Recent content by terry

I wish I could answer your question, but I can't. I will say that when they put the final coating on my 36 reflectors, they worked perfectly. What a difference when I turned my lights on. They did require that I send the reflectors with a coating of copper on them which I had to have done...

I added black silicone by raising the edges. I didn't remove the seal and add underneath. It helped alot but it has been so long since I did this, I can't remember how much I had to add. Maybe your idea of totally removing it to add silicone is a better idea. terry

It was definitely not one Of Ford's better ideas to have a heater motor put under the fender. I had a 48 Ford years ago with the same pbm. I went to junk yards to get a new motor and had a tin man remake an entirely new housing for it. He did an excellent job. terry

My sister in law's maiden name was Day. Her dad wanted to name her " Pearl Harbor Day" but they wouldn't let him. So she became Patricia.

Kube, are you saying the 36 you are working on already has a starter solenoid in it? They were sometimes added so that the headlights would get the full 6v and they would be brighter. terry

Concerning old tools, I had an original 8" crescent wrench made at the Crescent Tool Company in Jamestown, NY. It went bad (roller was stripped) so I took it to a hardware store to look for the part. Owner said these wrenches are guaranteed for life! This wrench was probably made in the 1940's...

Stop and think, too, about the number of people nowdays that can even drive a standard shift...not very many! terry

Will she let you drive it?

Also, if you have gone to 12v, you need a reducer to the electricity going to the guages.

If part of your pbm was the steering wheel moving several inches or more before it got tight and moved the wheels, then removing one of those gaskets was all I had to do to stop the free movement. These gaskets are at the end of the box that faces to front. terry

Do a search right here on fordbarn. There are probably some differences between the 36 and 37 manifolds.

This is how it was done on my 48 Ford pickup. Metal entirely covered the top of the wood. terry

I also increased the rectangular openings where the light goes through and plastic lens' covers. Part of the pbm is that the light bulbs were not close enough to these openings to give enough light to the guages. terry

Thanks for the help fellas. I am wondering how price of the Odyssey compares to the Optima. Just noticed the Optimas are made in Mexico. There must be the hidden teriff cost on them.

Will one of these fit into the under floor battery location for my 36 Ford? Thinking about just setting it on its side and just using some sorta bungee cord to keep it in place. terry