Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 02:10 PM
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Re: Stop Lights 1940 Ford
On the firewall on the driver side of the engine room there are a bunch of connectors between the dash wiring harness and the chassis wiring harness. The wire to tail lights and tag light are in...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 01:47 PM
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Re: 1941 1/2 ton pickup
Champion makes aluminum radiators that will fit. If your engine is stock and the block not loaded with sand and rust, it will probably cool adequately. I tried one in my '41 coupe but the engine is...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-12-2024, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,144
Re: Air/Fuel Meter/gauge
Chat GPT says the sensor should be within 18" of the exhaust port and after any mixing of exhaust ports. With dual exhaust you can get the four sensors of either bank. If it goes in the heat riser...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-12-2024, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,144
Re: Air/Fuel Meter/gauge
Question for all flathead AF experts. Is it possible to tap into the exhaust heat riser crossover on the intake manifold to insert an AF sensor? Would the readings be useful?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-11-2024, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 328
Re: 59AB no spark at plugs
There should be a resistor on the circuit breaker panel up under the dash on the firewall, to the left. Stock type 6v coil needs that, but not a resistor on the coil itself. Maybe post pictures of...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-10-2024, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 328
Re: 59AB no spark at plugs
Check the voltage across your battery. Should be a little ove 6 volts. Then with the ignition on, check the voltage at the coil. If the points are open, the voltage on both sides of the coil...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-10-2024, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 432
Re: ‘53 ran hot, then missing badly. Head gasket?
How did the plugs look when you pulled them for the compression check? When you check the plugs, be sure they are not stock 7/16" thread length, which would leave the tip up into the spark plug...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-10-2024, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Faulty temp gauge, sending unit, or...?
With the ignition off, where is the temp gauge needle? It should go above the hot mark, but not completely out of sight. If out of sight, the gauge "zero" needs to be adjusted. That is not a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-07-2024, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,709
Re: Front Axle 1939 Ford pickup
So it would be simple to remove the lock pin and turn it around so that the nut provides the steering stop the way it should.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-06-2024, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,709
Re: Front Axle 1939 Ford pickup
Sounds like you did the toe-in measurement correctly, and if the difference between frong-to-front and back-to-back was 1/16 to 1/8", you are good there. The spring is its own problem, but should...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-05-2024, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,709
Re: Front Axle 1939 Ford pickup
From the picture, you checked Ackerman with the tie rod and drag link disconnected, and the string is pretty far outside of the center of the tie rod holes. That is the direction of error that would...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-04-2024, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 911
Re: Hot Start 1950 Merc
The most common causes of not starting when hot are (1) vapor lock and (2) coil. With an electric fuel pump, it is pretty safe to say that #1 is not your problem. So, check the coil. Disconnect...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-31-2024, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,208
Re: 4 Barrel Carb?
I have the Holly 390 on an othewise stock '53 Merc engine in my '34 pickup. In six years of regular farm use, it has never been a bit of trouble. Great around town and on the Interstate. Linkage...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-31-2024, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: EAB cam
Ditto on the Schneider 248f. Excellent street cam. Driving a pretty heavy '41 coupe with 3.25 rear end gears with no problems.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 970
Re: Setting Ignition Points - 59AB
I am an engineer and love all of that stuff, but,
Someone on this forum has the tag "making the simple complicated for 30 years"
That might apply here.
If your distributor cam and bearings are...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 478
Re: engine stumbles under load
Some dark night take a look under the hood while you jazz the throttle up and down. If you see sparks jumping anywhere around the coil, plugs or ignition cables, you might want to replace that...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-21-2024, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 844
Re: Overheating 1946 V8
Do drill two small (3/32) holes to let a little water bypass the thermostat. That is to let hot water down in the block get up in the neck of the heads where the thremostat bi-metal strip is. ...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-21-2024, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 998
Re: Left ignition switch on
Note: If the battery is completely dead, a so called "smart charger" can not detect the state of the battery and will not start to charge it. Too smart for its own good. If the smart charger has a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 603
Re: What Temperature Sending Unit do I need?
Run a test. With the ignition switch off, the temp gauge should read full hot. If not, the gauge needs repair or replace. Turn the ignition switch on; if the engine is cold, the temp needle should...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 617
Re: Flathead low intake vacuum
Try a squirt of starting fluid (ether) in the carb while cranking. If the engine fires on that it should keep running on gas. If you get it running, drizzle some MMO in the carb while jazzing the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-10-2024, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 513
Re: Engine dies
Try a bit more warming up and choke a bit for fast idle. If that does not take care of the problem we will need some more information. Like how easy does it restart after stalling? How does it run...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-10-2024, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 845
Re: '46 Coupe 59AB Starter
Something does not add up. The brushes will wear out but I never heard of the comutator getting so worn down that it could not be put back in service by simply cutting down the insulators between...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-10-2024, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 513
Re: Engine dies
Is it correct to assume that before pulling out you have the engine warmed up? If you pull the choke out just a bit for fast idle, does it still die?
When exiting the driveway, is the front of...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-05-2024, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 183
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