Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
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Re: Swap Meet, Redlands, CA
Thanks, I'll be going, it's only 10 miles from here. It's a really small swap meet but I always come home with something I don't need but can't resist.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-17-2024, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,128
Re: Flat head back firing pop. pop over and over
My dads '32 roadster sat for probably ten-years without being started. It ran fine when he parked it. He finally passed away and I hauled the roaster home. I found a plugged metal fuel line and the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2024, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 645
Re: What is the best head gasket for Alum heads
I have a retired NASA machinist neighbor that built a flathead. Every head stud was leaking because he had run a tap down into each hole. So, them he machined it so each stud had a O-ring under the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2024, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 645
Re: What is the best head gasket for Alum heads
Edelbrock recommends Felpro composite gaskets with their aluminum flathead heads. Because aluminum heads and a cast iron block will expand and contract at different rates you want a gasket that was...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-04-2024, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 677
Re: Fuel filter best location
The filter needs to be installed "before" the electric fuel pump to protect the pump. That is what the instructions say on an Airtex fuel pump. The filter and pump both should be located close to the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-01-2024, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,259
Re: 1937 distributor quizz question........
I was a mechanic my entire life. When it dies and won't start, I'd pull the air cleaner and see if its squirting fuel into the engine, if it does, it's not a fuel problem. If you want, you could also...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-12-2024, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 683
Re: Brake pedal travels too far
I was a fleet mechanic for 30-years. This sounds like one of the problems I would encounter, the first push of the brake pedal moves the shoes outward and a rapid second push of the pedal pins them...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-23-2023, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,624
Re: Violent shake.
If everything was done right on the clutch replacement, I'd be looking at the motor and trans mounts.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-23-2023, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,703
Re: adding electric fuel pump
When I was a mechanic Airtex offered a catalog with the specifications for each electric fuel pump, voltage, pressure and if it was "open" or "closed" when it was off. Most of them were closed in the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-27-2023, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,003
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-26-2023, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-25-2023, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
Re: Low compression in one cylinder
I had always heard to use gas instead of water. At the phone company the fire department would not allow us to store any gas cans with fuel in them in the shop. We had overhead lube reels in each...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-25-2023, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
Re: Low compression in one cylinder
To be honest with you I don't t know what kind of volume of air a leak down tester puts into a cylinder. It might not be what a compression tester hose with the Schraeder valve removed, and hooked to...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-25-2023, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
Re: Low compression in one cylinder
Borderline problems are difficult to diagnose. That was a good idea backing the valves off all of the way. If the exhaust valve was leaking just a little bit, it would be difficult to hear it all the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-25-2023, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 523
Re: 34 ford sedan rear diff whishbones
I straighten that kind of stuff in my hydraulic press, but you can straighten it with a bottle jack and a chain. Hook the chain to each end and put the jack between the chain and the tube and if the...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-24-2023, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 848
Re: 54 V8 Y Block Spark Plug Wire Running
Years ago, I inherited my mom's 312 '57 T-bird she bought new, it still had the original plug wires. Those were the worst wires I ever had to put on an engine running behind those heads, and I had to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-24-2023, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,529
Re: 1936 point gap question
You want to set them to the wide side of the specs because they will wear down. Also you want to use a little point lube on the cam lobe. As they wear and the gap gets smaller it changes the timing....
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-24-2023, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
Re: Low compression in one cylinder
Running compression test. This would be a test you might do if you have good compression on a static test. It might still be interesting to see what it shows on your low cylinder. This test is rarely...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-23-2023, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
Re: Low compression in one cylinder
I take my five-year grandson to taekwondo, and they teach perseverance, winners do not give up, they do not tap out. That's me when working on cars, more like that used to be me. Lately my body doess...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-23-2023, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
Re: Low compression in one cylinder
Carbon buildup on moder engines will raise the compression and cause a vehicle to fail a smog test for excessive NOX readings. Excessive pressure and heat combine the oxygen and nitrogen to create a...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-23-2023, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
Re: Low compression in one cylinder
Cylinder Leak tests
Pull the plugs on either side of the cylinder you are testing. If you don't have a leak down gauge, you can take your compression tester hose and remove the shrader valve...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-23-2023, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
Re: Low compression in one cylinder
I enjoy challenges like this, especially on someone else's engine. This is war, you never let the vehicle win no matter how much it costs and sleep you lose. That's good that the oil trick did not...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-22-2023, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,073
Re: Low compression in one cylinder
Squirt some oil in the cylinder and if the compression comes up it's the rings, the oil helps make a temporary seal. While its running pull the plug wire and if you notice an rpm change that cylinder...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-22-2023, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,470
Re: Frustrating start problem
First thing to is while trying to crank the engine smack the strarter with a hammer. Hopefully it's not a nice, restored starter. Mi used to working on fleet vehicles where you could beat on them. ...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-22-2023, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,889
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