Recent content by bill4704

This is an interesting electrical problem. I own a 1934 Ford pu with a 59AB flathead. I wanted to install a simple tachometer to see what rpm I am really doing. Over the last 6 months, I have purchased ( and taken back) 7 tachometers from Walmart, Ebay, Pet Boys, Advanced Auto and other stores...

Yes, the inside door handle. Both doors will lock if the handle is not pointing upwards. There is a key to unlock the passenger door, but that is on a separate locking system. Wish I could find a place to go to get info on the locking system. Bill4704

If I shut the doors on my 1934 Ford pickup with the handle in any position besides facing up, the door will lock and I have to remove the floor to get back in the vehicle. Anyone run across a solution to this? Thanks, Bill

I am attempting to replace the original 1934 trans in my 1934 truck with a 1934 trans. So, far, I have dropped the axel & torque tube and removed all transmission bolts, removed clutch arm & parking brake. Tried to jack up the engine, but the whole truck moves. There seems to be 2 rods about 1/2...

Is there a ring & pinion setup that will fit the 1934 ford banjo besides the brand new stuff? A 3.25 r & p for this truck is about $600, with rebuild kit to go with it about $300-ouit of my range. Thanks for the input. Bill

Recently ordered a rebuilt 1939 3-speed manual trans from Minn. The seller sent it out by FedEx. FedEx lost in in Kennesaw, Ga. I have a friend who has been a mechanic for over 40 years. He had an item waylaid in Kennesaw, Ga for several months. This may end up costing me about $1600 if FedEx...

I have a 1934 Ford pickup. This week, it started leaking some around the radiator cap. I lost about 2 qts of fluid over about 20 miles of driving. However, the temp gauge was never close to hot. This radiator cap is just a ring of rubber that fits onto the top of the radiator. I have included a...

Thanks for the info. Easy try. May try and find boots for the exposed spark plugs.

I have a nice '34 Ford pickup with a 59AB flathead. It has the old helmet distributor, modified to take a modern 12v coil. The electrical is now 12v. It has the original copper plug wires with bare metal connectors to the spark plugs. Runs great-until it rains! Any water through the radiator and...