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Also note the 4 jet motor had two type of heads one closed chamber high compresson and an open chamber head.
When I was much younger had a flat on my 59 mercury.I knew the owner of a gas ststion so I changed my own tire.Aired it and it sealed ok.Ok i...
My moneys on the dog in the eighth mile.I love it.
Good motor but if it has the slim jim auto traney expect lots of trouble as thay wont take much abuse.I had a 62 red convertable many years ago...
I live here under the neon star in Roanoke too.Knew of some hambers around town but havent met any as of yet.
Long story.My son aquared a 52 ford 2 door which he let set a year or so.I had a 351 clevland which I took out of my 52 F-1 and replaced with a...
Skin that thing and make seat covers out of it.
Check the glass bowel gasket ,if its leaking the pump will suck air and wont pull fuel.
Crap batman, its got a make offer box.Wonder if he would pay someone to haul it off? Someone could make a 50s batman movie.
12=2x6 not really twice as good.The cells in 6 volt batterys are twice as big as 12 volts.Granted 6 volts turn slower but ive found will turn over...
I cant see where it would make any diffrence.The gas explodes when it sparks no matter which way it sparks.
My wife had a early 4 dr. I rember playing with it in fresh snow you couldnt spin the wheels i tried to get it stuck and couldnt.Also had a 55...
Get your speedometer calibrated If its reading slow get a notorized statment showing it was reading slow.If its ok change the gear in the tranney...
I run the traney like that in two of my F-1 pickups.No not a good rod traney,requires double clutching to shift Fun but slow.Only diffrence in...
I worked at a gas station and had a 50 ford.A customer opend his trunk and had 3and4x2 manifolds finned heads all kinds of flathead goodeys for...
You say you went with a bee hive filter.Look at your old canister on the side where the oil input line gos and see if it dont have a restrictor.I...
I have not been pc savy enough to post pitchers on the hamb but i run 3 F-1s a 50.51&52 all with 8bas 50 with 12 volt gen.51 6volt gen and52 with...
my first was a truck 46 chevy with the oil slinger crankshaft.Gas tank was under the seat and leaked out the top when full witch wasent often.Wet...
I have seen the fuel pump old and slopy make the valve out of adjustment sound also on SBC.Hot rod to hell may be on to something.
I used r13 And peg board on top half walls ply wood on bottom half.you can hang a lot on peg board tool holders ect.
Oil covered parts and tools will mess up upholstered trunks no matter what you use.
I think the beehive can is a full flow and will not have a restrictor.I have heard of putting a adjustable on off valve on tha pressure line and...
Yes I have done this with a half inch drive braker bar on a stuck 8ba.I was happy to see it was just a lifter as i thought it had a bad cam lobe.
I use two mechanacal aftermarket gages[never can have too many gages] I like them as thay work with no electrical conection execpt lighting. Just...
Fuel pump.Had a flathead with a dime size hole in the piston ,smoked like hell and burnt a quart of oil every 50 miles.Sometimes it would backfire...
8rt cast on the heads and oil pan should have large clean out where oil drain plug goes.Lot of them out there runing around with car motor...
Well James is my name and i have three running F-1 fords 50,51and52 so why not
I got a hold of some bad chicken once Had cannonball runs for a day or two
Go to junk yard and get a gas tank fill pipe and cap cut and weld onto exaust in front of muffler.Cut hole into exaust pipe.Mount where you can...
My thinking is the carborator float stuck or trash got under needle valve causing an over rich carb.Take apart and clean and carb kit,good inline...
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