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'30 Model A...Not sure what frame is under it but it's not FoMoCo... I've had it a couple of years now and it rides great...while peeking forward...
Where is this “ugly” you speak of? Looks fine to me. Just needs a 4bbl and lose the crossover exhaust pipe.
I heard back from YBloke- the gent who sells them and he suggests 5-6 lb/ft. I'll try that first, then if it still leaks, I'll change the gaskets...
Thanks for all the advice. Some more detail...I used the Fel Pro cork gaskets and Gasgacinch'd them down to the cover. The oil seems to be...
Just picked up these sweet Mercury valve covers and I can't get them to not leak. Everyone seems to say that 2.5 lb/ft is the torque spec, so...
Wanted to post back with the “solution.” I tool the cover off after riding all over looking for that starter shim shown above by Mr. 48 and I. I...
Thanks Mr. 48. I'm picking up a set of those tomorrow! I tried tonight at Advance but it was a needle in a haystack situation. They had a whole...
Well, I’m an idiot. I got so fixated on the fact that everyone always said that Fords never need shims that I never even bothered to look for a...
The sound is unavoidable from inside the car, but with engine noise and lifters and exhaust and everything else at the engine (outside the car)...
Yeah, the internal shims I mean are more Powermaster specific than engine brand. Here is a photo from the jags website of kind of what they look like.
Go figure...when you Google "Powermaster Starter Internal Shims" I get a LOT of hits about Chevrolet shim issues... The engine in my couple is a...
Ford was always good with confusing people with parts applications. I will call around once my trans guy tells me the spline count. All of the...
Thanks Deuce, I am going to have him count the splines and see if I can't find that 66 Mustang one. What are the odds of the yoke for a '60 F100...
Sounds like I should pick up a new yoke, too. Any suggestions on obtaining one or a part number? Would it be the same as any other Ford 3.03?
Do any of you experts know a part number for the tailshaft seal- where the yoke goes into the back of the Laycock unit?
Do you have continuity through the resistor? Might be bad. If my memory serves me- the symptom I had was that the Ford starter solenoid allows it...
Thanks everyone. miker- what I have is good but figured now was the time to replace if it’s all apart. I will take a look at what’s in it when...
Anthony- you have the same trans- with the Laycock? Yeah- car is currently running a non-od version of the Ford 3.03, so the bellhousing is good....
The engine in my coupe is a '59 Ford Y block...the transmission WILL BE a T150 (Ford 3.03) 3 speed toploader with a Laycock overdrive out of a '76...
Adding this for posterity... I had a heck of a time finding the shifter pins that hold the Jeep T150 shifter in place and insert from the both...
Hey Deuce...Do your PMs work? I hate to keep messaging you here but there were a few PMs that I sent that didn't seem to make it to you......
What "model" of Ford should I search for? Am I better off getting some kind of performance brand from Summit, or something for longevity?
Another question...How do I know what clutch to get? Do I get one for a Gremlin and know it fits the trans...just make sure it's the same...
Thanks for getting back to me. I'm glad you're OK. The guy that's going through the Laycock is going to go through the tranny and make those...
Still no word from DeuceMac...I hope he's OK. My next question is for anyone that has used this Jeep top shifter on a 3.03 Transmission... I...
Deucemac- here's what my PM said...I have sent it to you a couple of times but maybe your settings changed and you aren't getting them??? I...
Paging Deucemac - Sent you a PM and an email in the past week. Hope all is well with you.
Deucemac- no need for measurements anymore- I can do that myself now! Just need to figure out getting it in!
FOUND ONE!!! The one that was shown on Car-Part.com as being closer was in RI and the yard owner didn't seem to excited to go find it...the other...
Kerry and Beanscoot- Aren’t those 3+1 imposters considered weak? I thought I read somewhere that they were very light duty- lighter than a T5....
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