Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-01-2024, 10:32 AM
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Forum: Early V8
03-23-2024, 06:48 PM
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Forum: Early V8
03-17-2024, 08:18 AM
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Forum: Early V8
03-17-2024, 08:13 AM
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Forum: Early V8
03-13-2024, 03:56 PM
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Forum: Early V8
03-13-2024, 03:48 PM
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'49 - '50 Passenger Gauge Set
SOLD
Reduced to sell!
Prepaid shipping in lower 48
New, never installed. Dakota Digital 12v VHX-49F-S-B gauges, clock and hardware to use with stock transmission.
These are silver...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-12-2024, 09:36 AM
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Re: 49 Ford Flathead v 8 8BA
These are a few changes, there may be more.
Each year had difference holes for the handle
The prop is a rod in a slot in '49 and '50 has a telescoping channel with a rachet stop at the top. The...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-07-2024, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 27
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Re: Installing a wiring harness
I sent him my phone # in Jan and offered to discuss it with him. I'm 80 and have done this before on shoebox Fords. If he got a Rebel harness from Shoebox Central it appears to have the wiring for...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-06-2024, 09:11 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-06-2024, 01:27 PM
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Re: Installing a wiring harness
I installed a universal harness in a '50 last year. A couple of issues that came up were the instructions didn't show hooking up a generator, regulator etc but was for an alternator. The wiring...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-06-2024, 10:22 AM
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Re: Installing a wiring harness
I think it could get very expensive. Lots of variables involved. Can you find a shop that will take on the job? experience level of the shop and the mechanic assigned the task. Time and material ads...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-27-2024, 03:04 PM
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Re: Clutch Chatter
Then It might have.
This info is for a 239 V8, sorry I didn't realize it was a 6 cyl.
Ford part # for the housing is AC 6392-D ('52 - '53)
There is one for a Merc listed on eBay w/pn AC...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-27-2024, 02:40 PM
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Re: Clutch Chatter
I agree with Mart, it probably is part of the problem.
The crack doesn't look fresh to me. I think it's unlikely installing new motor mounts would cause the crack unless the engine was raised at...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-27-2024, 02:24 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-20-2024, 04:49 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-12-2024, 11:01 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-07-2024, 03:33 PM
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Forum: Early V8
01-05-2024, 03:41 PM
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Forum: Early V8
01-04-2024, 09:02 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-22-2023, 10:56 AM
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Re: Violent shake.
My '49 had this same thing happening when I got it.
I had 2 NEW miss aligned hub/bearing assemblies.
Final solution was NOS hub and NOS bearing that I assembled making sure the bearing was...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-08-2023, 05:29 PM
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Re: Tire pressure-50' Crestliner
Photo of the glove box decal on my '49 club coupe.
I put radials on it and run them at 32 psi.
The radials were a huge improvement!
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Forum: Early V8
07-26-2023, 09:58 AM
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Forum: Early V8
07-26-2023, 09:58 AM
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Forum: Early V8
07-13-2023, 01:38 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-12-2023, 10:52 AM
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Re: Replacing clutch in 1950 Shoebox Convertible
Your original post sounds exactly like my '49 coupe when I got it.
All the tips given are very valid and had been done to my car by the PO.
I found it to be the TO bearing wasn't seated completely...
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