Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-16-2019, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,341
Re: sears engine analyzer 12v pos. grnd. hookup
Use a 9 volt battery Hook up the analyzer leads + to + - to - Place the inductive pick up over #1 Plug Should work for RPM
Re dwell the analyzer will not work Set to TDC and use timing...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-30-2019, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,759
Re: 51 Merc-O-Matic
Frank
Why not remove hood and pull out engine with transmission attached. I did this on my 1953 Ford flathead with fordomatic attached. Had to support tail shaft on floor jack but engine and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-29-2019, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,738
Re: Dwell RPM meter
Look on eBay for an Actron dwell/tach meter. Actron made them for Sears and Mac Tool. You should find one for less than $20.00
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-27-2015, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 6,114
Re: 6 volt fuel pump
Airtex sells a 6 volt low pressure electric pump that is tolerant of todays fuels. Available at most auto supply stores or Amazon. Part number E8902
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-22-2013, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,381
Re: Winter
In Northern Ohio have antifreeze in cooling system. However
1. Disconnect battery and use a "on demand charger" to maintain charge
2. Change oil & filter
3. Fill gas tank add marvel mystery oil...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-26-2013, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 179
Views: 33,900
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-07-2012, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,146
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-15-2012, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,166
Re: Airtex electric fuel pump E8902
Fordman
For what it is worth, I submitted that article to the V-8 Times. I have two vehicles and have been running an Airtex pump on each one for about the past 10+ years without a problem. Both...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2012, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 6,650
Re: Ford Tri-Motor in Punta Gorda
I took my grandson on the Tri-Motor 2 years age . It flew into Port Clinton OH. The Ford Trimotor was the backbone of Island Airlines (the local air service to the islands) and they flew Tri Motors...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-08-2012, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,809
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-04-2012, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,004
Re: Starter Lock up
I had the same trouble and found that the shaft was bent. Not much but enough to lock up the starter. I attributed it to tha fact that when I bought the engine (with starter) prior to rebuilding...
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Forum: Late V8
02-29-2012, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,337
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-15-2011, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 39,170
Re: Home made tools
This tool is used to remove the Oil Pressure Sending unit from a flathead V-8. 3/8" extension fits into the square hole and the "C" device fits over the sending unit and captures the square above the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-08-2011, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,079
Re: Remember Pearl Harbor
This is great.
Tour boats ferry people out to the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii every thirty minutes. We just missed a ferry and had to wait thirty minutes. I went into a small gift shop to kill...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-08-2011, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,079
Re: Remember Pearl Harbor
Visited both the Schofield Barracks and the Arizona Memorial about 25 years ago. Had a chance to speak with a soldier at Schofield who told me of the Japanese attack and the damage to Wheeler Field....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-03-2011, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 10,568
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-03-2011, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,080
Re: Rouge Judging
Jim
Page 32 of the Early Ford V-8 Club 2011 Roster lists the criteria for judging a "Rouge Vehicle"
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-05-2011, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,660
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-01-2011, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,887
Re: EAB head gasket ????
I experienced same problem. Leaking heads. Be sure your heads are FLAT. I had to have mine milled flat because they were warped. After that no leaks
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-21-2011, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,328
Re: How far do you drive your cars?
Usually drive to most Early Ford V-8 Meets.
Longest drive was from Northern Ohio to Hood River OR. About 6000 mile trip that included stops in Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming. Virtually...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-06-2011, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,309
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-30-2011, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 40,050
Re: Fuel tank sending unit
Charlie: If the sender is the typical Stewart Warner that is sold by most suppliers, it is very difficult to have it read correctly. Carpenter, DraKE, Mac's all sell the same unit.
I had one...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-10-2011, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,928
Re: ? on shifting the Columbia correctly
I have had a Columbia in my vehicle for 25 years and driven cross country with it. The convential gear is 3:78 which gives me about a 2:80 in Columbia High gear and the shifting mechanism uses the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-25-2011, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,001
Re: \'40 Ford: Evolution
I purchased the book and after reading it was disappointed. I thought the text would provide a detailed history on the development of the 1940 Ford rather than a history of the Company. The book is...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-18-2011, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,297
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