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Hi Gene F.....thanks for the reply/opinion. I will check this out, but the whole system had been working just fine...and then out of the blue this happened. I do have a new cable but the old one pulled just fine, and will have the solenoid and governor checked as per "how to check" them. The...

Hi Gene F.....thanks for the reply/opinion. I will check this out, but the whole system had been working just fine...and then out of the blue this happened. I do have a new cable but the old one pulled just fine, and will have the solenoid and governor checked as per "how to check" them. The...

I recently acquired a unusual problem. I have a 1957 ford fairlane 500 2-dr. hdt. with a 312 engine and 3-speed manual trans. with overdrive. This spring I replaced the solenoid and the governor....all was working fine. All of a sudden after driving the car some miles, I cannot pull out the...

Just removed the steering wheel and related parts to have my steering gear box rebuilt for my 1957 ford 2-dr hdp. totally beautiful body/frame rebuild, and everything went fine, but it seems that there is a part (or ?) missing that prevents the steering wheel from going down to rub on "the cone"...

Hey Miker98038.....You are right.....the part number 312-8888 is a legit p/n for "Cam Craft Cams", and that p/n refers to it being a "custom profile". It has to be something other than a original stock grind cam. May see if they can find info....this was rebuild was done in 2000. Thanks to all...

I don't think it was a 292 punched out. My receipt says "312 engine core" before rebuild. Thanks for reply. I did hear back from "Competition Cams", and their research said it sounded like a "custom cam" number.

I bought a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 with a rebuilt 312 engine, manual three-speed with overdrive....85,000 mi The engine was totally rebuilt in 2000. I have the original rebuilders (permanently closed) parts list. I would like to find out what the cam replacement (p/n 312-8888) really is. this...

Thanks to all for the input about my '57 fairlane power steering problem. Yes, at least it's finally fixed.....and yes, thanks to the diligence of the mechanic I was working with. Next comment....Why would any vendor (and there are many of them) keep listing a part that DOES NOT WORK ! I am...

I'm sharing this because others may have had this same problem. I have a recently purchased a totally refurbished 1957 ford with 3-speed and overdrive that had a added power steering system. This type of power steering is the one where : Borgeson pump (pressure set at ford specs) connected to...