Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-18-2020, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,366
Re: 37 fuel tank
I agree on using vice grips, but be careful not to crush your fitting!
Al Hook
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-05-2020, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,059
Re: What year and what is it worth?
I saw a '55 F-100, auctioned at an estate sale a few months ago in Western Kentucky. I thought about bidding on it but didn't, especially after bidding started high and went to $4600, i think. It...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-04-2020, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,648
Re: Airplane parts? Or junk?
One could also attach a spring(s) to the mechanism to retract the cylinders. That's how the leveling cylinders work on RVs these days. Of course the pressure would need to be relieved, first.
Al...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-17-2020, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,629
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-15-2020, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 642,517
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-15-2020, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 11,118
Re: Muffler review
I have a pair of Walker Continentals on my 48, which I installed around 1978 (but who's counting). They are a little loud now. Not a flathead, tho.
Al Hook
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-15-2020, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,109
Re: Stoplight Stall
Upon re-starting, does it sound, and act rich? Black smoke? These would be symptoms of flooding due to stopping. Make sure your floats are working under fuel pressure, it could be any of the three.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-08-2020, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,496
Re: What were the chances!
Census reports are done every 10 years, and are good records for people living in a specific city or county. They can also provide a few historic details.
Al Hook
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-11-2019, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,233
Re: Pedal foot pressures
If you are ok to stand from a sitting position, you are lifting almost half of your weight with each leg. Is the doctor ok with you walking?
Al Hook
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-26-2019, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 13,354
Re: FORD vs FERRARI
So true Rotorwrench!
Old Bold Pilots makes me think of Chuck Yeager, test pilot, and the "Right Stuff" story. Isn't Yeager still alive?
Al Hook
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-23-2019, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,020
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-18-2019, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,736
Re: Ingintion Guru's advice #2
I had a similar situation a year or so ago with a zero-turn mower. It had 12 volts at the ignition switch, all wiring seemed intact, all connections good and clean, but no spark and no voltage or...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-18-2019, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 5,525
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-15-2019, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,230
Re: 1947 convertible
Have you pulled the distributor cap and checked the rotor/cap interface, making sure you have a good circuit to the plugs?
Al Hook
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-31-2019, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,363
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-18-2019, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,218
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-18-2019, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,218
Re: Flathead machine shop in Tennessee
Pat Robinson in West Paducah is a great engine machinist. I've seen a few flatheads there over the years, but Pat is in his 80's and has been in bad health lately and may not be accepting work. He...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-16-2019, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,779
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-11-2019, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,704
Re: Backfire
Sounds like distributor cap and or wires/connections.
By the way, my dad bought his only new car ever [for his own use] in 1954. It was an ohv 239 Y-block, custom line, tudor sedan for about...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-11-2019, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,661
Re: Lifting a 8ba engine
Nice charts, Fordy. It's amazing to think how strong steel actually is. A grade 8 5/16" bolt could easily lift a full size car!
Al Hook
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-09-2019, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,362
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-30-2019, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 6,021
Re: No reverse BW R-10
Way to go, bud. Like my Mamma says "Don't ever quit!" Ha Ha, she's almost 99 and hasn't quit yet!
Al Hook
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-27-2019, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 6,021
Re: No reverse BW R-10
Bad solenoid? Have you actually tested it's operation by applying voltage? It has to be working to lock out the OD sungear/clutch.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-12-2019, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 886
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-09-2019, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,614
Re: Let me ask another way
You might try switching the polarity to the rear bulbs. LEDs only work when wired in one polarity direction. That is the nature of a diode.
Al Hook
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