Recent content by timdhawk

Does anyone know what the factory motor angle was in the 49-51 Mercury? The angle of the carb mount pad on the stock intake is 5 degrees, which leads me to think if level carbs were a consideration, that to keep them as flat as possible, the motor and ****** would sit about 5 degrees downward in...

I have a '50 Merc and a control arm shaft seal kit "labeled" for such, but I think its actually for a Ford. The seals appear to be way to small for the control arm shaft diameter, even if they are meant to stretch. Anyone know if there will work, or if not, what are Merc owners using for seal...

Yea, I was looking at the AEM wideband meter to use with the adj. jets. Still might do it as its almost $500/hr for dyno tune in my area. Do you have the adjustable ones in the secondaries also, or just the center main?

Well ****... I was wrong. Thanks for dropping his name! It was Charlie S that did my carbs, and after going back and reading our email chain from a long time ago, he did send me some 51 jets for the main if I thought the main was to rich! Time to go play with some jets. Man, the memory ain't...

Charlie Price... (who's the wrong one?)

Do Ford 94 adjustable main jets have some merit, or are they just a gimmick? I'm running 3x2's (redone by Charlie) on a 302 and think I'm running rich. My main carb has 53 main's with 7.5 PV, the other 2 have 51 mains and no PV's. Thanx

Sending them off to Charlie NY...! thanks for everyone's input.

My 2 end carb PV's are plugged... should my main carb also be plugged?

Ok, so I have 55 jets and 7.5 power valve. I have not idea what the jets are on the middle carb (the aftermarket one) since they are not marked anywhere that I can see. They look to be the same size hole however. My mixture screws were 2 full turns out on one, and 4 on the other. (full turns out...

"Are you running straight or progressive linkage?" Progressive linkage. Butterfly's appear to be about 2/3 open when the other two carbs kick in. They look damn near new inside so I know they've been rebuilt. I plan on pulling them off tomorrow and checking jets. All 3 weep gas around the...

I am in the process of learning as much as I can about these, but in the mean time I could use some expert advice. I recently bought a 50 Merc with a 74 302 with 3 2's and a mild cam. 2 of the carbs (on the ends) are ECG 5 ford carbs while I believe the one in the middle is an aftermarket...

Thanx guys...

I want to have my pumps rebuilt but his site was last updated 13 yrs ago and no one answers the phone... http://www.fordcollector.com/water_pumps.htm

Is it generally a good idea to replace all steering linkage parts when doing a restore? If the seals are still relatively good with good grease still present... do you need to replace ball jointed parts like the center link or tie rod ends? Can you get away with cleaning everything up and adding...

I guess maybe critical might mean different things to different people...allow me to clarify. I'm putting in a custom triangulated 2 link rear suspension for airbags. My welder is a Clarke 130 e/n. It runs on 120v and has a 130 peak amp rating. I'm comfortable with my skills to run the straight...