Recent content by tjc1965

Apparently Charlie is the man! thanks guys , I will give him a ring and get it off to him.

Hi all Not new to old cars (rusty Mustangs and 911s), but newish to 50s Ford . I have my dad's 51 Custom Tudor with 8BA Flathead/automatic. Pretty stock car. It's taken me the 2 years since he passed to decide to do more than drive it around the block once in a while, so sorry about the...

I remember hearing a story about the BF Goodrich tire ads when they had different sports and muscle cars wearing the product. The one with the '65 Shelby used a real original paint car. The owner was told the special blue paint they sprayed on it for the photos would "peel right off". Well...

+1 on the hose clamps, tossed the wire ones and replaced them with SS worm gear ones before doing anything. Just to close this loop, I replaced the Carter with a Mr. Gasket electric pump, and wired it to a toggle switch. When the car's been sitting more than a day or two, run the pump 5-10...

I'd do that, but I'm concerned about damaging the existing working mechanical pump by feeding it 4-5 psi all the time. Or worse, causing an issue at the carb by making the feed pressure downstream of the mechanical pump higher ( electric pump + mechanical pump = 8-9 psi?) Or maybe I'm...

Thanks all for the suggestions, appreciate the help. Since it ran fine before the new pump, with the mechanical pump drawing thru the non-energized Mr. Gasket pump, I'm thinking the mechanical one works fine, and the Mr. Gasket was only added for the start-up after sitting. I think I'll take...

Thanks in advance. I've had a '65 Mustang for 30 years now, this is my first older car experience so I'm still learning as we go. I've been lurking here a while, I sure would appreciate some experienced input! My Dad and I have a 1951 Ford Tudor we bought a couple years ago, mostly restored...