Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
01-18-2021, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,012
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
01-08-2021, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 391
Re: Need Help - Transmission Oil migration?
If the front seal allows air to leak in, oil will leak back and out. The solution it to turn over the engine enough to keep the seal wet. During a long cold winter, you may wish to put a pan under it...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-31-2020, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 517
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-28-2020, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 702
Re: Oh What Fun It Is To Ride
Being near Denver, you are close to the guys who raced out of a local dealer who's name is lost in my dusty old mind. Search Denver racers, they are old, but still active. Really nice 36, take good...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-23-2020, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 924
Re: Edelbrock 500 for 292?
The Edelbrock is a great carb for the street. Its only downfall is it is prone to boiling the gas in the bowl in very hot weather, after shut down. Fit as big a spacer under it that you can and still...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-20-2020, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 649
Re: Ceramic finishes
Wizards is a small company I wish was bigger. They make an easy on easy off wax product that shines even through dirt. The car reflects light when clean or dirty. It is expensive, the young man at...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-18-2020, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 649
Re: Ceramic finishes
VHT has a high temp engine enamel in rattle cans with ceramic. It gives a nice shine and lasts much longer, but not on exhaust.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-18-2020, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 697
Re: Strng Bx-Drg Lnk-Stud Cntrl Valve Slack
On my 55, everything was in good shape, no leaks. At rest, engine off, there was nearly a half turn of play in the steering wheel. Engine running and pulling car at 50 or so, that amount of turn on...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-15-2020, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 952
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-12-2020, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 471
Re: Control Valve Partial Rebuild in Car?
When removing the control valve from my 55, I found a pin the needed to come out. I used a vice grip and a small hammer. If I remember right, the valve needed a certain number of revs when...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-12-2020, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 831
Re: Power steering cylinder
Those cars seem to like to mark the floor. After mine was rebuilt, it still dripped just a bit. I put in half a bottle of Lucas P/S conditioner. No more leaks.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-12-2020, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 477
Re: 1956 F100 Transmission swap
When doing a swap like this I like to put the trans in with no clutch so I can look up inside with a bright light and a mirror to check things. Never try to pull the trans up tight with the four...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-03-2020, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 857
Re: Frame rot 1956
Getting hold of a new one; sounds like a business opportunity. Measure it, photo it from all angles. Save the info if you are not a welder.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-01-2020, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 975
Re: Replacement radiator fan for 292
Try to find an old style junk yard you can visit once in a while. Any fan on a Ford engine from the sixties through the nineties except 429, 460, and big sixes will fit the Y block. My 312 used a fan...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
11-26-2020, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 943
Re: Fuel tank
On my 55 sedan, the sender was right under the little door in the trunk floor. Had the sender out more than one time.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
11-24-2020, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 721
Re: Duel exhaust
Waldron exhaust made up the duals for my 55 sedan. I tested all the parts in place, then removed it all and hung it up to clean, prime and paint. It was money well spent. I used their house brand...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
11-24-2020, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 931
Re: Still wont start
A good friend owns a stock 54 Lincoln. Even with a new six volt battery it would not turn fast enough to start. He found that two six volt batteries would fit in the hole, so he has been using that...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-01-2020, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 348
Re: oil on floor under flywheel
If the front of the flywheel is wet, oil is leaking from the main seal or the aluminum bracket that holds it. If the rear of the flywheel is wet, the trans is leaking, the torque converter, or the...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
09-29-2020, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,705
Re: Help Quick Fuel SL450SV & Y Block 292
First, set the ignition timing with a vacuum gauge. More advance may help the flat spot. Then keep slowing the secondaries. In the US, we use a spring kit from Holley. It has a half dozen colored...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
09-26-2020, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 630
Re: 57 Ford model name
As I remember, it was simply a Fairlane 500 sedan. Less chrome, a cheapy. The Fairlane 500 was top of the line whatever body it was. My Grandpa had a six powered four door that year as a company car,...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
09-23-2020, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,032
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
09-18-2020, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 763
Re: 55 Customline Disc Advise
Some folks forget the lower ball joint hole needs to be reamed with a tapered reamer. Most roundy round race shops can do it for a few bucks. Then; with Granada spindles, the turn stop wont line up....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-15-2020, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,956
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
09-15-2020, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 478
Re: Wire Wheel Tires with Radisl tires
I'll bet a years income the guy who wrote in Google that tubes in radial tires is a no-no is a young guy. Special radial tubes were used in heavy trucking for years in radials. I would recommend a...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
09-13-2020, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 315
Re: steering column install
Loosen the three bolts that hold the gearbox to the frame. Put the column in, put in the upper bearing and taper, and put the wheel on loose. Then when the gap between the wheel and the housing is...
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