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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-23-2024, 12:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 759
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Can 12V horn from '50s' be adapted for 6V system?

This is why I just buy the cheap Chinese ones which generally work fine until they don't. Check the voltage when you order them. A lot of them only go down to 10V not 6. I've fried quite a few over...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-20-2024, 11:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 380
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Cowl Lights ??

Of the three cars I restored before my F1, my 1930 Essex had big fancy chrome ones, my 1926 Chevy Touring has small painted ones and my 1929 Willys Whippet 96A doesn't have any but I picked up some...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-19-2024, 11:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 380
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Cowl Lights ??

Cowl lights were pretty standard for most North American vehicles in the twenties and thirties, not only Ford. Sometimes the base models didn't have them and the more expensive models did. They...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 03-18-2024, 11:34 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 759
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Can 12V horn from '50s' be adapted for 6V system?

Here's one that I bought recently that should work.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-21-2024, 12:46 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,237
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Rust removal CRC's Evapo-Rust

Has anyone tried Tetrasodium EDTA? According to a You Tube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9kBdJQMPPI&t=10s) it works just the same and as well as Evaporust and is dirt cheap. You can get it...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-20-2024, 11:05 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,056
Posted By Eagle43
Re: garage/shop related...lights

Changed mine to LEDs a couple of years ago. Mine have no ballasts and they work great. Only one is out so far.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 11-05-2023, 12:00 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,844
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Replacing tires on stock 16 inch rims

I mounted the 15" tires on my 52 F1 by hand on the floor on a blanket and was surprised to find how easy it was. First time I had ever tried it. If I were to do it again I would throw in bags of...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-26-2023, 09:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,162
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Best way to polish original headlight reflectors?

I've had success using Caswell's silver plating kit. https://caswellplating.com/plug-n-plater-silver-plating-kit.html. I replated my 1926 Chev reflectors about 12 years ago and they're still good....
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-09-2023, 11:55 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,770
Posted By Eagle43
Re: '36 Radio Conversion Poor Sound

*If you look at the picture of the card carefully, you can see soldered connections to R+, R-, L+, and L-. That means two speakers, Right and Left. It helps to turn the picture upside down so you can...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-09-2023, 11:31 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,770
Posted By Eagle43
Re: '36 Radio Conversion Poor Sound

I would trace the wire from the antenna to see where it goes. It should somehow connect to the card. You might also try temporarily (jumpers) connecting the antenna to the card, centre to ANT and and...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-09-2023, 12:26 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,770
Posted By Eagle43
Re: '36 Radio Conversion Poor Sound

Is the antenna attached to the case or the card? I see an "ANT" connection on the green circuit board but can't see if anything is soldered to it because it's covered by a wire. You would think that...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-08-2023, 12:21 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,770
Posted By Eagle43
Re: '36 Radio Conversion Poor Sound

Regarding your radio, I would check to see if the antenna is connected properly to the board. Even my Aliexpress radio, $27 including shipping to Canada, has pretty good sound.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-08-2023, 12:02 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,770
Posted By Eagle43
Re: '36 Radio Conversion Poor Sound

I started with an original stock dead radio in my 1952 Ford F1. I threw out all the guts and kept only the case and of course the front. I bought a working $5.00 AM/FM radio at a swap meet and...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-02-2023, 12:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 528
Posted By Eagle43
Re: F1 axle springs, where is the best place to buy new?

Google "leaf spring repair oregon".
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-30-2023, 09:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 528
Posted By Eagle43
Re: F1 axle springs, where is the best place to buy new?

If there is a spring shop in your area they can probably make up new ones for you or fix your old ones.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-20-2023, 11:23 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 414
Posted By Eagle43
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-16-2023, 11:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 972
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Bob Drake Tank and Sender

I just went through this experience with my almost finished '52 F1. Sender wasn't working and spent $75 for a new one on eBay. Installed it and it only went up to 1/2 when full. Read through lots of...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-05-2023, 10:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 651
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Sudden Discharge

I think the problem is the starter. It's probably drawing way to much current when it's hot.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 08-19-2023, 11:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 501
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Vacuum Gasoline System

I think Ford was pretty much the only manufacturer in the twenties and early thirties who thought it was a good idea to put the gas tank in the cowl and use gravity to feed fuel to the carburetor....
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 08-09-2023, 11:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 771
Posted By Eagle43
Re: valve seats revisited

I repaired the 8BA for my 1952 F1 four years ago (Jan. 2019) with Irontite pins. This was discussed in my thread (Eagle43) named "Hairline Crack". I bought a box of 100 Irontite A-235 plugs, a...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 08-03-2023, 12:01 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,247
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Tips/tricks for getting seriously stuck pistons out of the block

I've had success by turning a block of wood the size of the piston, placing it above the piston and tapping the piston out with a big hammer. The force of the hammer blows is evenly distributed over...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 07-30-2023, 11:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 9,150
Posted By Eagle43
Re: How to properly warm up a Flathead

I would imagine that diesel or barbeque lighter would work about the same as paint thinner or mineral spirits. As long as you do it outside without anything flammable close by you should be fairly...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 06-23-2023, 11:27 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 14,583
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Airtex E8902 Debacle

It looks like a number of companies sell similar 6 Volt fuel pumps on Amazon. They look pretty much identical and some are quite a bit cheaper than Autokay's.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 04-08-2023, 10:24 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,520
Posted By Eagle43
Re: Flathead 239 still hard to start after much work...

Thanks for sharing. I had exactly the same problem and solved the same issue today with my Vermillion 1952 F1.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 02-16-2023, 12:33 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 714
Posted By Eagle43
Re: New mirror for my 41 pickup. What could possibly go wrong?

I just went through a very similar experience a couple of weeks ago. I made mirrors for my 1952 F1. They were easy enough to put together. I bought two 6" convex round mirrors and fabbed the rest to...
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