Recent content by hakon

Hi! I made the fault to lubricate the dashpot. You are never too old to learn something new. :) Thank you for your help. Håkan

Hello! The snow is gone and spring's first tour has been completed and it was great. After some restoration remains a problem, the idle would not be smooth. I understand that it is the dashpot that keeps idling rough. I then removed the dashpot and it worked better. So my question is if this is...

Hi! I need some help, have lost my accelerator pedal return spring for my 57 Fairlane 312 Ford-O-Matic. Can I order B6A-9737-F for manual transmission or should i choose B5A-9737-A / B6A-9737-F 1955/1956 car. There was only this option at MAC´s autoparts / Håkan

Thanks Rick for the pictures! Now I can see that my car has the accelerator linkage to the left in the second picture but the new gaspedal is for the system at the right that looks like a spoon,. on the same Picture. Which car dealer can have a pedal for the linkage with the the hole at the...

Hi! I need some help. I bought a accelerator pedal that should fits 57-64 ford cars (B7A-9735) but it not the same pedal in my 57. The new pedal got 2 small holes for a little pin but I have a small rod called accelerator pedal shaft (B7A-9727) in my car. Are there two different types or is...

Hi! A question. Should I lubricate the generator on my fairlane 57 thunderbird 312? If so must I Disassemble the generator? /Hakon

Hi! Can someone please explain how this works on a 312 thunderbird. It's connected between the valve covers and down to a oil unit. I don´t think its original.

Hello! Would anyone be able to help me in seeking ownership history for my Ford Fairlane 57 I bought it in Wisconsin and the only thing I know is that it is mounted in Long Beach, California and has been there since year 2000. Is there anywhere where I can find more history about the car...

Hi! Yes a picture would be great. Thanks for the help.

It´s mounted to the intake manifold and looks like a Mercury/Edsel 57 Valve but there are no numbers on it. I think I will try this valve, otherwise I will order a new Ford Valve. Hakon

Hi! Is it possible to use a Mercury/Edsel 57 heatcore watervalv to replace my leaking one on my Fairlane 500 312 tunderbird? / Hakon