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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-07-2022, 09:24 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,445
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: Holley 94 rebuild

Awesome, Thanks!
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-07-2022, 03:12 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,445
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Holley 94 rebuild

Does anyone know of people that can rebuild a Holley 94 if I ship it to them? I did it once and now all the gaskets are weeping fuel and I am having backfiring. Bunch of people have suggested that...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-24-2022, 03:57 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,408
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 1934 ford backfiring

Where can I get the carb rebuilt by someone who knows these carbs well? I drove it around the block this afternoon and came back and noticed all 3 gaskets from top to where it connects to the intake...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-23-2022, 10:00 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,408
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 1934 ford backfiring

Will do! I will also go back and double check my spark plug wires.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-22-2022, 06:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,408
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 1934 ford backfiring

It is backfiring through the carb. I have had the dome distributor that is on it fully rebuilt and timing set correctly as well as the coil rebuilt before starting it. Also it does have the Holley 94...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-21-2022, 03:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,408
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 1934 ford backfiring

I have done a compression test in the past right before I got it running and the numbers were not great. Also this is what told me I had a stuck valve on cylinder #6. Got the valve unstuck and drove...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-18-2022, 05:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,408
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 1934 ford backfiring

Here is a short video of the car going down the road and you can hear the backfiring.

https://youtube.com/shorts/E6duwD3MHQc?feature=share
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-17-2022, 09:50 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,408
Posted By 34 fordor owner
1934 ford backfiring

I’ve been having a lot of help lately and figured I’d go ahead and let y’all know what how it has been going. I reset my float it was not set properly and was letting too much gas in. With this I set...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-05-2022, 01:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,391
Posted By 34 fordor owner
1934 generator help

Finally got time to check my float height but I’m a little confused on where it needs to be set though. Other posts say 1 11/32 but after a watching a Charles price video on Holley 94 he says 1 5/16....
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 08-31-2022, 05:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,391
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 1934 generator help

I have been in contact with someone who is going to get me set up with a rebuilder that is an hour away from where I’m at and also get me a new cut out. If anyone could help me figure out the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 08-30-2022, 01:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,391
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 1934 generator help

Alright I plan to have it rebuilt and do a little more learning on early ford charging systems. The ammeter is not showing anything at all just sitting in the middle. Another quick question when I go...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 08-30-2022, 11:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,391
Posted By 34 fordor owner
1934 generator help

My 34 has been running amazingly since getting it started. but now I want to move on to making sure it’s charging so I can drive a little farther and not worry about being stranded. Would i need the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 08-06-2022, 11:03 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

Hello again everyone! My car has been running very well since I last posted. I’ve been messing around with my thunderbird I have and that’s been taking a lot of time. Now I’m back on this,I am going...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-24-2022, 07:26 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

Went around the block couple times and it drives well for its age. To be fair i drove it well for my age. Being 17 and driving this thing is a process. Only stalled a couple times! Backfiring is...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-24-2022, 06:06 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

Might be stupid but I have no clue where 1st and Reverse is in the gears. I have never seen the car driven. Basically I don’t know if reverse is straight up, down, or on the bottom right. I believe...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-24-2022, 04:17 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

Good update everyone!

Soaked #6 intake vale in MMO and on blaster since Friday afternoon. Started to tap on it today and sure enough it snapped in! Once that happened turned it over by hand and...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-21-2022, 04:18 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

Here’s the link for y’all

https://youtu.be/CesJvo6u7a4

Plan to let it sit for a day and let the MMO set in then start it up again Saturday and ride it around the block.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-21-2022, 04:01 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

Put MMO in the gas tank and the carb and let it run and I could here a miss in the exhaust let it run and feed MMO to it in intervals and the miss started to clear up some. Sounds better today than...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-21-2022, 01:23 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

I do have spark to #6 I checked this before trying to start yesterday. I believe the cylinder is not moving at all but I will try this MMO trick. I already have fresh plugs in all eight cylinders and...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-21-2022, 12:59 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

Yeah I guess so. Wasn’t looking forward to a full rebuild right now could there be any chance I could run it some and get it to come to life or anything?
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-21-2022, 12:40 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: 34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

Compression test results are as followed:

1:33
2:32
3:34
4:30

5:32
6:none
7:34
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-20-2022, 08:22 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,769
Posted By 34 fordor owner
34 flathead runs need some expert opinions

Good afternoon, I had a previous post of me chasing a no start issue. I finally got it to start after figuring a little order of operations:
No throttle, quick full throttle out, catches on and...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-20-2022, 04:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,313
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: Spark but no start!

My mistake the fuel pump seems to be working when I took it off but fuel is not getting to it not sure why. A temporary fuel take idea would still be nice!
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-20-2022, 03:25 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,313
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: Spark but no start!

I got it to start and run for a little bit! But I can’t keep it running because the fuel pump is not working. Any quick and easy temp tank ideas? Also it’s backfiring a little what would be causing...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-20-2022, 02:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,313
Posted By 34 fordor owner
Re: Spark but no start!

Would it might have a higher chance of starting if I feed it gas with the throttle open then shut the throttle and try starting it?
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