Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-20-2024, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 6,222
Re: Break-in gone wrong!
Check the oil galley plugs and crank plugs. You should have higher pressure with a new build. Most pumps are 80psi.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-18-2024, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,450
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-08-2023, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 7,628
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-06-2022, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,942
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-23-2022, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 393
Views: 359,190
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-23-2022, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 393
Views: 359,190
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-17-2022, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 520
50 Custom Shocker!
Well guys I have an odd one. My 1950 Custom is giving me a bite on my arm or hand when I touch my horn button. It is still 6v positive ground. The main harness is new from SBC and the horn wire is...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-27-2022, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,397
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-20-2022, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,397
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-19-2022, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,397
1950 Ford V8 8BA GM Modified Distributor Help ?
Looking for some wisdom pertaining to a modified GM distributor for a 1950 Ford V8 8BA.
My original load a matic started giving me misses and I found concentricity and runout on the timing plate....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-20-2022, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,845
Re: 6V charging issue
Welcome to the dead regulator club. Pretty much exactly what happened to me. Rebuilt genny, new main wire harness, all new grounds, new battery....
Bad regulator out of the box. It has been...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-14-2022, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,269
Re: Holley 94 on 8ba barely runs
I was having a similar issue but not as bad. I found the issue by installing a glass fuel filter. I replaced the fuel pump pedestal gasket because it was leaking. After that the problem got worse to...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-13-2022, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,237
Re: Does this sound like a good flathead build?
I am new to the world too. But I have been reading everything I can about the Ford flathead.
If you cannot build a quality motor yourself, expect to pay twice the value and be happy about it...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-13-2022, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,845
Re: 6V charging issue
I had a very similar problem less the ammeter. I had ordered a new regulator from Dennis Carpenter to replace the original none functioning one that came in my 50 Custom. I chased my tail trying to...
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