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love my Drake water pumps in an 8BA

mine was bad needle valve (stuck) in carb, ran fine one day and the next would not start. yes all spark and fuel pump working but pulled top of carb and almost no gas in bowl when I checked.

I used 3M #90 , (green can ). I liked the adjustable nozzle, good spray with minimal overspray and good tack. A little short on work time, about 10 minutes but easy to reapply (I live where it is hot all the time.) I put it on the insulation and on the surface and it held well. Cover dash and...

This is the final answer here in my case. It was the iron base being switched at some time before I had the carb in a rebuild. The iron base did not have the vacuum hole. So, I went to my carburetor drawer and found a parts 94. Can you believe it does not have the port mid section to run the...

I am blown away at the helpful suggestions and the new knowledge I've gained. I am set to make the stock distributor work (I am not into high performance) and now know many things to look for. I will keep you posted as I go. Thank you all for teaching me the difference between bases, gaskets...

Trivia for the window bug people. My 1941 sedan coupe was built early in the model year, October 1940. All glass was present but in poor shape. Authenticity books say 1941 was the switch over for Ford to use letters rather than numbers. All you can tell from the bug is month and year of...

Am finishing my 41 sedan coupe, park lights on top of fenders,the light body painted body color, but beware of repro lenses. Don't remember the seller but I could not get it to fit right and luckily found NOS, fit like a dream.

The headliner is challenging but "doable". i did my 1941 coupe sedan (club coupe) myself. It looks pretty good. In answer to the side window, yes you use the rope idea. Get a big green plastic tongue depressor tool from one of the suppliers also, this is helpful tucking the headliner up into...

I have disconnected the tube and sucked on the tube, it moves the distributor plate easily and the advance unit looks real good no rust, or crud. Is the loadomatic real picky on the exact amount of vacuum (the hole in my carb could be too small?) Could the little springs in the dist plate be...

I have a nice running 8BA in a 1941 Ford. The distributor vacuum advance is hooked up to the distributor but with no advance being actuated. The carb is a Ford script that looks like a holley 94 with a port near the back for what I think is vacuum, but this does not draw the advance. What is the...