Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 06:18 PM
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Re: Timing advance plate - Crab Distributor
Thanks for the report and the pictures. I find I usually have good results with the advance half way between the middle and the end of the scale, and run down the vacuum brake a few turns if needed...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 292
Re: Timing advance plate - Crab Distributor
These days I typically advance a front mount distributor several notches more than factory spec and find the engine runs better. I suspect that is due to a bit of wear in both the front slot of the...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
Today, 06:22 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 352
Views: 24,503
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Thank you for sharing all your trials and tribulations on this engine, this is a fun thread to follow.
Maybe put a tight fitting wood dowel in the front valley tube so you can get a good grip on...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 292
Re: Timing advance plate - Crab Distributor
Glenn, please post the results of testing with your timing light, I'm curious how the stack up of tolerances and 80 years of wear have affected the distributor timing mark.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 352
Views: 24,503
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 387
Re: engine stumbles under load
I would start by putting the good distributor back in. Measure the resistance of the new coil and add a ballast resistor if needed to get the total resistance where it needs to be. Condenser and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 14
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Re: Overheating 1946 V8
In addition to all the above good advice we need to ask how hot is your car getting? Some people get concerned when the factory temperature gauge goes past the half way mark. The 3/4 mark is 180 F, a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 556
Re: Banjo rear end hub, axle bearings and seals
I have heard horror stories about inferior replacement wheel bearings. Quite a few years ago now (15, 20?) C&G advertised new caged wheel bearings with hardened cages. I purchased a pair after...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-22-2024, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 352
Views: 24,503
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
This is fun to follow. Please post pictures of a head in the process of being corrected with your piston doming tool.
Also, personal preference, (please ignore if you have different inclination)...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-15-2024, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 3,355
Re: My next flathead build?
That looks conclusively like "C59A". When I get some time I need to update the engine ID information.
Thanks for all the information and pictures.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-15-2024, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 352
Views: 24,503
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Things are looking good. Good news on the Mercury heads working for you. That is exactly the same method I used with foil balls. Clearanceing the heads looks like what my friend did on his Mercury...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-15-2024, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: 1950 Ford Panel truck project
Please note this isn't posted in the classified section, and is a hot rod instead of the flathead topics best suited for the Ford Barn. Recommend moving this advertisement to a different forum.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-15-2024, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,379
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 352
Views: 24,503
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
I did one bank (four cylinders) at one time. Had a piece of scratch paper (maybe cardboard?) to make notes on, and measured each ball after spinning the crank a couple times with a dial caliper. The...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 3,355
Re: My next flathead build?
I'm really curious what the mark looks like on the crusty engine after more cleaning. I suspect you are right, it is "C59A", but have learned not to speculate too much about an engine block before...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 3,355
Re: My next flathead build?
I suspect that is "C99A" on the block. We have a nice thread here on the Ford Barn on identifying engines, it is more informative and more accurate than any youtube video I have seen.
Link:...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 352
Views: 24,503
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
I used four balls of tin foil stuck to each piston (center, far left, far right, bottom, didn't worry about the top with the clearance in the factory head) with a dab of grease, bolted the heads down...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 6,269
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 352
Views: 24,503
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
I'm suspicious that someone shimmed the relief valve spring in the pump you got 75 psi from. You don't need more pressure than the factory 57 +/- setting.
If you have a truly flat surface (in the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 3,355
Re: My next flathead build?
The marking on your block is confusing. It has all the features of a 1939-1940 "99" block. Can you wire brush the "59" marking to clean it up and post another picture of it?
Also, it may be worth...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,116
Re: Spring removal and Columbia installation
Did you get the keys out? One thought I have had in the past, but never had to resort to doing, was to carefully grind the top of the key down enough for the axle housing to slide off. I figured once...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-11-2024, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 878
Re: '41 PU Rear Window
The Canadian 38 Ford Truck brochure shows a sliding rear window in the accessories section:...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-11-2024, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 482
Re: 2 overdrives
Glenn, thank you for the picture and instructions.
Brian, apologies for taking your thread and wandering off on a different topic. Back to our regularly scheduled discussion.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-11-2024, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 352
Views: 24,503
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