Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-22-2020, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,549
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-01-2020, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,318
Re: 8 volt battery in a 6 volt car?
Volts and amps are not interchangeable concepts. Electrical theory can get complicated, but think of amps as storage and volts as push. A 6 volt battery can have lots more amps than an 8 volt battery...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-15-2020, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 572
Re: difference in 6 volt and 12 volt ignition ?
OK, just to clarify, in a non-ballasted system, a 3 ohm coil would be called a 12volt coil and a 1.5 ohm coil would be called a 6volt coil.
If the systems are ballasted, a 12 volt coil would have...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-15-2020, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 572
Re: difference in 6 volt and 12 volt ignition ?
OK, so I don't want to get into the weeds of electrical theory, but a resistor doesn't limit or reduce current, it limits or reduces voltage.
You cannot use 6volt coil for 12volt system or the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-22-2020, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,498
Re: is it ok to run diluted antifreeze?
Antifreeze is made to be diluted. Concentrate is not intended to be run 100%.
Of course, you could run premix at twice the price.
It works best as instructed by the manufacturer. There...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-10-2020, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 454
Re: 52 Victoria overdrive
Check for voltage drop at the solenoid. These solenoids are sensitive to voltage drops and will be slow to engage (or not at all) if voltage drops below 6 volts. Compare voltage at the battery with...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-25-2020, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 799
Re: Engine Shop Expectations (Flathead 8ba)
Checking for (and potentially repairing) CRACKS!
I had two shops just outright reject my block when they found cracks. One shop wanted to source and sell me a replacement block. The next shop just...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-27-2020, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,166
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-31-2020, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 963
Re: Newly assembled Flatty cranking force??
I learned a long time ago to give the crankshaft a complete rotation each time I torque a bearing cap (including rod caps) just to be sure that nothing is binding. Saves having to backtrack to find a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-24-2020, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,060
Re: Sick Feeling
Oh man, I feel for you.
This is why I always run on a stand before installation.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-23-2020, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 4,400
Re: Well...this ain't good
I had one blow out right past my left ear and up to the hood of the car, leaving a dent. Also got two of my fingers with aluminum shards. Scared the crap out of me.
Heli-coil makes a time-sert...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-27-2020, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,099
Re: 50 Mercury OD problem
40cpe is correct. The second wire on the solenoid is the engine-killer wire. It goes to the kickdown switch and then to the distributor side of the ignition coil.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-12-2020, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,190
Re: 32 Pa. LicenPlates now legal on my 32 now
They changed the law in Pa about 7-8 years ago. I did mine, and many months later they sent me a new plate with the same digits as the YOM plate. They never told me what to do with the new one, so I...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-11-2020, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 525
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-07-2019, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 940
Re: 50 Car Steering Idler Arm?
My buddy's '51 had a lot of steering slack. I went over to check it out and found his steering box was moving because the frame section it is mounted to was cracked, as well as the mounting bolts...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-26-2019, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 918
Re: Draining tank
Siphon out through the filler tube to get the majority out, then remove the plug to get the rest.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
11-10-2019, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 113
Views: 8,654
Re: Ebay sales tax in place
Just to add more trivia to the bonfire:
Sales tax laws are written as "Sales and Use Taxes". The tax is imposed on where the person USES the item. Crossing state lines to buy products tax-free...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-23-2019, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 4,643
Re: Cam Degreeing/Checking Important
I still find it hard to believe with all the emphasis on precision (especially in engine building) that a cam could be designed, cast, and machined that doesn't conform to spec in the most elementary...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-21-2019, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 593
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-04-2019, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,844
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-02-2019, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,844
Re: T5 Shift Problems
As far as I know, T5 has no adjustable linkage as the shifter is mounted atop the trans and operates the shift rail directly. Never saw any adjustable stuff in there, or anywhere else.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-24-2019, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 138
Views: 9,168
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-14-2019, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,012
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-29-2019, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,094
Re: Stromberg 97 carb questions
You probably have a liquid filled pressure gauge. They often give false readings when warm/hot because the liquid inside expands and counteracts the fuel pressure sending the needle to zero. If your...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-20-2019, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 947
Re: Modern day cosmoline
I like Fluid Film, it has lanolin, which is basically sheep fat. It's not very thick. It is self-healing, meaning that if it scratches it welds itself back together.
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