds fit just fine, steering shaft is close though, oil filter is also close, but your 52 I think is a wider frame, I also got a radiator made to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-13-2021, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,999
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-25-2021, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 962
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-19-2021, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,661
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-02-2021, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,716
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-26-2021, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,023
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
09-10-2021, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,092
Re: Tuning issue- seeking thoughts
You didn't say how you ran the car before changing the jets, sooty pipes before could mean just poking around the block speeds. Put the 50's back in and take it for a road trip at highway speeds, put...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
08-07-2021, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,823
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-22-2021, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,643
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