Recent content by Don T

This is a pic of a switch I had on my 04 Dodge pickup, the culprit (or one of them) that is guilty of being a failure. I use the truck very little and suspect I have a parasitic drain (which I cant find) as well as the normal draw these trucks take when parked. The clamping area would...

So do we set the regulator higher or lower than the target 7.2 when the cover is off?

Slightly of topic but just a note about sealers. I could not find the old go to, Bars Leaks in my local store so I grabbed a alternate of the shelf. It could best be described as 1/4" long thick hairs and the product did stop the rad leak. However when the rad pressure cap did its normal thing...

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Does the OD function correctly in all other ways other than the lack of a kickdown? The ford shop manual for the 49-51 has a diagnosis procedure on page 305 on this very issue?

1950 Meteor, stock 239, 3.88 gears, 27" tire diameter, stock overdrive. Most of our travels to shows here are 1-3 hour drives at 65-70 mph. It is quiet, easy on gas, and it takes a big hill to ever have to use the kick-down. I am not sure I would keep it if it did not have the overdrive.

I do not know if the valves are reproduced anywhere. Ranco made these valves for other manufacturers as well. First you have to have the valve. My info came from a Ranco search and here is a good link to the repair process, courtesy of a Studebaker site...

You are missing either the heater core or the control valve. You could add a manual flow control valve on the head and skip the cable controlled valve. There is a rubber diaphragm in the control valve that fails and it then leaks. Although it does not look like it it is repairable (chebby parts)

My apologies to Alberta50fordor; 32phil is correct about the keys. Old brain sometimes malfunctions.

Do you have the key, it should be the same as the ignition unless something has been changed.

If you get in a big enough accident to cause major damage to the tank behind the seat you are likely toast; tank or no tank behind the seat.

Turning the trans mount around on the 49-50 will provide for installing the overdrive rather than the 3 speed trans. I do not know about the 51.

The u shaped piece on the pinch weld on the body is badly out of place in the bottom RH corner. I do not know if you tried to close the trunk when it was that way? This is the normal poorly fitting shoebox trunk lid. Adjust the latch a little at a time and leave closed a few days between...

The seal you are referring to sits between the wood decking and the side of the box. From remnants of one piece I have the closest thing you could use is fender welt and trim it to fit. It was a cosmetic piece to hide the gap between the wood and the box side. It also served to collect crap in...

If it is rotted away DO NOT throw what is left of it away. Upholstery people can use the remnants for patterns.