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In post 48 the shackle looks to be almost straight up. The spring may have settled over time and relived tension on the shackles. I would start...
No way they can flip, just ignore my ignorance.
Do the shackles mount under the frame or to the side?
I don't see a clear picture of the shackles but they may have flipped. Flip them back and you can probably sell those blocks for scrap aluminum....
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If you want to make a small fortune, start rebuilding flatheads. Of course you have to start with a large fortune. Harley
Raise the fan and get a longer belt. Harley
I think it is a drain for the labyrinth seal. Should be a short tube that screws into it at an angle.
Sorry. I was hoping it was the head gasket. Harley
'51 Mercury oil pan.
Find a rear sump pan. You may have to change oil pump pick up too. Early 50s merc would work well.
I hate to be negative, but please explain how head bolt torque can leak water to the oil. No water jacket in the intake. Only thing I can reason...
There is a hidden bolt in the water pumps. Look inside the water inlet. Should come out easy.
I should have said counterweight. The big counterweight on a merc is 6''. Ford has a 5.5 '' counterweight.
Measure the wide crankshaft throw. If it is 5.5 "=ford. 6''=merc. Pull the cam gear off so the stuck valves won't be binding when you try to turn...
You need the tank, it has the fill cap on it. It is the high spot in the coolant system.
I've seen those inserts used on thin wall boiler tubes and schedule 80 pipe. Called them chill rings on most jobs. Real pipe-fitters don't need...
I worked after school and Saturdays at a local grocery store. Neon lights on store front was all wired with packard 440. All weather, high...
Please don't be too hard on Arkansas. We may be backward hillbillies but we rely on ingenuity. I've only known one person that didn't have at...
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There is a data plate in the driver door jam under the latch. Should be a transmission code there. C code= Ford-O-Matic. G code=HD Cruise-O-Matic.
Now the snowball starts rolling. You buy the motor and transmission, now you need a shifter, a place to hang a clutch pedal, brake pedal. Redo...
If you are planning a cheap as possible build forget about the flathead. A flathead will snowball faster than you can imagine. Just because it...
When I was about 10 I used my dad's hammer to build a tree house. It looked about like that one by the time he caught me. I learned about body...
You cannot drill a hole in the exact center. You can drill the center out, but you cannot drill a hole in the center.
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If you check-out those main bearing caps I think you will find they are each different. You have a photo so it will be no problem to decide where...
In the lifter valley at the front of the block is another pressure relief. You will see a hex at the end of the oil tube. Unscrew the hex and...
Squirrel, Have you ever seen a bleeder on a bourdon tube?
Across the river is Hogskin county. They only have one traffic light in the whole county (in Hampton). If you top choppers are having trouble...
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