Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-02-2016, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 30
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Re: 8BA timing help
Now that the faulty thermostat topic has been brought up, I have been testing my stats in a pot of water to see if that might be my problem and so far I have only found one that have worked at the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-01-2016, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-01-2016, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
Re: 8BA timing help
The only reason I was interested in the flow was to make sure I did not have a defective pump that was not pushing coolant. I am going to put some 160 stats in tomorrow and see how it performs. I...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-01-2016, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
Re: 8BA timing help
Just ran it with no stats,took some time to bring it up to 175 temp sitting in the shop and if I took it up to 1000rpm you could see the fan pull the temp down so I know I have good air flow through...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-01-2016, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
Re: 8BA timing help
going to pull the states out today and see what it does, this is a 50 coupe rebuilt motor stock heads, 4 core rad, stock 4 blade fan. Was a stock rad a 2 or a 3 core. I was wondering if maybe the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-01-2016, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
Re: 8BA timing help
Update After locating t.d.c. and setting the timing, it is working just the way you guys said it should work, so that's not the problem. So back to the cooling system. had the rad cleaned new drake...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2016, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2016, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2016, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
Re: 8BA timing help
Hi 19Fordy Would love to but there is to much distance between us and not enough time. ( Far west coast of Canada )
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2016, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
Re: 8BA timing help
Sorry about the lack of details This motor has an HEI Dist that was recurved to work in the flathead and the carb is a holley 94 had the upper vacuum port hole in the ventury pluged so that the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2016, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
Re: 8BA timing help
There is a V grove in the out rim of the crank belt pulley and the pointer on the front cover these are the only marks, I was told that when lined up i am set up at 2 BTD ? or are these marks TD ...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2016, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,066
8BA timing help
the only timming marks that I have is a slot cut into the crank pulley and the pointer on the cam gear case cover. Question are those marks t.d.c. and what is base timing set at. I am having a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-27-2016, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,892
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-27-2016, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,892
HEI spark plug help
I have a stock rebuilt 8BA with a HEI dist. What would be a good spark plug and gap set up to use Thanks Marlon
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-11-2016, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 1
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casting number ID help
I have a Merc. motor from a 49 Merc woody with this number cast into the right rear back of the block A1624. What is this telling me. Marlon
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-04-2016, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,300
Re: 1950 Ford Bus. Cpe. Heater Core
A good rad shop can still get cores for these heaters I just had my 50 heater core done, the rad shop cut down a core to fit. they only had to take 3/4" form the height. of a currently stocked core....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-13-2016, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 9,254
Re: piston damage
looks like damage done by the ground electrode that has broken off a spark plug. Marlon
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-28-2016, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 23,362
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-22-2016, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,841
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-22-2016, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,841
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-22-2016, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,841
Holley 94 fuel leak
I am having trouble with the carb leaking fuel after shutdown. rebuilt the carb replaced all the seats and check ball in the power circuit and lowered my float level thinking it might have been to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-16-2016, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-12-2016, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,696
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2016, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,350
50 8BA It's alive.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-29-2016, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,319
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