Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-29-2022, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 7,711
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-28-2022, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 9,402
Re: A bomb hoist for the rear bumper
Good find!
Back in the 60's and early 70's I did service work for a local propane company. Every service truck had one of the bomb hoists to load heavy items. More than once I've wished I had...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-31-2022, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,666
Re: PSI for block testing
A friend gave me the basic motor I have in my truck because a guy that was going to buy it pressure tested it at 165 psi and blew a pea sized hole on the #5 intake valve-guide pocket. The fellow...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-22-2022, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,942
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-22-2022, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,007
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-24-2022, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,146
Re: A Plea for Safety
Marcus; Hope you heal quickly without complications.
My Doctor absolutely forbids me getting on the roof or even on a step ladder and my wife enforces that mandate. Probably good advice but it...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-12-2022, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,406
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-31-2021, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 6,850
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-28-2021, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,220
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-15-2021, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,220
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-15-2021, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 991
Re: What generator is this?
I wish I could find a couple working generators and starters for my 59 AB locally. Everything I've found has had problems, generally bad fields. I keep thinking I'll try to rewind them but can't seem...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-28-2021, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,155
Re: Theft Prevention Ideas??
A manual transmission will prevent most drive-away thefts. Most people under 50 don't know how to operate them. A thief with a car trailer would be very difficult to stop if they are determined. ...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-21-2021, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,057
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-14-2021, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 9,402
Re: A bomb hoist for the rear bumper
Great score. You'll wonder how you ever got by without it.
When I worked in LP gas repair and installation we had several of those bomb hoists mounted in the back of our service trucks. If I...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-12-2021, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,446
swap meet find
Went to the Redmond, Oregon swap meet yesterday and found this diamond-in-the-rough. I may have over paid a bit as the guy needed $1.00 for it. What say you? The vender is from Eastern Oregon and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-03-2021, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,867
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-28-2021, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,244
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-28-2021, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,938
Re: Any one have success with a repair??
I suspect that it is a zinc based casting which would make it very difficult to TIG weld as the zinc wants to boil off creating a porosity problem plus zinc fumes are not good for you.
If I were...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-09-2021, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,899
Re: OK, so it is older
Reminds me of the tractor that my father-in-law built out of a model A. I don't know what happened to it, I suppose that it was scrapped when the place sold. People of the generation just older than...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-31-2021, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 810
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2021, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 677
Re: 47 pickup speedometer
If you have a local clock/watch repair person they can probably remove them for you. They have special pullers for such work. As fordor41 said "gentle does it" as the pointer is most likely aluminum...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-08-2021, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,550
Re: Moved to Prineville, Or.
37th Annual Swap Meet Saturday, September 11, 2021 Deschutes County Fair Grounds Redmond, Oregon. Redmond is about 13 miles North of Bend on Hwy 97.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-06-2021, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,550
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-26-2021, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,797
Re: never to old to learn
I've had hot start problems in the past and finally started opening the hood when I stop to help the heat escape. Amazingly it seems to help. Never thought about a leaf blower, maybe I need to get...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-13-2021, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,970
Re: 1940 Clock Help - Merc & Ford
If you have a real old time watch/clock repair person in your area check with them, they may be able to find a spring that will fit and replace it for you. I see took too long thinking and
posting.
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