Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 07:16 AM
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Re: Drive through Chicago in the early Forties
I got these videos from a weekly email I've been receiving from The Old Motor. Here's a link:
theoldmotor.com
I highly recommend it.
Hmmm... The link doesn't work but you can copy it an...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-24-2021, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 175
Views: 5,096
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-19-2021, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,069
Re: Why not a new casting
Here's a link to Terry Burtz's "new" Model A motor. He details the faults of the Ford version and all of the engineering that went into the new design. He had it all worked out and then tried to find...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-11-2021, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 650
Water transfer decals, NHRA and SCTA?
Is there a source for WATER TRANSFER (not vinyl stick on) decals? I'd like to get a couple of them for inside the windshield for early NHRA (roadster) and SCTA. Thanks!!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-11-2021, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,160
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2021, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,687
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2021, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,079
Re: A bomb hoist for the rear bumper
Here's a table of pipe sizes. Schedule 40 is what you're likely to find in a local vendor. Schedule 80 is for higher pressures and other arduous demands. Schedule 80 would more likely to be found in...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2021, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 616
Re: Lost voltage to coil while cranking
6 volt starters require a huge current to crank. (That's one of the reasons that everyone went to 12 volt systems.) With that large current, the slightest resistance in any of the connections or...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2021, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 616
Re: Lost voltage to coil while cranking
Put one terminal of a volt meter on the hot terminal of the battery. That would be on the battery post itself. Then, put the other terminal on the clamp and crank the engine a bit. If it shows...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2021, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,079
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-03-2021, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,359
Re: Dual points for increased dwell??
I was under the impression (and I can't remember where I got that impression) that one set of points does the closeing and then the other set does the opening and that the corresponding wear is...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-28-2021, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 55
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Re: Torque tube seal-need a quick fix
I didn't read ALL the posts but it seems that the issue is the inclination of the torque tube. If it's higher in the rear, some oil will drain forward. If it's higher in the front (as Henry designed...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-19-2021, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 764
Re: Period correct fire extingusher
When I was a kid we had an old brass fire extinguisher in the basement. Dad said it was filled with carbon tetra chloride. He said that when it was used, it releases phosgene(?) gas that can be...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-07-2021, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 677
Re: Chevy distibutor question for Bubba...
Isn't one of the factors of a dual point design long life for the points? Isn't this why Henry put them in all? or most? of the flat head's distributors? Or am I off base?
And yes, I think that a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-07-2021, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 677
Chevy distibutor question for Bubba...
Has anyone ever considered (or did) put a second set of points in the SBC distributor that's widely used in the flat head world? If they did, what would be the timing difference in distributor cam...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-03-2021, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 750
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-03-2021, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,420
Re: Whirring noise .. from I don’t know where
When it's making the noise, hold a broom handle up against your ear and then press end of the handle up against the generator or whatever else. It will act like a doctors stethoscope and you'll know...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-03-2021, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 645
Re: New pinion bearings
A bunch of years ago, I rebuilt a banjo rear with new bearings AND a new ring and pinion. I had a hell of a time getting the preload on the pinion bearings. The preload would be too loose, I'd...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-02-2021, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 714
Re: Resize pics using windows paint
I use a MAC and when I open a picture, it opens in Preview. I save a copy of it an then I go to the TOOLS icon at the top and select ADJUST SiZE. I adjust either the width or the height (whichever is...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-31-2020, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 750
A Christmas Story
Although I'm about a week too late posting this, how many of you have a DVD version of Jean Shephard's classic movie A Christmas Story? We watch it several times each year around Christmas and I'm...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-31-2020, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 2,050
Re: Misery loves company
Things are a bit easier if you realize that 7/16" and 11mm are virtually interchangeable as are 5/6" with 8mm, 5/8" with 16mm, 3/4" with 19mm and others. If you can't find the one you need, there may...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-30-2020, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,004
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-29-2020, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 2,050
Re: Misery loves company
I often have a job to do that requires a special tool. I always know I have the tool but I just can't find it. So, I go out and buy another one, do the job and when I go to put the tool I just bought...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-25-2020, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 544
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