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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-21-2024, 04:55 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,220
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Pressurized center main bearing?

That passage is just a dribble feed-gravity flow from the valve chamber. Mains are starved for oil until oil warms up on a cold day. The center main is stressed the most, so needs the most oil. ...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-11-2024, 12:04 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,093
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: high conpression head ??

Here it is: The best timing advice ever! It is amazing how well Model A engines tolerate ham-fisted mechanics using old seat-of-the-pants methods! However, higher compression and other mods limit...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-11-2024, 11:51 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,268
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Cash Value/Sale History of Red Grow's "Betsy"?

Message from Debbie Downer: Maybe a street rodder will win it and install a chromed up small block Chevy!
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-11-2024, 11:44 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,102
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Donovan 4 Cylinder

The Donovan goes back to what, the late '60's? Seems like I remember an article in Hot Rod magazine back then!
Forum: Model T (1909-1927) 03-11-2024, 11:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 362
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: water pump impeller

Dad had a 1930's tractor that used thermosiphon cooling. i remember looking in the radiator when it was working hard on the corn sheller.
I couldn't believe how fast the water was circulating! I...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-23-2024, 02:11 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 713
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: pinion gear double cup bearing issue

Chances are the pinion bearing locked up sometime in the past due to a small flake of metal circulating in the oil getting caught in the rollers. The metal could come from a broken axle, gear tooth...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 02-21-2024, 02:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 629
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: 59 352/4 carb

With vacuum operated secondaries the rears do not open until the engine needs the extra airflow (maybe above 4,000 RPM) so off the line your 4 barrel carb is functioning just like a two barrel carb....
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 02-18-2024, 09:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 629
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: 59 352/4 carb

Vacuum diaphragm on the back of the carb.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 02-16-2024, 12:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 248
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: 10" Ford Tractor pressure plate

It will have stronger springs to overcome the lack of weights. The tractor engine only revved to maybe 12-1500 RPM so not enough for the centrifugal effect. So you will likely have a stiffer pedal...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 02-11-2024, 01:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 545
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Spark Advance/Retard Mechanism

The timing lever moves the points plate in the distributor. Pulling the lever down moves the points plate in the opposite direction of distributor rotation, which causes the points to open sooner,...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-09-2024, 02:29 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,244
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Should I convert from 6 volts to 12 volts

I remember in the early '50's Dad parking his '40 at the end of our 1/4 mile long driveway in the winter so it wouldn't get drifted in. When was -35 or lower he would carry a teakettle of boiling...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 01-02-2024, 12:17 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,613
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: drilling on powder coated surface

Maybe drill the holes before powder coating? Temporarily install the boards to get everything in position, drill the holes in the right spot, then powder coat.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 12-22-2023, 04:43 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,103
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Updated oil filter system

For what it's worth: The "1940 Service Data Handbook" that came with my 1940 sedan says to change the oil every 2,000 miles if not equipped with a filter. If equipped with an oil filter (original...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 12-21-2023, 11:12 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 17,159
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: 47 V8 ignition mystery

Could the replacement distributor have the rotor out of time? That is, could the rotor tip be in between the contacts in the cap when the coil fires? This could cause the spark to jump to ground or...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-16-2023, 02:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 562
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Ignition Coil Polarity

Many newer cars use one coil to fire two plugs (thus three coils on a V6, etc).The spark travels from one end of the coil to the center electrode of a plug, across the gap, through the head to the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 12-03-2023, 12:37 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,148
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Model AA Buses produced?? Surviving??

Oh, c'mon! There's a lot of life left in that tire. The cords are not showing yet! Out of economic necessity back then, tires were routinely run down to (even into) the cords.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 11-21-2023, 11:18 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,429
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Mystery Blower

I picked up a book a few years ago that describes the attitude of Ford executives around 1950. It seems they wanted to drop the flathead and only make 6 cyl. engines! The book's author, a newly...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-14-2023, 12:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,695
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: New to me

Ahh, a self-propelled money pit!!
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 11-12-2023, 11:52 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,613
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Teapot CFM?

[QUOTE=KULTULZ;2269256]OK. The DIST is driven off the camshaft, correct? If the chain is sloppy not only will the valve timing vary (float) but IGN timing also.

The first thing one does on a...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 11-12-2023, 12:37 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,613
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Teapot CFM?

A tach is far more accurate. A vacuum gauge serves only as a rough estimate because the mixture screws can be adjusted a fair amount without the vacuum gauge needle moving, so you are likely to miss...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 11-10-2023, 11:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,613
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Teapot CFM?

[QUOTE=Grumpy Rick;2267808]My '55 T-Bird came with an assortment of parts. Two teapot carbs and an Edelbrock 1406 600CFM (AFB copy)carb which was on the car along with the original distributor still...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 10-04-2023, 07:06 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,872
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Starter removal on a 55- HELP

This is the procedure I remember! If the starter won't start the engine, pull or push start the car. If it has overdrive pull out the "Overdrive" knob to lock the trans in direct drive (or the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-22-2023, 03:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,480
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Sta-Bil 360

Do you have a reliable source for that "fun fact"? I've always heard that "snake oil" has always referred to scam products, from old time traveling salesmen to modern-day essential oils, etc.
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 09-16-2023, 01:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,264
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: 2 speed fordomatic

Need to back up the bus a bit! The '53 Merc-O-Matic was a 3 speed trans, not a 2 speed! However, when in "D" it was designed to start out in 2nd gear. You had to shift into "L" to get 1st gear.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 08-30-2023, 09:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 856
Posted By 40 Deluxe
Re: Help! Identify this engine

Back in the day there was a booming business in rebuilt Model A engines. Sears, Montgomery Ward, JC Whitney and other mail order places sold rebuilt Model A engines, as did Ford dealers and local...
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