Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-11-2024, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,786
Re: Spring removal and Columbia installation
About jackstands, there are lots of choices, but one feature to look for in a good jackstand is a solid, flat base. 4 legs on the ground will not support the weight, one or two legs sink into the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-10-2024, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 470
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2024, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 633
Re: 1947 Rear Axle Worn Down
If you’re looking to do a minimal repair without removal of the banjo, take special care to salvage the gasket set from the driver side, if for no other reason than to identify and replace like kind....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2024, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 541
Re: VE Day May 8th 1945
Thanks for posting this wonderful picture, Pete.
This parade at "Sling Arms" deserves a caption:
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-08-2024, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 541
Re: VE Day May 8th 1945
I was just a little guy, but I still remember waving my flag out my Aunt’s window during the original VE Day parade on Mission Street in San Francisco. My big brother was also too young to enlist,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-07-2024, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 633
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-06-2024, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 796
Re: 1939 pickup engine oil filter
A simple hard fiber washer is sufficient to seal the top bolt. The filters come with two different diameter rubber washers due to different canister manufacturers, be sure to use the correct one for...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-06-2024, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 574
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-06-2024, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 574
Re: Pully came off generator shaft
The exact same thing happened to me during a cross country tour to the Grand Nationals in1998. I found a radiator shop to patch up the radiator so I could continue the tour. Back home a month later,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-05-2024, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,910
Re: dirty oil. Why so quick
No problem with any of the previous answers, but here’s another perspective on the dirty oil question:
Any engine in any condition will retain dirty oil in every passage and every surface, to be...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-04-2024, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 796
Re: 1939 pickup engine oil filter
Fetch, as Kube points out, your filter is not original, so no need to salvage the damaged elbow. You can use the similar elbow as is if it is the return fitting, but if the inlet fitting, it must be...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-02-2024, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,235
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-02-2024, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,235
Changing of the Guard. A new breed of car nuts.
It’s been a long time coming, but the changing of the guard is almost complete now. I remember back when I was a newbie, there were so many Ford experts everywhere you turned, you just couldn’t go...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-01-2024, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 796
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-30-2024, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 452
Re: 35 Hinge Pin Mirrors by Drake
For questions like yours of correctness, the ‘35-‘36 book mentioned above is the source to rely on. Not to put down word of mouth advice, but the book is the real deal.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-28-2024, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,895
Re: Opinion needed on fuel pumps
A schedule of starting an engine, say, once a week, running it at idle till it warms up, doing this during a storage period of a year or more, sounds good so you can sleep well. Truth is, you’re not...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-28-2024, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 916
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-26-2024, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,895
Re: Opinion needed on fuel pumps
Agree with the above, with the use of a normally open toggle for safety concerns. A toggle of this sort completes a circuit only while being held in the on position, and is used only to prime the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-24-2024, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,425
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-23-2024, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 969
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-23-2024, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,096
Re: 1937 ford jack
Dameon, I know you understand, but for those who don't have a clue, NEVER use a bumper jack. They are dangerous as hell for one, and if that doesn't scare the pee out of you, they can and will easily...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-23-2024, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,575
Re: Shoutout to Petehoovie!
Coop, I know you don't insult, you just tell it like it is no holds barred! I speak for all of us that understand and appreciate that simple principle, we enjoy your BS and don't change it a whit....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-22-2024, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,575
Re: Shoutout to Petehoovie!
Welcome back Coop! We've missed your bad mouth insults :D
And I guess it's about time I chimed in with a thank you to Pete also!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-22-2024, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,658
Re: V8 Engine
If it is your starter, you're much better off getting your original heavy duty starter rebuilt than buying a lightweight modern starter.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-21-2024, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,658
Re: V8 Engine
Ed, you might consider editing your phone number out of your initial post. You're opening yourself up to cold calls from places you'd never want to hear from.
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