Recent content by 56 Mercer

Wow, nice. Who did you use to do it?

I am very sorry to hear of your loss, I lost my Schipperke about three years ago.

Thanks for the info Moonshine.

Hey Moonshine, Would you mind to give the name of the rebuild shop in Joplin, I would like to have that on hand, for a just in case?

Welcome, Nice looking Fairlane.

I agree with ford3, sometimes setting point gap problems is in tightening down the set screw. I have had what I considered perfection then at the last second messed it up more than once. Now that pulling and reinstalling a distributor is old news setting the points on the bench under good...

Great Job! This is a great accomplishment and a lesson that will certainly help you with your Mach I, or other projects in the future.

Sal, paul2748 I took your advice bot a bender and some tubing from the local auto parts, took some time with the old line and it worked out great. Thanks for the help.

I find a lot of Ford 312, but not much for Mercury. Is there a difference? I did find this at Mac's for a ford http://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_mercury_late/fuel-pump-to-carburetor-fuel-line-ford-312-v8-with-4-bbl-carter-carburetor.html?crosssell=Homepage_Featured_Category_Carburetors but...

It seems that I have messed up the aluminum fuel line from the fuel pump to the carburetor on a 1956 mercury 312 with a carter four barrel carb. I am not having any luck finding a pre formed line to replace it with, anyone know if it is possible to buy a pre formed line anywhere, or the size...

I agree, if it is not a restore or fix up time it with the points and drive it.

Where are you with this Boss? In other words are you attempting to get it running, and then develop a punch list of what is needed to get it where you want it to be. If you consider this a keeper or a fun for now car, I would pull it, inspect it and make a decision on repair or replace. I...

Wow, sounds like you have made great progress. You have obviously broken the grip that the two seized surfaces had on each other. Now the trick is just to get all surfaces lubricated. Moving the thing in any direction will only help you, a steady shot of lubricant is needed as well. That...

The acetone/ATF mixture, how did you mix it up and apply it ? I had an old oil can one with a long neck, this helped me get to the base of the Distributor where it meets the manifold. There was no measurement the acetone is used to cut the AFT or thin it down to help it get to the problem...

Hey malloyjp I just got through the same issue with a 56 Montclair. It took weeks to free it up, and a lot of encouragement from this forum. Here is what worked for me I used a 50/50 mixture of acitone and atf for a lubricant. I dosed the thing morning before work and evening, I tapped on the...