Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 49
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Re: fordomatic fluid
:confused:
You guys are still going by LUBRICATION GUIDES from the 1950's?
TYPE A was superseded in 1959. What you are buying marked as TYPE A now is not what you think it is.
OK ...
I...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,853
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,853
Re: fordomatic fluid
:D
That's OK. You seem to make continual consecutive posts like this. PTSD?
DAMN!
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,263
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,853
Re: fordomatic fluid
I fail to see exactly where PRESTONE shows how to file a claim.
MADISON AVENUE ADVERTISING doesn't get it. You still believe in SANTY CLAUS too?
I BEGAN in a dealer in 1966. I've kept current....
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 500
Re: Hot running ~ Maybe?
:eek:
I bet that p!sses off a lot of BOWTIE BOYS ... :D
MII means the rear was pulled from a MUSTANG II?
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,853
Re: fordomatic fluid
Just wondering, how long were you a professional auto tech?
I began in 1966.
There is no ... ??? ... well let me clarify that ... there are MULTI-VEHICLE COOLANTS ... but their being...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,853
Re: fordomatic fluid
You go by the called-out refill amount in the SHOP MANUAL or other quality LUBRICANT GUIDE.
Does the cooler have a heat source to keep the fluid from being over cooled?
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-27-2024, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,853
Re: fordomatic fluid
Why I keep doing this is beyond me ... just keep asking for it.
ALL lubricants have a shelf life, those lubricants for late applications being more critical.
SOURCE -...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-24-2024, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,151
Re: 4100 Carb for 1957 312
Read This and Comment -
- INFO SOURCE - - https://thecarburetorshop.com/Carbshop_carbsizesandCFM.htm
You have more experience than I do but what am I reading wrong?
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-23-2024, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,151
Re: 4100 Carb for 1957 312
To put it simply, when one either tries to rebuild/calibrate either a carb that is on an engine (if it was not swapped previously at some point) or has one that has been acquired, one needs to ID the...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-23-2024, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,151
Re: 4100 Carb for 1957 312
To put it simply, when one either tries to rebuild/calibrate either a carb that is on an engine (if it was not swapped previously at some point) or has one that has been acquired, one needs to ID the...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-23-2024, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,151
Re: 4100 Carb for 1957 312
:confused:
Any chance of you explaining what it is you are trying to get across?
CFM RATING is determined by the CARB manufacturer with engineering and testing on a flow bench. How a CARB...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-22-2024, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,108
Re: !!! I'm blind !!!
- AT LEAST THIS THIS A SHORT VERSION -
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=540916&d=1713810030
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-21-2024, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,792
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-21-2024, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,792
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-21-2024, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,792
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-21-2024, 01:25 AM
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-16-2024, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,016
Re: 1955 Ford Customline Ride Height.
VICINITY is only close in horse shoes, hand grenades and thermonuclear warfare.
Proper trim height is dictated by body style, drive-line, size of tires, etc. Spring rates (and maintained...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-16-2024, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,500
Re: Second times a Charm.
You forgot to mention the TRI-POWER ... :D
She has fixed quarter glass?
It seems you and I think a lot alike (no disrespect intended to you). The only thing you most likely will disagree about...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-16-2024, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 773
Re: Ventilating engine on a 54 Merc
Was the engine 'RUN-IN'? That may be the big problem, rings not seated and gummed up. Was the engine rebuilt by who?
The oil filler cap is open/filtered to intake fresh outside air. If using a...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-15-2024, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 773
Re: Ventilating engine on a 54 Merc
Now this is going to sound stupid, but ...
If you put a vacuum gauge on the dipstick tube and rev the engine while holding the gauge (or even driving with the gauge taped to the windshield) and it...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-14-2024, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 890
Re: Fuel issues
Two Pages Must Read -
https://www.thecarburetorshop.com/Ethanoluse.htm
https://www.bellperformance.com/blog/symptoms-of-stale-gas
You might want to consider a fuel stabilizer if gas sits in...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-14-2024, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 319
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