Recent content by john hamilton

Those are A rails for a two door. See the seat connections so the seat can be rotated forward to let rear seat passengers in.

I have a nice one that came of a March 1929 AA. It's the one by the door. PM me if you need it.

Thanks for trying.

Early ratchet wrench fits 1928-29 AA lug nuts. Works great. About 1 3/16" to 1 1/4". Wooden handle. No markings. $75 delivered in 48.

In 1957 when I was 15 I bought a 29 roadster pickup from "behind the gas station." Instead of hotrodding it I restored it except I painted the frame white and the engine red. It was complete except the bottom end of the hornbutton rod and the bottom parts of the top bows were broken off...

6:50x19 is what my 1927 Hudson used - 127" wheelbase, a much bigger car.

My later 1928 roadster pickup was originally blue. (Wish I still had it!)

A handy tip for masking off complex things like distributors or even that oil pipe is to wrap them in aluminum foil. Much easier than tape and very effective.

Since you've soaked it take the crankshaft out. Get a piece of wood about the size of the bore and stick it into the cylinder. A big hammer should take care of it, probably without breaking anything. Watch that you don't drive the rod into the ground. You just need to get the piston moving...

That is so nice.

There's remarkably little info out there on 60's - apparently Ford didn't even publish a shop manual. Gears, bellhousings and all are different for 60's and 85's and won't hook up. You'll need all 60 running gear. The little engine was relatively weak so needed stump puller gears to get...

I had a thread in July 2011 describing how it was done with a plank, scissor jack and a box. It's an easy one-man job.

Thanks for the tips. The thread Fordy19 mentioned was the first time this pump gave out. Followed the advice then but got a diaphragm that totally dissolved. Some good info here. Thanks.

After a long and good life ethanol ate my electric fuel pump diaphragm. It turned it to black, gooey tar. Wondering if replacements are available. The pump has no maker's name on it. The only markings other than IN and OUT are: Model 6V-E11M Pat. No. 3273086 10-76 (Maybe a date?)...

Neal Jern www.jernthunderbolt.com is apparently the one to contact about use of chebby heads on Ford 4-bangers.