Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 03:28 PM
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Re: Compression and flow
It's the age old question; flow versus compression. Everyone has their own theories. Some things work better than others. Real serious racers keep their combustion chamber designs secret. I very much...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-15-2024, 11:12 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-14-2024, 07:36 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-14-2024, 04:38 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-03-2024, 09:17 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-31-2024, 12:40 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-31-2024, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 439
Re: heater
Does anyone get where I'm coming from? The exhaust gas temperature is considerably higher than the boiling point of coolant. Whilst coolant is circulating through the manifold, it would be...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-31-2024, 12:29 AM
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Re: heater
Who needs to extract heat from the exhaust in order to heat up the coolant?
Exactly!!
The water shutoff valve that you don't have
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-30-2024, 10:36 PM
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Re: heater
I'm having trouble envisaging quite how this works, actually, how to shut it off; sure I get passing coolant through it to 'superheat' the coolant, that would work real good!, you'd be cooking in no...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-29-2024, 11:47 PM
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heater
Here is what appears to be some kind of exhaust gas heated car heater...never seen anything like it...anyone know how this thing would work?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-26-2024, 12:42 AM
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Re: What gears in a stock '48 F1 with 9" rearend?
I can't really answer your question, however I have owned my car since 1971, done a bunch of miles...I've tried all sorts of gear combinations, I find 3.78 is the best 'all round' ratio; you'll get...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-23-2024, 11:38 PM
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Re: Testers ?
Years ago, I asked a sparkie [electrician] at work, if he could help me diagnose some problem I had with my 35. He walked up to my running 35, with his digital meter in hand, and his meter promptly...
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Forum: Early V8
03-20-2024, 01:10 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-18-2024, 08:23 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-18-2024, 05:57 PM
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Re: Compression questions
Any pressure build up from a compression leak will simply vent outta the overflow tube if you put the balloon on neck of radiator!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-17-2024, 02:01 AM
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Re: bulletproofing a columbia
Using the information in the link I posted above, I bullet proof my own Columbias...The last one I did, a 1936 version, I purchased one of John's billet A-24 assemblies, and it is a beautiful thing....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-16-2024, 11:55 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-15-2024, 11:48 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-14-2024, 11:14 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-13-2024, 12:43 AM
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Re: replace '33 fuel sender with electric sender.
With your original sender, the fuel line comes out of the tank as part of the sender. From 36, when the senders went electric, the fuel line comes outta the front of the tank; it is completely remote...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-09-2024, 11:32 PM
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Re: Canadian Flathead?
38 coupe, it'll have the large dia mains, because it's got the long crank snout. All 24 stud engines with the long crank snout run the large journal cranks. If you find a 24 stud engine with short...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-08-2024, 08:22 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-06-2024, 10:32 PM
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Re: Brake cross shaft assembly
Ideally you want absolutely none. If you detect movement in yours, get it rebuilt. All slop/slack in a mechanical brake system adds up to lotsa lost motion.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-23-2024, 10:02 PM
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Re: '35 sending unit in a '36 gas tank
And if all else fails, what has to be done to use all '36 sending units and dash gauges in the '35?
Easiest way is to fit an entire 36 tank...the fuel line on a 36 comes out of the tank at...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-23-2024, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 388
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