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39’ Deluxe Coupe Mirrors Hey all, I’ve been researching again lately and noticed something peculiar. No other 39 Deluxe Coupes have the same mirrors as my grandpas (which is all original as far as basically everything).. the mirrors are linked below.. are they original? A replacement that was...

Hi again everyone! Quick question: What fan belt size would be correct for my 1939 Ford flathead? The belt would cover both water pumps, the generator, and obviously the crankshaft. I tried measuring the old one and I got around 53 inches, but it’s a bit worn and not the most accurate. I saw...

Cool! Good to know. When we get the old girl running, I’ll be sure to take great care of it. Thanks!

Oh ok, thanks! Was it like a weird rare OEM option?

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! Quick question. I’ve been searching online recently for photos of 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupes, just like my own, and I’ve noticed something kind of peculiar. In my engine bay, there is what I believe to be a heater tube with what looks like an intake in the very...

39’ Flathead Fuel & Water Pump(s) Hi everyone! Some of you might know my story but for those who don’t, I have just recently inherited my grandfathers 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe, with a flathead V8 in it. We haven’t quite got it running yet but I have some questions regarding specific parts of it...

Hi again everyone! I don’t know if you all will see this, but I just have a quick question regarding the flathead spark. Does the generator need to be spinning when cranking to generate the spark for the plugs? I heard something about this somewhere but I don’t know if it’s true. I’m asking this...

OK, so as far as I know, we are working with the original condenser, and we tested the coil lug and it’s getting just under 6 volts as it should, so the coil is working fine. It just has to be the distributor, even though we cleaned it to the best of our ability, like I said we only got one...

Hi again everyone, We went back to the old girl today and reinstalled the (as far as we know) clean distributor to try and test for spark. So, we turned the key and ignition switch and hit the go button when nothing happened at first, but when we switched the plug and plug wires, we got ONE...

Thanks for the replies everyone. We took the distributor apart a little earlier today, and sanded as well as cleaned all of the points. Let’s just say we can see brass now, and all of the points/connections are much cleaner than they were before. We plan on going back next weekend to reinstall...

OK, me and my pops just went to work on it again and we made some progress. We tested the coil wire, it works. We tested the actual coil itself, it works. We got the distributor out and saw that the points looked decently corroded. So, now the next step is to clean the points inside the...

It’s a 39’ ford. it was rebuilt in the 60’s but it’s practically original

No, we have not checked that yet. We just left the house but we’ll definitely check it when we go back in a few days. Thanks!

Hi everyone, Recently, me and my father replaced the wires from the generator, as well as the main wire that goes to the coil. We were not experiencing spark before this, but we thought this would for sure work, since the old wires were shot. However, the car proved me wrong once again. When we...

Alright then, I guess I should just take it to a clock repair man. Thank you everyone for your responses! I appreciate it! :)