Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-07-2021, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 632
Re: 33 ignition switch
I can only speak for the big trucks. My 34 BB has the plate but my 40 and 47 do not. I have had all three apart. I was surprised to find it in the 34 and it fell out on the floorboard when I took...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-12-2021, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 292
Re: Cab Doors
They both are the same shape and fit interchangeably. There are very minor differences on the inside. The access cover on the 40 is held by 5 screws while the covers on the 41 - 47s are held by on 8...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-09-2021, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,645
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-09-2021, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,717
Re: What is this truck?
Did the wing windows come on this truck or are they an aftermarket add, or another Australia feature?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-02-2021, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 394
Re: cabs 1940- 1941
The access covers in the doors for 1940 are held by 5 screws while the covers for the 41 thru 47 doors are held by 8 screws.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-25-2020, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,539
Re: Steering box bottom tube seal?
Several years ago I needed this tube for my 34 BB truck, so I called the Early Ford Store in San Dimas, CA. IIRC Michael crossed referenced the part number with a model A part number (I don't know...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-22-2020, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 345
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-12-2020, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,715
Re: A forgotten in plain site 1936 Model 51
My grandfather had several Ford dumps that I drove in the summers. I still have one of them. They all worked the same way. One of the levers engaged the PTO to drive the hydraulic pump and the other...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-07-2020, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 526
Re: LED taillites
I had a similar problem on my 34 BB several years ago. When I activated the battery switch I could see a slight jump on the ammeter and the tail lights went on very dim. The problem turned out to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-24-2020, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,524
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-15-2020, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 3,455
Re: Marvel Classic Motor Oil
Add me to the list of believers. It freed up valves in three of my engines. (Two Ford flathead V-8s and a Case tractor).
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-06-2020, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 882
Re: oil change
When I was getting my 8BA running, I cranked it by hand, with the spark plugs out, until oil came out of the top boss hole. Very little mess was made that way.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-01-2020, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,116
Re: '36 Pickup electrical issue
I too had that plate fall out in my 34 switch before I came up with the tape trick. From memory, I think it can only go back in one way for the switch to work and with a little fiddling I figured it...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-01-2020, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,116
Re: '36 Pickup electrical issue
One thing I do in removing the switch unit, which helps a fumble fingers like me, is to wrap a thin piece of electrical tape around the joint before I remove the screws. This allows me to keep it all...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-30-2020, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 716
Re: 1934 Ford Pickup firing order
The second diagram in post #2 is showing a 37-41 distributor. For the 32-36 distributor as requested by the original poster, the firing order is the same but the inner caps are rotated 90 degrees...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-17-2020, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,287
Re: Oil Filter Info. Needed
In the recent restoration of my 59A engine, I only found one outlet hole in the center pipe and no restrictor fittings in either end of the inlet line. I figured that the one hole was acting as the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-16-2020, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,305
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-17-2020, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,908
Re: V-J Day August 15, 1945
In all fairness to 19Fordy he started out the title of the thread with August 15, 1945 and in post #2 it got changed to April 15. It got changed back to August in post 22. How does this happen?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-12-2020, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,205
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-02-2020, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 353
Re: 47 Truck Door Question
Could it have been tied to possibly military requirements in WWII? That was surely harder use than civilian use is. Maybe it took until 1947 for Ford to run out of stock.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-02-2020, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 353
47 Truck Door Question
Just curious - Does anyone know why Ford put a metal channel around the truck door windows from 1942 - 1947? It seems contrary to their continual efforts to eliminate unnecessary items to reduce...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2020, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,175
Re: There must be a better way
I have wondered the same thing myself. They must have had enough people assembling the caps, wires, and loom units in a different part of the factory so that the assemblies were available at the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-10-2020, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 429
Truck Doors
I suspect that the Ford truck doors from 1938 through 1947 are interchangeable. I mean hinges to hinges, dovetails, latches, widows, cab match-up, etc. I know about the subtle difference in the 38...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-09-2020, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 912
Re: ANYONE?? Class, class ANYONE???
I use a Battery Tender Junior and have the pigtails attached to the 6 volt battery terminals. I plug it in occasionally when the battery has been sitting. It is a good indicator of when the battery...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-06-2020, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 926
Re: Floor shift in 53 f-100
My father built the dump box. It has a Gar-Wood lift mechanism consisting of two curved, cast rails attached to the bed and two rollers attached to a tee off of the cylinder which pushed the bed up...
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