Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-01-2024, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,337
Re: !!! I'm blind !!!
That’s what you get when someone with a sawzall and panel adhesive goes off his meds.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-01-2024, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 217
Re: Manifold/Carb ID on a 54 FACEBOOK PHOTO
K, thanks for the part number. Let me find an old post that identified it. No numbers here for the early dual quad though.
http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/Topic158016.aspx?PostID=158038
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-01-2024, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 217
Re: Manifold/Carb ID on a 54 FACEBOOK PHOTO
I really can’t tell what I’m looking at on the manifold. It’s not engine color, but doesn’t really look like aluminum either. So maybe the oem cast iron painted silver?
To the best of my...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-30-2024, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 139
Re: 54 Mercury-box on firewall ID
Big wire to the relay to actuate the pull in coil on the solenoid. Then it switches over to a holding coil internally and the load goes down. I dont have a manual where I’m at, but I thought they...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-30-2024, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 547
Re: Questions about Borgeson Power Steering?
No K, I didn’t read it. You were posting while I was typing and I didn’t get back here till now. Doesn’t surprise me that was a GM design, but did Ford buy it out or license for production. Just...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-29-2024, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 547
Re: Questions about Borgeson Power Steering?
As dmsfrr says, they were FoMoCo parts. I think the pump was supplied by Eaton. At some point (many years ago) I remember those being referred to as “power on demand” steering. You were driving...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-29-2024, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 547
Re: Questions about Borgeson Power Steering?
J, just for my general knowledge, why did you remove it? How’d it work, did you retain the column? I guess I’m assuming the unit was one of the GM power boxes I’ve seen on their site. Thanks
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-25-2024, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 602
Re: Hot running ~ Maybe?
Just more info,
Ambient temperature? Size of (edit) radiator in inches? The kind of electrical puller and mounting.
One thing I’ve seen on street rods is airflow problems thru the radiator at...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-16-2024, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,067
Re: 1955 Ford Customline Ride Height.
I know that’s in the manual someplace, but I dug mine out and damn if I can find it. If some knows, point me in the right direction.
I posted in the social group over on the HAMB, but this is all...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-15-2024, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 828
Re: Ventilating engine on a 54 Merc
^^^^. Looks just like the oem fill cap, but the bottom perimeter is sealed and there’s a 3/8” or so hose tube. Got one on my roadster. The 69 Camaro also used a sealed tube with a threaded bung. ...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-15-2024, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 828
Re: Ventilating engine on a 54 Merc
The only time I had a drip every 4” was when a screw on filter adaptor failed. That’s a lot of oil imo. I guess the first question would be is the road draft/vent properly assembled and not...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-14-2024, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 557
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-13-2024, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 937
Re: Fuel issues
Even though the tank etc. is new, how old is the fuel? I’ve got cars that don’t go a lot of miles, and I’m seeing clean, good looking fuel become a problem is as little as 4 months. Especially...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-12-2024, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,067
Re: 1955 Ford Customline Ride Height.
Those manuals are available as reprints from a number of sources. But given your location, an online version might be better. They're only around $17.00 US.. I don’t know these guys, but you can...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-08-2024, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,337
Re: !!! I'm blind !!!
Fortunately or unfortunately, that’s the way of the world in the other side of the hobby. It wouldn’t surprise me if properly promoted at one of the big auction houses that brought as much as a real...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-07-2024, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 934
Re: Rear end ckunking on left turn
I know different units require different additives, and my current ford experience is with an old Dana 44 in my bird. Probably different. But right after they outlawed whale oil I remember having...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-06-2024, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 661
Re: 56 merc rough ride
The suspension (and a lot of other things) on the Merc are pretty much the same as the Ford. The HRR’s videos are well worth watching if you’re new to these old models, and entertaining even if...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-06-2024, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 579
Re: 1955 Ford Customline Overdrive G/box
In the US and Canada the 55’s used a Borg Warner T-86 transmission with an R-10 overdrive. Each have T-86 and R-10 cast into the main case. The T-86 is a top loader side shift.
Lots of different...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-06-2024, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 661
Re: 56 merc rough ride
Paul has a point on air pressure. At least a couple of my cars on radials make a difference between 28 psi and 30. I run them low around town for short distances at moderate speeds. But if I’m...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-05-2024, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 569
Re: Oil guage indicating backwards
78 psi cold and 50psi hot seems ok to me. What weight oil are you using and what’s the ambient temperature range at your location? That description is different than pressure falling as engine rpm...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-05-2024, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 661
Re: 56 merc rough ride
Front isn’t complicated, and it’s just a shock, not a coil/strut like some modern cars. Bad shocks are what I’d call a “bouncy” ride. Car lowered? Springs sagging? Bottoming out? A little more...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-05-2024, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 828
Re: Ventilating engine on a 54 Merc
Kind of a last thought. If the engine was rebuilt with the original rings (as opposed to modern improvements) they take some time to seat. At 1500 miles, they should be, the normal range was about...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-05-2024, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 828
Re: Ventilating engine on a 54 Merc
^^^^^. Both the lower breather canister and the oil fill cap are often ignored. The caps easy, the canister is a PITA. But that’s the place to start.
There’s numerous articles on open and closed...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-04-2024, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 696
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-04-2024, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 696
Re: 1957 T-Bird Power Brakes
Those boosters didn’t provide near as much boost as the later model units most of us are used to, let alone what the Chrysler units did in the day. I’m kind of surprised you didn’t notice a...
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