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Les Royer
Orange Level Joined: 25 Dec 2014 Location: Carson, Iowa Points: 5593 |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2018 at 8:00pm |
I'm about to go out and install points and condenser on a flathead V8 motor. I jave no idea what I.m doing. And I have installed points before. Do a poll to see if'n I get it stated before midnight?
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I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now.
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jaybmiller
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Greensville,Ont Points: 21564 |
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which midnight, there's several of them !! sad thing is I tossed a good block away 4-5 years ago , NO interest in this part of the world for it. Still have a water pump and genny though..found them yesterday..forgot what I WAS looking for, gee, getting old is fun....
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desertjoe
Orange Level Access Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Location: New mexico Points: 13361 |
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Well,,Les,,I ain't ever worked on them ford flatheads but,,,but,,,,I think they are the cutiest engines ever,,, I like the twin water pumps per bank,,,,, Now,,,without gettin my pokin stickm out ,,,,I'd say at least a couple of days,,,,ole Shameless tells me you tend to get side tracked is why,,,,,,
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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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i'm thunk'in that there was someone on here that had one of them morfidite engines in a ferd tractor he posted one day. maybe he'll pipe up and hep ya!
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Ted J
Orange Level Joined: 05 Jul 2010 Location: La Crosse, WI Points: 18727 |
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BUT, I'm betting you didn't get it running by midnight. You ONLY had 3 hours to 'git er done'. |
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Les Royer
Orange Level Joined: 25 Dec 2014 Location: Carson, Iowa Points: 5593 |
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I took one look at that thing, took the side caps off and the ignition coil, and walked away with my head shaking. And I havent been back. I'm thinking I might check the point gap and call it good cause to change out those points, it looks like it would be best to just pull the distributor and do it on a werk bench.
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I still gots my A/C but it's clear out in the barn now.
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Red Bank
Orange Level Access Joined: 18 Apr 2018 Location: Germanton NC Points: 1049 |
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Is it the early style with the distributor in the front of the engine behind the fan?
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DonBC
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Courtenay, BC, Points: 901 |
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That early style with the distributor driven off the end of the camshaft at the front of the engine was a real PIA. You really couldn't see what you were doing and needed to prop a mirror down between the fan and rad to work on it. It seems to me as if there where two sets of points as well, one for each bank of cylinders. Old Henry more or less developed the concept of that V8 by merging two Model A 4 cylinder engines which resulted in two water pumps and two sets of points. I think that the fan was mounted on the generator.
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allis g
Orange Level Joined: 10 Jan 2012 Location: Templeton Points: 402 |
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What is that FH in? I have a 51 Mercury I'm restoring great aunt bought it brand new from Coberly Ford, have the original sales receipt hand written paid 2300$ for it got 50$ for her old car, extras were heater, radio, fender skirts and outside rear mirror. she put 200$ down. It has 89k miles on it. She should have stopped driving long before she did. Thats why its being restored.
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Coke-in-MN
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Afton MN Points: 41217 |
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Couple different distributors used on the 32 to 48 ford - then later changed again
Early used the Ball type - with coil on top and 2 caps on side - To put points in - remove the distributor from engine - then work on it on bench Late type Crab has a flat cap with col mounted off to side so little easier to work on but removing it also works better . Seems I did a lot of them way back - only thing to be sure of is to INDEX into cam as the drive lug has to fit into slot on end of cam - if not careful you will crack housing when tightening down the 2 bolts . |
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