Recent content by trentclark

Lots of good thoughts here and Mart and youtube might be one of the solutions except it does take doing it with others to really learn. im going to start doing youtube vids so any tips are appreciated. anyone who wants to call a few of us over for a weekend to pass on your knowledge, let me...

Thanks, plenty of help here.

Anyone looking at the "waterless" products? I see Jay Leno speaking it up on his older cars? its expensive but is supposed to be worth it. its glycol based instead of water. https://www.evanscoolant.com/

Does anyone know the length of an actual 8BA dipstick for a Truck 8BA? I could always measure before I put it all together or drop the pan and make sure the stick full mark is out of the crank path. But, that is a pain as well since I lowered the front a bit.

I have an 8BA with an 8RT dipstick. I have two dipsticks (no teenage kids intended) the other one doesn't have a stamp of which motor it goes with. I cannot find anything on about which one might fit the 8BA. I also have a truck oil pan with a large 4-5" opening with a plug in the middle...

I am glad that we received some good comments on this topic. sounds like there are plenty of folks who will keep it going. I am up for any weekend training on any topic. Its just good to get to know how to keep these great machines on the road and be with the folks who share the passion...

Hey, I've been on this forum for a year or so figuring out my 47 ford truck that I have owned for 40 years and have found everyone to be incredible with their help. This forum and site is worth millions of dollars in old parts which means billions in real dollars. I am concerned that some...

one more somewhat unrelated question. I have an 8BA with an 8RT dipstick. I have two dipsticks (no teenage kids intended) the other one doesnt have a stamp of which motor it goes with. I cannot find anything on the internet about which one might fit the 8BA. photo uploads are failing so Ill...

Update, found a few things out. I decided to rebuild one of my 94 cores, tore two apart and one had an extra part I didnt know existed. looked at the rebuild diagram and item 42-pump discharge needle. it wasnt in my current carb, took it apart and added it. Also, wondered if all 8...

I pulled all the plugs and all a re black so i am running rich, some were black-wet. I have black residue below the exhaust pipes on my drive. I have the 94 adjusters out only 1 turn and still seems rich. I think I have a vacuum leak somewhere which will account for the low vacuum...

I have a goodguys event comeing up in March. I have to drive this to the event regardless. ill push it if I have too. God Bless. thanks for your help. I have not heard from CharlieNY or Bubba. I hope they are doing fine. I want to visit these guys fairly soon and see what they do. I...

mart, flatheadted, no heat riser hole. stock manifold doesnt have one. something stupid is going on. ill keep tinkering..... BTW, I dug up the old 94 that I had on it as a teenager and drove this truck all the time. it has a hole drilled in the carb above the accel pump plunger. not...

Hey it worked. nothing to see here just testing. Thanks Tinker!

testing

can someone help me post photos? thanks.