Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-06-2012, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,451
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-05-2012, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,451
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-03-2012, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,434
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-06-2011, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,384
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-12-2011, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,157
Re: Who makes a 12v starter for the A
You can but it's very risky. I've had two six volt batteries explode over the years while jump starting with 12 volts in an emergency. It seems to happen more when it's very cold, possibly the 6...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-14-2011, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,318
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-13-2011, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,318
Polishing stainless parts.
I have a couple of 30-31 headlight buckets and grill shells that need to be polished up. The headlights especially have quite a bit of water staining (how can that be on stainless steel, lol). What...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-13-2011, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,466
Re: Not a ford would you save it
When a Ford grill is used with one of those coupe bodies on a hot rod and placed on a Ford chassis, they look so much like a 32 5 window that 90% of people are fooled. They make a great looking car....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-07-2011, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,319
Re: Briggs Body vs. Ford Body
If you're asking how the cabriolet body compares to the Ford built bodies like the coupe, there is one big difference and that is that the cabriolet was all framed up with wood, which can make one a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-25-2011, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 40,246
Re: Evapo-rust
Has anybody tried it inside a gas tank? Sounds like the perfect thing for a gas tank that is a bit rusty, or is it impossible to clean out the loosened rust?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-23-2011, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,222
Re: Road draft tube connected to exhaust
Drag racers get away with it because they only run 1/4 mile, I've seen it tried on street driven cars and it sucks all the oil right out of the engine. A friend tried it on a small block chevy and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-22-2011, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,218
Re: Rotary "00" Grease
Just for information, the most common use years ago for the 00 Lithium grease was in the track rollers of crawler tractors. That's what it was developed for.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-27-2011, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,438
HECO Shocks?
I have one Heco shock. It really seems like a nice operating shock absorber. Were they aftermarket or stock on some Fords? Or are they non-Ford? Any info appreciated. I'd sure like to find 3...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-26-2011, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,302
Re: Model A Roadster??
Even though it looks fairly decent compared to alot of the weird speedsters you see, I don't think it's worth a whole lot more than a running chassis. Looks like the body is wood, if so I wouldn't...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-13-2011, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,282
Re: Speedsters
In my real life, lol, I operate heavy equipment. I have some older equipment with no rollover protection, and some later machines with rollover protection. The rule of thumb is, on machines with no...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-22-2011, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 19,232
Re: Vapor Lock
I would be willing to bet that the crappy gas we get now probably boils at 150 degrees or even less if it's wintertime formulation. The thing you need to understand is that your modern car uses a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2011, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,532
Re: Vapor lock during parades
A coil will not fix vapor lock, that's wishful thinking. The problem is today's gas and it gets worse every year. The vapor pressure of fuel nowadays is matched to fuel injection systems and the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-29-2011, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 16,520
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-17-2011, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,953
Re: Oil Bath Air cleaner
Actually, oil bath air filters are a very poor filter. You might get by with them on cars driven on modern roads, but I can tell you from a lifetime of farming and running heavy equipment that in...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
04-07-2011, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,915
Re: What's the deal with Hank's 'time studies?'
The reason they were developed was to allow shops to estimate repairs and also as a way to pay the mechanics. Later they were called flat rate manuals and mechanics were paid by the flat rate rather...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
03-28-2011, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,828
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-16-2011, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,682
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-22-2011, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 15,214
Re: Wher are all these N O S Hoses coming from?
I'm getting educated here, LOL. What would be very interesting to know is how long after Model A production ended, were the replacement hoses still being produced. Probably some clues could be...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-22-2011, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 15,214
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2011, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 15,214
Re: Wher are all these N O S Hoses coming from?
NOS from where? I can almost guarantee you that there aren't any orginal Ford radiator hoses from 1928-31 that are still usable. Are people calling old stock from the 60's and 70's NOS? ...
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