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my brother -in-law had a '56 or '56 Anglia and broke the front suspension. don't recall exactly what broke. went to a junk yard couple miles away...
thanks for info guys. think I'm good to go. I checked under valve covers after a couple hundred miles and everything looked good.
mine didn't look ANYTHING list that. basically washed the heads with mineral spirits and good to go.
changed mine to PVC system
I used a shop vac to remove any loose junk in the valley and the same while cleaning block deck and pistons
start-up 50 #, on the road 40-45#, idling hot 25-30#
So I removed the intake and heads('60 292) to do some cleaning and to check out the valves. also replaced both rocker arm shafts and 3 rockers...
don't see a road draft tube. looks like maybe a PCV set-up. wouldn't that move it up towards '60?
on our '60 with y-block , I lift it up towards the exh. manifold, end opposite the drive end first, swing it towards the bell and stick in place....
mine leaked at the front seal. numerous seals and ended up with a worn front pump bushing
get some modelling clay, put a gob where ever and shut the hood. that will tell how much clearance
I had trouble with the door seals on our '60 ford. finally ground the back side off a little at a time until the door shut properly. the seals...
I've heard that older Jeeps use the same taper as Ford. Can't find a '40 Ford tie rod end?
thanks guys for the info
the odd thing is I had a GM 605 steering box rebuilt by Lares Corp. and they filled it with grease and have used grease for yrs. I questioned them...
I have a '60 ford fairlane with recirc ball manual steering & am trying to figure what lub is used. My ford manual says Ford 8BA-19578A lub but...
I have a 292/ford 2100 2 brl on my '60. It has port, I used for PCV, in the front of the base of the carb.
It's usually striped in a chrome shop. It can be removed with abrasives but chrome is HARD
I've been using duplicolor engine paint. dries quick and covers great. Used white on an eves of our house and still glossy white after 3 yrs or so
I bought a 4'X4" sheet of aluminum killed steel sheet from Ron Koval yrs ago. great for forming by hand. shipping was as much as the metal!
I put new KP bushings in our '41 in '95. replaced them once to try to correct a vibration in front. after every trip I greased them and were still...
they're used with I beams. the legs of I beams are tapered so the wedge washer makes the bolt straight into the hole.
I used Vintique on our '41 , fit like a glove
with the speedway kit the mounting bolts to attach the caliper mount to the spindle were too short. had to buy longer bolts. they said the stock...
Most parts can be a chore to find but side trim pieces are out there for 4 doors.
Pauls custom chrome Evens City, Pa. Tried New England Chrome plating and the results were "fair". Tried Pauls Custom Chrome and spectacular!...
I can't remember as it was 25 yrs ago. May not have been speedway.
we used speedway front disc conversion on our '41 ford. Mopar disc and GM mid size calipers. It did off set the wheels about 1.5" to the outside...
also check for wear on the bearing retainer that T/O bearing slides on. They get worn and T/O brg can get hung up.
That's exactly what I used to make a ground around our steering u-joint. Found some small(1/4") braided ground strap. Was on the car for 20 yrs.
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