Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-23-2024, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 6,901
Re: Clutch Chatter
If it's the original pressure plate maybe the three fingers aren't evenly adjusted.
Perhaps you need to reface the pressure plate too?
I took my flywheel in to be re-drilled & tapped to take a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-28-2024, 04:53 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,155
Re: Running on 7 &1/2
Well, the other thing I've been doing since using 95 is to add upper cylinder lube, primarily to protect the valve seats so it's all making sense.
I could probablg try going back to 91 and continue...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-26-2024, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,155
Re: Running on 7 &1/2
That's a damn good point 38 Coupe. You might have hit the nail smack on the head!
Thanks for that
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-26-2024, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,155
Re: Running on 7 &1/2
Yeah Red. Might've "ungummed" a valve. But remember, the compression wasn't too bad. And I'm hearing you other boys about low octane & low compression engines and all that. AllI know is, it's...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-25-2024, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 34,602
Re: How Ford Gauge Unit Work
..."tooted adjuster" ?????!!!!!!!
Bad typo there. Try ..."toothed adjuster".
You know the little thing I mean in the sender unit. You adjust the mechanical pressure on the points so that they will...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-24-2024, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,155
Re: Running on 7 &1/2
Yes. Thanks for your input there Terry. I did try that (another lead, another plug. But as I said in the last comment, using 95 octane seems to have resolved my problems.
BTW. I have read on a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-24-2024, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 34,602
Re: How Ford Gauge Unit Work
Very belated update on the intermittent fuel sender problem. I ended up pulling the unit back out. Disassembled it on the bench and aggressively filed the points till the pitting was almost gone....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-24-2024, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,155
Re: Running on 7 &1/2
I know I'm reopening an old thread here but I fixed my suspected "running on 7 1/2 cylinders" issue a few months back.
I was running on 91 octane petrol. Went to 95 and after a tank or so of the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-17-2024, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 6,901
Re: Clutch Chatter
Put a Falcon 9 inch plate & pressure plate in mine. (Had to redrill the flywheel for the pressure plate).
Falcon spline was the same as Cusso spline -I THINK...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-15-2023, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 873
Re: 12 volt oil pressure and temp sending units?
On second thoughts... I won't do that article. These Ford King Seeley fuel, temp & oil gauges have been done to death all over the Fordbarn forum. If you search for Ford fuel gauges, or Ford fuel...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-14-2023, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 873
Re: 12 volt oil pressure and temp sending units?
Well, yeah, they can go bad. Especially the fuel senders. Probably because there's a little more going on mechanically with the fuel sender.
The only way to really test the senders you have would be...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-14-2023, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 873
Re: 12 volt oil pressure and temp sending units?
Just went over to the HAMB & had a look at your build Busmania.
Do you realize just how lucky you guys are to find a 40 in such good original condition ?! They rust out p retty badly down under over...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-14-2023, 02:11 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 873
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-14-2023, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 873
Re: 12 volt oil pressure and temp sending units?
Busmania, like a few of the blokes here said - you'll need the voltage reducer from a 12 volt Ford - (not a 56) found mounted behind the gauges. Alternatively you can use an electronic 12 volt to 6...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-09-2023, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 902
Re: Parking enforcement LA 1941
Yep. Had the old WLA' Harleys and sidecars down here in Hobart Tasmania.
(That's down under in Tassie Devil country for you Yanks :-)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-08-2023, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 902
Re: Parking enforcement LA 1941
Cops don't get involved in parking issues down under. It's managed by local council - and some of those boys & girls can get an authoritarian head swell let me tell ya !
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-04-2023, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,410
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-04-2023, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,410
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-07-2023, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,519
Re: no power
So have you sorted out your problem yet Macca ?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-27-2023, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,410
Re: 36 2dr crazy gas gauge reading
I found that same picture Petehoovie but when I went to put it up on my Photobucket storage, which I haven't used for yonks I got a message that I need to pay these days:mad: Being a tightarse, (or a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-27-2023, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,410
Re: 36 2dr crazy gas gauge reading
Sorry Tim. I went off on a bit if a tangent there. Yeah. Yours is going past full. Like I said earlier, that's not a bad earth problem. That's a FULL earth on the sender wire. You've either got that...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-27-2023, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,410
Re: 36 2dr crazy gas gauge reading
So your piece of wire goes from one of the screws holding the sender in, to the floor of the boot - mechanically connected at both ends?
If so, then that's telling us that the tank isn't earthed...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-26-2023, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,410
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-22-2023, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,519
Re: no power
Sticky valves perhaps? (Sticking open) Pretty common problem with these old flatheads if they're let sit for a while.
Start her up. Let it run for a while.
Try squirting a bit of oil in each plug...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-21-2023, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,410
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