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Assuming that the 46 is the same as my 40 Ford... The hub caps on my 40 require wheels with the hubcap bumps facing inward on the hub area rather than outward as they do on more modern wheels. My understanding is that 56 to 62 F100 wheels are designed this way. I believe that these wheels are 5"...

Hey I'm not saying that there aren't other reasons why an engine might quit on a hot day... I've had bad coils as well. Chevron publishes an extensive study regarding modern fuels. Look up 69083_MotorGas_Tech Review.pdf on the internet to download a copy. It's important to consider that...

Every time a thread starts any where on this topic, there will be those who say that vapor lock doesn't exist. Had this same experience when I posted on an old Econoline website. I think the people who don't believe in it, haven't experienced it first hand. When ethanol replaced MTBE as an...

Thanks for the help guys. I love that tool as well Vergil. I'm sure that Ford Service Departments way back when must have had something like this. I'm definitely going to take a spare wrench and make one as well. Went to a late season car show here in NJ today. Several flatheads in...

I don't like the looks of the green knob type switches that attach to the battery terminal. As others have mentioned, my experience with them is that they burn or pit as well. I prefer rotary type, bulkhead mounting switches that I can hide. You get what you pay for on these as well. The...

I am installing a fan belt on a 46 engine. Of course, this engine has separate fan and generator belts. My question? How can you apply tension to the belt and tighten it? I can't see anywhere that you could pry against to stretch and tighten the belt. I am of course aware that when tensioned...

I'd like to start my thread over again now that I have my facts straight... I have a 42 engine that for some reason was set up with a 46 type distributor and fan. This leaves me with a crankcase pulley, water pumps, and distributor pulley... All with narrow grooves for belts that are about 5/8th...

Just realized what my problem may be... I have two different pulleys on this engine. The fan pulley is a wide-belt pulley and all the rest are narrow belt pulleys... I guess my question now is whether or not a narrow pulley can be installed at the fan? This engine is a collection of...

ADDITIONAL INFO: It appears that the wrong belt may have been used on the car. All the listings that I find have the belt width at 7/8". This belt measures closer to 5/8". This places the belt flush into the pulley V groove. Obviously, the wider belt would ride higher in the grove. Can anyone...

The fan pulley on the later engine, mounts to the generator and adjusts up and down. A shorter belt should pull the fan down out of harms way.

I always pay the price when I don't proof read my posts. Excuse my typing. My brain seems to be out of sync with my fingers these days. At any rate... Any help from the experts will be appreciated.

I have a 42 engine in my 40 Sedan Delivery. Right now, the generator pulley is adjusted all the way to the top. This has the fan blade nipping the bottom of the right upper radiator hose. Macs lists this belt as 5/8 x 36. A friend of mine had the same problem and told me that he had the same...

Bill... Appreciate your help. I located and acquired the correct 57 components including carb, intake manifold, and tach drive distributor.

In the process of installing 57 TBird intake, carb, and distributor on my 56 Bird. Need a little help. Fuel lines and vacuum lines are different from my originals of course. I ordered stainless steel lines from a T-Bird parts house. My experience in the past has been that these repros can be...

Thanks for the responses. Considering that Ford used a 1.75" exhaust system just a decade later on smaller displacement engines... Just speculating that a reduction in exhaust back pressure might be helpful. We all know that flatheads have a tendency to run hot. Some are better than others. Some...