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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-19-2024, 04:57 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 37,301
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: Employee Badges

here ya go.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-18-2024, 02:50 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 37,301
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: Employee Badges

the brass one is Dearborn.
interesting key ring, too. it reads;

FREMONT MOTOR CO. LANDER WYO. FORD MERCURY
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 03-18-2024, 02:24 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 37,301
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: Employee Badges

thanks for your note.
nothing to speak of. a couple of ROUGE shift badges (... as they were described to me decades ago) and a couple of tool checks. my great grandfather was the original owner of...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-08-2023, 10:41 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 37,301
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: Employee Badges

finally!
at least I'll be able to enjoy the photo :eek:
...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-23-2023, 04:25 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 37,301
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: Employee Badges

interesting topic !
my thanks to all of the contributors especially Gary in MN for detailing the different mounting styles. I have a handful of these badges as SWAG for my great grandfather's '40...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-14-2022, 08:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,701
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: no spark... where to start ?

all;
earlier in the week I dug my coil adapter out of storage and swapped it in.
still no go.
today a buddy who is more methodical than I am gave me a hand.
the coil adapter had 2 issues....
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-09-2022, 07:41 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,701
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: no spark... where to start ?

@Mart the for the clarification.
@Flathead Fever yes, I have a VOM. I'm getting 5 1/2 VDC to the coil. what should the resistance readings be ?
@petehoovie your message was blank (?)
...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-09-2022, 06:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,701
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: no spark... where to start ?

couple of pix. I don't think it has an hour of run time.
thanks for the feedback re: Carpenter and the tip about Haney.
it was the Carpenter coil that got hot. the current unit is NOS Motorcraft....
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-09-2022, 02:17 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,701
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: no spark... where to start ?

thanks Mart. I presume this means pulling the dizzy ?
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 05-09-2022, 02:05 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,701
Posted By Jake's 40
no spark... where to start ?

FB:
ran a couple of searches but I either get WAY too many results or none at all.
so...
symptom: no spark @ the plugs.
history: did a boatload of work to the car about 18 months ago when a...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-07-2019, 02:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,508
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: stubborn rear brake drum seal removal

full jaw vice grips. drive the lower jaw into the seal as far as possible. lock the jaws and whack the end of the vice grips several times.

for the second drum I'll buffer the vice grips with a...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-07-2019, 02:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,508
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: stubborn rear brake drum seal removal

it was suggested to simply drop the drum on the pavement. (the weight of the bearing would do the trick ?)
did a good job of shredding the paper.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-07-2019, 02:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,508
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: stubborn rear brake drum seal removal

hmmm... OK, let's drill a small hole & see if I can pry it out with a punch / drift.
no joy.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-07-2019, 02:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,508
Posted By Jake's 40
stubborn rear brake drum seal removal

took a few tries, but eventually I won the day. for some odd reason the fronts were not an issue.
attempting to simply pry with a long screwdriver only deformed the side wall of the seal. needle...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-07-2019, 02:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,682
Posted By Jake's 40
update / turn rear brake drums San Francisco bay area ?

Fleet Pride (formerly B & A Friction) couldn't turn the drums saying that they were out of spec.
my primary concern is maybe they had gone oval after sitting in the same spot for 20+ years....
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-04-2019, 12:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,682
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: recommendation: turn rear brake drums San Francisco bay area ?

...and a big thanks to you both!
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-04-2019, 12:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,391
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: removing 78-1175 grease seals from rear brake hubs... what's the trick ?

from another post;

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=257217&highlight=REAR+DRUM+SEAL

I'll post my results.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-04-2019, 12:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,391
Posted By Jake's 40
removing 78-1175 grease seals from rear brake hubs... what's the trick ?

no luck checking my Clymer Service Manual book and searching here only turned up supply sources or orientation during reassembly.
I have new replacements from All Ford.
the fronts were...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 10-04-2019, 12:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,682
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: recommendation: turn rear brake drums San Francisco bay area ?

thanks all!
(unsure why, but I'm not getting email notification of thread postings... I'll review my control panel)
I did contact an officer in my local EarlyV8 club and after a few "...no, but...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 09-30-2019, 03:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,682
Posted By Jake's 40
recommendation: turn rear brake drums San Francisco bay area ?

did the fronts @ my local tire shop no problem. the rears are a different story with that 3/4" axel opening.
anybody got a recommendation for a shop ? I'm in the east bay if that narrows it down. ...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 06-28-2019, 04:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,668
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: spindle bolt lock pin woes

thanks 19Fordy. understood, I had the driver side apart a few days ago.
I did try an air hammer, but that didn't work either.
at one point I thought there was a burr in the front opening of the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 06-28-2019, 03:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,668
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: spindle bolt lock pin woes

thanks tubman. I'll have a look.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 06-28-2019, 03:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,668
Posted By Jake's 40
Re: spindle bolt lock pin woes

hi Mart;
thanks for the reply. yes, I want to R&R the spindles / king pins. clean up old grease, check for slop, grease & reassemble if OK.
what you describe is exactly what happened on the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 06-28-2019, 03:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,668
Posted By Jake's 40
spindle bolt lock pin woes

first post. please be gentle ;)
the patient is my greatgrandfathers '40 Merc. which I inherited in the early 70s. early 80's my brother & I got her running, had her painted & had most of the...
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