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Ok, i understand the concept and how to do it on a OHV engine. My question is how do i know that the valves are closed and the piston is at tdc?...
Ok, I have read the past post's so here i go. I haver a 8ba flattie (1950) and she smokes out of the breather. I have a pcv system, where the road...
How much vacuum does it take to fully advance a 8ba distributor? I am at 7 is that enough? That is at the carb at 2500 rpm's...Thanks in advance
Alright I have a 50 8ba with a stock distributor and the inital timing is set at the pointer on the cover.. It does not over heat and runs fine .....
Have dual gauges (1 for each head) they are Sw gauges and 1 head reads 150 and the other reads 170, is this common on flatties? My friend has the...
Here are a few pics of my 40 ford truck first ride will be tomorrow (saturday) woohoo. Love it or hate it. Like I give a f___!! Before and aft pics.
I have a set of 1942 ford wheels and need to weld around the valve stem hole to redrill it.I was just wondering what is the hole size for the...
I have a 40 ford truck and was looking to run 7.50 16 tires on the rear. The tire store told me that there was no way due to I would have a hudge...
Ok here's the deal, my temp gauges are reading 180 which i know is normal. But i can take of the radiator cap and put my finger in it and it's not...
Got a 1950 flattie, so i was curious as to what oil people were running? I heard 20w 50 or 40 non-detergent oil. Answer are greatly apperciated.
Do i need to run the road draft tube in my intake? If so why? Or can i just plug it off? Thanks in advance NEVER MIND FOUND SOME TECH ON...
Just ordered a new set of kingpins and bushings. What are the bushings supposed to be honed to. The kingpin .025 larger . I don't have an old...
I have an early flywheel and i know it hit's the back of a later block. Has anyone made a spacer to run an early flywheel on a late engine? What...
Ok i know there are alot of post on the subject but here it goes. I have a 40 ford truck fenderless so it's pretty light. My engine is a 50 8ba...
Just got a flat tire and they don't make my tires any more (bedford). I have a spare tire but the tread pattern is 3/4" wider the height is the...
I have a 56' international with a ford tube dropped axle. I have air ride on the front. I don't have any leaf spring just radius rods and a...
I have a schafer aluminum flywheel on a 59 A engine, and an open drive truck top loader trans. So here's my problem, everything is hooked up...
Can anyone tell me what year trans this is from, it is a top loader. The casting # is 18-706 895 * Thanks in advance
I am building a 49 ford flathead and was wondering what people out there are running trasmission wise if stock type what years are the better...
My friend has a ford flathead and an aluminum shaefer flywheel. The truck will not engage while it is running sounds like it's grinding gears, but...
I popped a few tubes while trying to install my tires. Is there any way that i can patch the tube it's not to long. Or should i just buy new...
Just bought a flathead engine that was running. I pulled out the plugs and the # 2 on the driver's side was carbon deposited more than i have ever...
I have already introduced myself, but i decided that i would share some pictures of my ride. It's a 56' international with a 330 desoto hemi. Let...
Just wanted to tell everyone love the site alot, of interesting info. Have been following but just decided to register. Merry Christmas and Happy...
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