Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-16-2024, 05:20 PM
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Re: Seen on Facebook
That's a pretty accurate representation of an early fifties Ford Pickup. I'm impressed, as they usually end up as a generic lump.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-16-2024, 01:47 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-16-2024, 09:22 AM
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Views: 1,481
Re: 91 birthday today
Happy Birthday as well, Ron. It's always a pleasure reading your posts. (I think the 258 ci flathead is a good combination too!)
I wish you many more!:)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-14-2024, 10:04 AM
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Views: 484
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-13-2024, 10:26 PM
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Views: 484
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-13-2024, 10:25 PM
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Views: 484
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-13-2024, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 950
Re: Change from 16 inch wheels to 15 inch wheels
Check the date codes on the tires. Radials (from the sizes you provided) get kind of "iffy" after 10 years. Who knows how old they were when installed 11 years ago?
It's probably time for new...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-13-2024, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 484
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-12-2024, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Oil Pressure Sender... 6v & 12v
Ford senders DO NOT work by "resistance". They operate on the "King-Seeley" principle that uses bi-metal strips and points that open and close at changing frequencies. Thus is why folks get weird...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2024, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 2,534
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2024, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,553
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2024, 09:52 PM
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Views: 312
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2024, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,553
Re: NOS 8RT camshaft
Looks to me to be the same as an 8BA cam (.307 lift). However, we can't be sure without the duration numbers. Have you checked out the chart on "Tilden Cam Technologies"?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2024, 11:58 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2024, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 737
Re: Swapping Engines
Looks aside, Ford engineers improved the 8BA in several ways over the earlier units. Cooling probably being the most significant. If you replace the stock "Load-a-Matic" distributor with a Mallory...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2024, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,168
Re: Skip Haney
The main thing is that his are essentially new. Ford coils deteriorate over time. I'll bet there aren't more than a handful of original coils running, if any.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2024, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 519
Re: 6V vs 12V condenser
Condensers are not voltage sensitive and will also function well over a wide range of capacitances. However, current units can be shoddily made and bad out of the box (leakage and bad internal...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2024, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 757
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2024, 12:34 PM
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Re: 8.8 rear end into 1951 Ford Coupe?
I have a stock rear end in my '51 Ford. It is wide enough itself so that 225/75R15 tires occasionally scrape on the fenders (going uphill around a sharp corner). I have to believe an extra 1 1/2"...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2024, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 96
Views: 5,925
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2024, 09:33 AM
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Views: 1,058
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2024, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,553
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2024, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,058
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-08-2024, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 5,925
Re: Break-in gone wrong!
My 1953 Motor manual says the relief valve opens at 57 psi. That's close enough to what "flatjack9" says to probably be right.
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