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I have a stock 1952 Ford F-1 with the Ford flathead V8 engine. Last year I purchased a professionally rebuilt Holley 94 (model AA-1, 2100). Engine runs great. I am noticing though a slight build up of grease/grime under the carburetor on the passenger side. I have checked to make sure everything...

free to a good home, pick-up only, no shipping. I was going to rebuild a '36 Ford Flathead V8 but the block was cracked in several places. All parts are disassembled. I have the crank, two cast iron heads, exhaust manifolds, intake manifold, flywheel, clutch pressure plate, generator...

My '52 F-1 is all stock so I can't provide any wisdom here... but if you don't get much response on this forum, try FTE (Ford truck enthusiasts). They have several who have done the chopping and dropping of these old Ford trucks. http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum41/ Fred

Jack: I went and looked in the intake valley again. I think that "hole" is just the way the photo looks. I found no hole above the main cam gear either from the inside or outside of the block. Fred

This thread generated some interesting discussion so I am posting some updated photos and info. The block was stamped "L-B" with a 5 and Y along with it. The crank is vented. You can see the vent tube in the photo below. Also the crank had replaceable insert bearings, not...

I am toying with the idea of restoring another flathead. I have a second engine, different than my '52 8BA. It is almost complete, and I have started to disassemble and clean. Below is a picture. It has the 21 studs and the crab style distributor. On each head are some number.. 68-6049 on the...

I had the same problem with my old tank. I could not find a single shop that would boil it out for me. My tank was structurally in good shape, but had a pretty thick varnish/rust/crud deposit on the walls and throughout the bottom. Have you tried to clean it? There are several articles on the...

That is exactly what I thought... so I shelled out $50 for a new sender. For now, I only have the single terminal sender connected, and it is a new sender. I got the same readings with my original sender and with this replacement sender. (I don't have the double terminal excessive heat...

My 52 Ford F-1 with the 239 ci V8 flathead ... new radiator, pumps, engine cooked cleaned, new 180 deg F thermostats. I have a mechanical temp gauge that I have swapped to both heads. The mech temp gauge runs very steady at 180 degrees so I feel good about how the flathead is running. My...

Thanks for all of the advice. Much appreciated. This morning I went and bought/installed a mechanical temp gauge into the head. It was reading within about 5 degrees of the radiator water temperature measured with a $4 candy thermometer. The mechanical gauge and candy thermometer read about...

I have a freshly rebuilt 239 ci V8 flathead that I have been running for several months. The dash gauge has always indicated that is runs just a tick below "H" (hot). I thought for a while that the engine would break in, but now I am questioning the accuracy of the gauge reading. Today I...

I am not a carb expert so I apologize for what may be a simple question... But the test of the accelerator pump is easy isn't it? All I should have to do is have the engine running at idle with the oil bath filter off so I can see into the carb. I then can have someone step on the gas...

Here is my set up... Just finished with the restoration on a 1952 Ford F-1 with the stock 239 ci V8 flathead. It has a professionally rebuilt Holley carb (7RT) and a new repro fuel pump and all new gas lines. Truck ran like a top for about 3 months. Last week the fuel pump died. Just...

I installed a new fuel pump from MAC's about 3 months ago on my '52 8BA 239 ci flathead. After installation, the engine ran like a champ starting well and running well. Took it out for a drive today and only made it out of the driveway. After a few hours or work, I found that there was no fuel...

Gary: When I restored my cracked steering wheel, I just used a product like JB Weld. In fact, I think it was called JB Stick. It was a two part epoxy paste that you cut and then mold together. I cleaned all of the cracks, used a hacksaw blade to make a small V shape in each crack, and then...