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thanks to all for sharing your knowlege

would it help if I counted the number of flywheel teeth?

the 48 F1 we are working on has been in the owners family for about 50 years ( they are the second owners), we pulled the starter and it has a 10 tooth gear, but could it be that it was replaced improperly sometime during the first ownership?

do you guys think the 10 tooth starters in the sixes were replaced incorrectly?

thank you

I am working on a 48 flathead six. I read that the starters are the same except the bendix gear is 9 teeth on the six and 10 on the v-8, is this correct? Also I pulled the starter and it has 10 teeth?? It started with the 10 tooth starter so what gives?

thanks to all, very good info

did budd make the bed and fenders also? are production numbers available?

a guy brought in a 31 model A pickup, with an all steel top and a wider bed than usual, and someone told us that it is a rare truck. What is the deal with this? Can someone enlighten us on this truck?

I made this puzzle for all you flathead and ford gurus, try it out

I have the engine the correct red, but don't know if the fan and pulley is the same red or black??? thanks, mike

i called both, and Roy helped out quite a bit, thanks for the info

I am restoring a 48 flat bed, and want to put the stake pockets back in with the original style rivets. how do I buck the rivets on the inside of the pockets? how did Ford do it? thanks, mike smith

can anyone help me find correct hoses, clamps and fanbelt for a 48 fi pickup, flathead six? thanks in advance, mike smith

thanks so much for the detailed info, that is just what i wanted to know. i appreciate your effort, you have saved me a lot of time. mike