Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 08:48 AM
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Re: Instruments not working
Power supply is most likely There is a little thing called an IVR (instrument voltage regulator ) on the back of the cluster . They are squareish and about one inch by one half usually with two studs...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 08:31 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-24-2024, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,115
Re: Public Service Announcement: Avoiding Ethanol
Your sitting a a stop light, the car ahead of you starts to pull away, what looks like water trickles out the tail pipe. Its water and other corrosive chemicals. Guy brings me his weed eater to fix....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-21-2024, 11:50 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-19-2024, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 562
Re: Lincoln OD Transmission
PM me if you decide to part it out . I would buy the internals of the OD. I don't know how far you are from me but from Hannibal MO. to southern IL. would be doable for me. Tim
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-19-2024, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 381
Re: Cowl Lights ??
I think they were to help you be seen , not to see with and the last American made vehicle I can think of that had them was the mid forties iron cross Dodge and Plymouth pickups. Tim
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-19-2024, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 562
Re: Lincoln OD Transmission
I was looking at one for a 40 coup once but it was to much hacking that I wasn't willing to do for the guy. It looked like cutting up the X member and shortening the torque tube and driveshaft would...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-19-2024, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-19-2024, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,134
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-18-2024, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 403
Re: Headlight help
If it does the same on high beam and low beam it's a weak ground. If it's only one beam or the other it's bad feed somewhere in the line between the far end of the cross over and socket. Tim
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-17-2024, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 722
Re: My 33 BB Truck
There's sumthin about a big old truck that just trips my trigger and that's one FINE lookin' truck. Tim
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-17-2024, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,137
Re: One Fast Flathead
I raced door slammers at SIR and Bremerton Washington for many years and this made me feel like I was right back in the day. Thanks ,Tim
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-17-2024, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,220
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-17-2024, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 489
Re: 8ba oil pump question
Been there done that, and in later rotary style pumps as well. It needs to be a smooth flat surface for the gears to ride on and to seal around the edge to the case. It's kind of like half of a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-16-2024, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,170
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-15-2024, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,170
Re: Does anyone else have this on their truck?
Ken , You have a good looking truck all the way around . I'm curious about that pump . Does it have a higher rear drive shaft gearing for the trucks road speed or is it just a pump with a manual...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-14-2024, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,170
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-13-2024, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Fan
Look close and you will find a part number starting with a C which means sixties and a digit following it which means the year of that decade. I think sixties small block. Tim
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-13-2024, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,220
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-13-2024, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,170
Re: Does anyone else have this on their truck?
Yes that's a hill holder ,a neat thing to have on a big truck . Also ,Ken if your truck was a pump truck it does or did have a PTO to run the pump I would think. Is there a second drive shaft coming...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-13-2024, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,220
Re: 1939 radiator overflow tank?
Yes the 8ba's were pressurized systems. I don't know for sure about the output volumes of the two different pump styles, but I would be surprised if it was significant. Good thought though. Tim
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-12-2024, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,220
Re: 1939 radiator overflow tank?
Blucar , Thank you for clearing up the first years ford had pressurized cooling systems. As I stated earlier I was not sure. As for the recovery tank system I agree, that is how it works but its...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-12-2024, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,220
Re: 1939 radiator overflow tank?
Yes I believe you should see coolant above the tubes in the top tank. Just because your car isn't running hot doesn't mean you don't have a flow issue. If the radiator just cant quite handle the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-12-2024, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 986
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-11-2024, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 986
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