Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-18-2024, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 206
Views: 18,601
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-18-2024, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 206
Views: 18,601
Re: 47 V8 ignition mystery
What inside the distributor would cause only the same cyl. To misfire???
The rotor not getting spark to the cap prong or cap contact,,,if rotor to contact is to great it would probally fire...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-15-2024, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 206
Views: 18,601
Re: 47 V8 ignition mystery
Didn’t one of the early post say he monitered the spark and was missing the spark on a couple cylinders,look like the problem would be in the distributor rather than the engine ?
I have a old sun...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-11-2023, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 390
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-11-2023, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 390
Hunter 107A spin balancer
Picked up a nice spin balancer a couple days ago ,had the 14,15,16 inch rim adapters with it,but the 16 inch was still not big enough to fit where the beauty ring fits.
It also had a 10 inch...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-03-2023, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,921
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-29-2022, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,794
Re: 1935 Wire Wheel Backspacing and offset
I took some 3/16 rod !made a ring the size that fit the rim ,welded it togeather to form ring
then laid in in wheel,put a straight across the holes from one to the other then ground the ring to be...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-11-2022, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 988
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-08-2022, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,145
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-07-2022, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,145
Re: Useful mounting tire tool for 35 rims
Look at picture!the rod is just a guide for sliding the wheel onto the drum studs,instead of trying to lift wheel to align the wheel to the studs ,just put wheel onto rod ,after screwing the rod onto...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-06-2022, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,145
Useful mounting tire tool for 35 rims
493720 worked about a hour trying to get rim back on the drum, pry bar ,laying on floor,just to heavy to lift and hit the lug studs which are recessed in rim,,
Welded a rod on a spare lug nut...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-06-2022, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,298
Re: Radial tubes
Well after looking everywhere for radial tubes around close,people says there are all the same!dont think so but no one can tell me the difference,so went to rural king ,lLocal farm store,they had a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-04-2022, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,298
Re: Radial tubes
Can’t get tire off rim with my big screw drivers (those things are tough)A friend of a friend has a small business in his basement doing special rims for some of the guys around,will se him tomorrow...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-04-2022, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,298
Radial tubes
I have 600-16 radials on my 35 rd with the regular tubes from the bias tires,checked around before a drive and rf was flat,,,no sign of puncher,just wondering if tube had given away,,I see were there...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-24-2022, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 729
Re: 40-B cam verses 11A cam in dist
I made up a spare dist with the 11A shaft and the small points,installed it awhile back,
I couldn’t see any difference at the time,maybe install one then the other,might be able to feel the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-23-2022, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 729
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-09-2022, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 954
Re: Sun Machine serviced
Forgot to mention,I did put the capicator kit in mine hopeing it might brighten up the flash,but didn’t help any,,
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-09-2022, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 954
Re: Sun Machine serviced
I found a Penske analyzer at Hershey one year and connected it to the sun machine and use that for all my readings as the sun instruments needed a lot of work before I would trust them ,the Penske...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-23-2022, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,511
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-18-2022, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,357
Re: 35 spoke rim run out
Update on the 35 not rideing smooth,removed front wheels and the hubs were smooth,had never noticed before,!! Had made a couple rings thinking I might need them a few days ago so installed them along...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-15-2022, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,357
Re: 35 spoke rim run out
Did manage to get rear wheels removed and the hubs are orginal 35 with the nubs ,while on jack stands started up and did a run up,to check for wobble ,there were a little but not to bad,nothing...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2022, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,357
35 spoke rim run out
How much runout is allowed before it becomes a problem,my 35 is just not giving a smooth ride,radials helped a lot but still not very smooth,,
I don’t have the spacers between the hub and rim but in...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-04-2022, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,172
Re: Distributor drive gear
What about the early engines,where the dist is timed on a machine,if cam gear was off a little ,how do you check this,,??
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-02-2022, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 6,235
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-17-2022, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 882
Re: wedges
Probably to get hood to align with fenders ,this is normal for some of the cars I’ve done,,
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