Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 01:08 AM
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Re: spring
I think he's afraid that his spring has lost it's tension and is opening the valve at a lower pressure. More likely, his rings, bearings, and valve guides are worn, the pressure never reaching the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 189
Re: spring
That’s an interesting question, one that I’d not care to experiment with unless the supply of springs known to possess acceptable values has dried up. Pressure relief valves are not there for shits...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,946
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-11-2024, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,946
Re: Spring removal and Columbia installation
About jackstands, there are lots of choices, but one feature to look for in a good jackstand is a solid, flat base. 4 legs on the ground will not support the weight, one or two legs sink into the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-10-2024, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 491
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2024, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 644
Re: 1947 Rear Axle Worn Down
If you’re looking to do a minimal repair without removal of the banjo, take special care to salvage the gasket set from the driver side, if for no other reason than to identify and replace like kind....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-09-2024, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 548
Re: VE Day May 8th 1945
Thanks for posting this wonderful picture, Pete.
This parade at "Sling Arms" deserves a caption:
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-08-2024, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 548
Re: VE Day May 8th 1945
I was just a little guy, but I still remember waving my flag out my Aunt’s window during the original VE Day parade on Mission Street in San Francisco. My big brother was also too young to enlist,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-07-2024, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 644
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-06-2024, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 811
Re: 1939 pickup engine oil filter
A simple hard fiber washer is sufficient to seal the top bolt. The filters come with two different diameter rubber washers due to different canister manufacturers, be sure to use the correct one for...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-06-2024, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 582
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-06-2024, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 582
Re: Pully came off generator shaft
The exact same thing happened to me during a cross country tour to the Grand Nationals in1998. I found a radiator shop to patch up the radiator so I could continue the tour. Back home a month later,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-05-2024, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,920
Re: dirty oil. Why so quick
No problem with any of the previous answers, but here’s another perspective on the dirty oil question:
Any engine in any condition will retain dirty oil in every passage and every surface, to be...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-04-2024, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 811
Re: 1939 pickup engine oil filter
Fetch, as Kube points out, your filter is not original, so no need to salvage the damaged elbow. You can use the similar elbow as is if it is the return fitting, but if the inlet fitting, it must be...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-02-2024, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,254
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-02-2024, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,254
Changing of the Guard. A new breed of car nuts.
It’s been a long time coming, but the changing of the guard is almost complete now. I remember back when I was a newbie, there were so many Ford experts everywhere you turned, you just couldn’t go...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-01-2024, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 811
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-30-2024, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 8
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Re: 35 Hinge Pin Mirrors by Drake
For questions like yours of correctness, the ‘35-‘36 book mentioned above is the source to rely on. Not to put down word of mouth advice, but the book is the real deal.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-28-2024, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,908
Re: Opinion needed on fuel pumps
A schedule of starting an engine, say, once a week, running it at idle till it warms up, doing this during a storage period of a year or more, sounds good so you can sleep well. Truth is, you’re not...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-28-2024, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-26-2024, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,908
Re: Opinion needed on fuel pumps
Agree with the above, with the use of a normally open toggle for safety concerns. A toggle of this sort completes a circuit only while being held in the on position, and is used only to prime the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-24-2024, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,432
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-23-2024, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 971
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-23-2024, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,102
Re: 1937 ford jack
Dameon, I know you understand, but for those who don't have a clue, NEVER use a bumper jack. They are dangerous as hell for one, and if that doesn't scare the pee out of you, they can and will easily...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-23-2024, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,583
Re: Shoutout to Petehoovie!
Coop, I know you don't insult, you just tell it like it is no holds barred! I speak for all of us that understand and appreciate that simple principle, we enjoy your BS and don't change it a whit....
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