Forum: Early V8
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
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Anyone have one they can measure?
Anyone happen to have a this tube OR a stand off a motor that can measure it for me? Diameter, length etc?? I am missing this for a motor build and can snag a piece of tubing from a customer IF...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 09:01 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-25-2024, 03:23 PM
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Re: defunct car dealers
After thinking about your question and being quite familiar with Gulfport MS, I cannot imagine a Mercury dealer being there MUCH less a Lincoln dealer in 1947…..I would imagine Gulfport was slightly...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-25-2024, 02:56 PM
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Re: defunct car dealers
So sorry but I just remembered to look in my Clymer’s Mercury book…the dealer you asked about was not in the list of Mercury dealers from 1939-1964 SO they didn’t sell Mercury at least!!!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 03:01 PM
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Re: Condenser
Aahhhhh.....I just know him as "Tubman".....Thanks Grasshopper!!!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 02:24 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 02:17 PM
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Re: One Head stud too short each bank follow-up
Al
That is a great testimony and endorsement, thank you for sharing......B&S Tim and all other following (From a parallel (of sorts) post here on the barn)
Make sure you clean the threads really...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 10:58 AM
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Re: Head bolt/stud sealant
It's what I used on my 1941 Ford GP build, THE one thing I did AND recommend is I cleaned the block with a thread chaser and then cleaned with carb/brake cleaner on a shop rag before I installed the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 09:49 AM
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Re: Head bolt/stud sealant
B&S and Tim
Like I showed in the pictures in the other post, a small bead between first and second thread and a bead perpendicular to the threads from the bottom bead to about 2/3 threads shy of the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 03:52 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 12:43 PM
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Re: Head bolt/stud sealant
Read/See my post here on the barn THE LATTER Half of the post
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=338732
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 11:35 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 11:30 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 11:24 AM
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Re: One Head stud too short each bank follow-up
My good friend here in town who does "flathead" builds and has been doing them for years turned me on to it. This, and my 4 cyl for my Proto-type WWII Jeep are the first two builds I have used it...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 08:40 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 08:23 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 08:02 AM
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Re: One Head stud too short each bank follow-up
Thank's B&S, I appreciate the kind words and inspiration!! Its going to Norway SO I do have to figure a way to "Fire it Up" before I ship it.....WOULD make me feel a whole lot better knowing its tip...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2024, 06:44 AM
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Re: One Head stud too short each bank follow-up
Here is the final pictures of the outcome. I had to use two jam nuts to install the new stud with the head on, my stud remover/installer would have grabbed onto the threads SO Plan B. Resealed the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-22-2024, 05:14 PM
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Re: One Head stud too short each bank follow-up
Tim
The quick answer is YES, it worked perfectly. I forgot to take my phone with me to the shop, AND forgot to take the second stud with me as well SO I will post pictures first thing in the AM!!!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-22-2024, 11:56 AM
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Re: One Head stud too short each bank follow-up
Tim
I am pretty confident that it will work, IF you look at my picture and see where the stud bottoms out to the block, the smooth shank is about 3/8" longer than what I had (ie move the fine...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-22-2024, 09:31 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-21-2024, 02:56 PM
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