Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-20-2024, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 370
Re: Cluster Gear ID
Post the tooth count. We should be able to figure out exactly which gear it is.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-23-2024, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 359
Re: Transmission Main Shaft ID Needed
Don’t forget the possibility of this main drive gear being the B-7017 which is the 1932-34 version. The following links to our website pages will make this more clear to you.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-23-2024, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 457
Re: 8RT vs Early 24-stud Length
The spacing issues have more to do with the cooling fan structure on the front of the engine….the front edge of the 49-53 fan blade is going to be situated closer to the radiator than the various...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-16-2024, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 589
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
02-07-2024, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 447
Re: Borg Warner Overdrive Slip Yoke
I question the 31 spline count on the slip yoke. All of the Ford light duty 3 speed transmissions, including the R10 overdrive, had 16 splines on the output shaft.
For the slip yoke to slide on...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-01-2024, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 565
Re: Mystery Crank Pulley
http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/FH_images/Engine-Partspics/81C-6312A-crankpulley.jpg
I think Kube has it right. The 1939 Standard Ford (with the regular 85 hp V8) still placed the fan blade up...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-30-2024, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 881
Re: Ultra Sonic Cleaner
The degreasing process is going to vary according to the level of grease buildup on the parts and the amount of precleaning you do. Many of the transmission parts we want to clean are heavily coated...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-29-2024, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 881
Re: Ultra Sonic Cleaner
The very first thing I do when entering our transmission repair shop (after turning on the lights) is to hit the switch to turn on the ultrasonic cleaner. We will start using it about a half hour...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-24-2024, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 608
Re: Starter Drive Gear
Use 32-47 flywheels on 32-47 engines. Use 49-53 flywheels on 49-53 engines. Don’t mix the two styles as the starter ring gear offset is different.
I purposefully kept 1948 engines from the above...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-22-2024, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,209
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-21-2024, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 811
Re: '48 F1 4 speed trans color
We’ve always painted the 1948-52 versions black in our shop. I’ve never been 100% certain on 1947 and back so we ask the customer what they want for color and try to work with that if doable.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-21-2024, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,055
Re: garage/shop related...lights
We went from incandescent bulbs, to fluorescent tubes, to special fluorescent bulbs for cold weather, to LED fixtures in our unheated warehouse. The led lights have been the best for total light and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-27-2023, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 541
Re: crab style dist button where to find
We stock the rotors, and the distributor spacer button as shown in the pics above. The carbon button that contacts the rotor is built into the distributor cap….. and we stock that too. Just call our...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-25-2023, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 831
Re: Frozen oil filler screw on fan pulley
If you had to drill through the screw, chances are that some metal particles fell into the cavity within the hub. It’s easy to take the fan assembly apart…..I’d suggest doing so in order to give the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-20-2023, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,050
Re: 1936 3 speed trans for parts
The case would be the 48-7006 type and those are practically the same as the 78-7006 cases (as long as the transmission is being built with the 28 tooth cluster gear). Strip out the gears and check...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-18-2023, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 786
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-16-2023, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 896
Re: 49-51 Merc steering gearbox help
I just need the actual thickness of the gasket material. If there’s a scrap left on the cover I may be able to carefully scrape it off and mic it. Thanks for your help!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-14-2023, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 896
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-13-2023, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 896
Re: 49-51 Merc steering gearbox help
Rand, thanks for your offer to help. The gasket is what I want to reproduce. Southside Obsolete does not have either the gasket or the cap. I would like to get both pieces….the actual gasket (or a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-08-2023, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 954
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-04-2023, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 896
49-51 Merc steering gearbox help
The cover gasket for this box is not made anywhere. We have the ability to have it made but we do not have a sample to work from. I'd like to find one of the original gaskets (8M-3581) and/or the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-28-2023, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,368
Re: 8BA Truck Oil Pan Gasket for the cleanout
The original design only called for a single gasket. The ring shown on the inside is the steel ring with the studs. Deformation of the oil pan is a fairly common occurrence from bumping into things...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-15-2023, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,364
Re: VANPELT transmission school photos
The photo attachment is somewhat blurred and that may be because of the software uploading with FB due to file size limitations. We’ll create a link to our website with a special section of photos...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-15-2023, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,364
VANPELT transmission school photos
There are too many photos (from our cameras) to upload to the Fordbarn, so we have put them into a separate folder on our own website for you to enjoy. Included are two short videos. The group...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-31-2023, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 665
Re: VANPELT Transmission School - 2 weeks away!
There will be photos taken during the event, and possibly some video snippets. However, any sort of running video is not going to happen for a variety of reasons. We will try to post the photos as...
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