Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2017, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,850
Re: '40 hot air heater
Takes years to develop mesothelioma and by the time it's detected there is little time left. There is a growing number of us on death row from asbestos, takes me over 200mg of morphine to get through...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-07-2017, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,515
Re: Vacuum wipers won't go down
Reminds me of that commercial where the old boy drops his pill out the window and it falls into the open gas tank of the Fiat below......
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-09-2017, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,678
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-11-2017, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 979
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-25-2017, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 7,367
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-21-2016, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,775
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-21-2016, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,843
Re: 286merc
Always enjoyed the discussions he could provoke, can it be that long ago?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-19-2016, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,340
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-18-2016, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,157
Re: Anti-sway bar
Shoebox Central for Merc swaybar and suspension parts. http://shoebox-central.com/steering-suspension-2
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-09-2016, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,919
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-06-2016, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,219
Re: 40 pickup stock
Back in the late sixties, I put a tach on my '53 Customline Coupe, the only change necessary was the bulb to 6V and it seemed reasonably accurate as I recall. Tough to get it over 4000, but it...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-06-2016, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,966
Re: Full flow oil system/kits
If you are running a PCV system, it will suck a bit of dirty air into the engine around the dipstick and around the 8BA distributor unless you O ring it.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-05-2016, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,051
Re: 51 Ford light problems
The primary ground path is through the body and engine, not the frame. The only exception would be the need for a ground path for the frame on the older trucks where the tail/brake lights are mounted...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-25-2016, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,182
Re: Window regulator
The window moves toward the rear a bit before it starts down, and when rolling up, it will reach the top and then move forward, hence, the rollers.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-23-2016, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,129
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-19-2016, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 18,671
Re: Death wobble
That would be my first guess, had a '33 many years ago that would do that on gravel roads sometimes. Well that was the best roads we had at that time. Used to call that "shimmy", death wobble was...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-17-2016, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,378
Re: 53 Ford Clutch Linkage Woes
I think there's supposed to be two halves of a bushing that fit around and "capture" a pivot ball and then slide into the tubular part of the linkage to make it all wobble free. This all fell apart...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-17-2016, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,305
Re: 51 Fordomatic torque converter hub needed
Jim, that hub will not fit up to an 8BA crank or an 8CM crank, the '51 and later 1BA and 1CM cranks have the larger recess machined to accept the O-Matic hub. That damage could have resulted from a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-15-2016, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,467
Re: Why would someone do this?
196 IH four cyl was one bank of the 392 V8. Didn't run any rougher than any big four. 4 cyl Pontiac was also one side of the 389.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-13-2016, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,825
Re: Getting fuel from tank to fuel pump
Docs did a fluorcentisis on me yesterday morning and siphoned 1620 ml of fluid .out of my chest, that's more than 1 1/2 litres. 1/4 of a coke can ain't much to fuss about. Make up one of those pumps...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-12-2016, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,825
Re: Getting fuel from tank to fuel pump
I used a bus pump that has it's glass sediment bowl above the diaphragm and valves. It is always primed and my 35 1 1/2 Ton (engine factory rebuilt in Oct '47) started in 7 seconds after six months...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-04-2016, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,204
Re: Ford 1950 ring and pinion?
Cheaterpete, look for a '49 or '50 OD trans for the least problems with the swap. The '49 '50 and '51 are all 24" long, but the '51 has a few differences, the mount is wider, further forward and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-02-2016, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,752
Re: canister oil filter
"I've got a "Varcon" oil filter in the 52 Merc. Bet nobody remembers them" Ralph, you need to change out that filter, Macleod's Hardware has been gone for what, 40 years? Used to buy flathead...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-02-2016, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,752
Re: canister oil filter
All Ford Canada 8RT truck engines had tall canisters for a filter maybe twice as long as the 8BA car engines.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2016, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,623
Re: Sad, sad sad
Blowouts on the rear will cause sudden loss of steering control, far worse than a front blowout at speed. Few drivers get much experience dealing with tires that suddenly fail since the introduction...
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